Author: Jason Shrum
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The Underdog Wins
Catch Fire and Havana Affair Release New Music Another night in Nashville and another gem of a dive bar found to watch local and live music. Finding these spots is like collecting medals for myself. Live music is my Olympics. I have found myself once again on the podium with The Underdog. The bar and…
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The Music We Needed
At The East Room with Lily Harden, Emilio and Loose Bolts This week has been a particularly hard one for American cohesiveness. The former President, Donald Trump, barely dodged a bullet during a rally several days ago. Instead of banning together and realizing that violence is never the answer to resolving our conflicts we became more…
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Eastside Bowl at “The 58”
with Luella, Wasp Eater, and Lydia Maes I walked into Eastside Bowl not knowing exactly what I would find. Nashville sure does like its bowling alleys to feature live music and it is wonderfully nostalgic. I’ve been to Brooklyn Bowl a few times now in Music City and it has always been a trip. I…
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Tenacious Done…For Now
Tenacious D is under fire for Kyle Gass’ Comment This past weekend while performing in Australia, the comedy rock duo, Tenacious D may have gone a little too far with their sense of humor. The day after an assassination attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump, in which a bullet grazed his ear,…
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Oh Say, Can’t We Hear
The Worst National Anthem’s Performed This year’s Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for the 2024 All-Star festivities was a most memorable one. Not because Los Angeles Dodger underdog Teoscar Hernandez won in dramatic fashion, edging out one of the favorites KC’s Bobby Witt Jr, but because of what we witnessed…
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BEAR SOUNDS
A rundown of the Music that Drives The Bear This piece is about the television show “The Bear” on Hulu, but right up front I want to say there are no spoiler alerts in here. I am only going to explore the musical score of this brilliant series without giving away any pivotal moments within…
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MTV is Back! Sort of
A look into what happened to the MTV archives online A few weeks ago, MTV was nearly wiped out online. The good stuff anyway. Journalists who spent decades writing about all thing’s music were shocked when they found out, in late June, that years of research and historical documentation was just gone. The short of…
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Package Pt.2 Delivers
A review of the new record from Gustaf I’m so glad that a friend at a little watering hole and pizza joint in Seattle, called Big Mario’s, once uttered the question, “Have you heard of Gustaf? I think you’d like them”. I believe I responded with, “I don’t listen to a lot of Russian bands,…
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