Shady Groove’s Top 11 Songs of 2011
The time has come to reveal Shady Groove’s best of 2011. It has been a great year for music and as I look back I am reminded just how amazing a year it was. I was fortunate to be able to enjoy and comment on some amazing tune-age and I am super psyched to bring you my favorite songs.
Top 11 Songs of 2011:
11. Middle Brother – Blue Eyes
10. The Wood Brothers – Stumbled In
9. Florence and the Machine – Not Fade Away
8. Gregg Allman – Floating Bridge
7. The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
6. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
5. Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing
4. Cake – Bound Away
3. The Gourds – I Want It So Bad
2. Alabama Shakes – Hold On
1. Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO
Honorable Mention:
Wilco – Dawned On Me
G. Love – Just Right
Dawes – A Little Bit of Everything
David Wax Museum – Born With A Broken Heart
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Come See About Me
Shady Groove’s XMas Show
From Shady Groove to you. Warm up some figgy pudding, fill your glass with holiday cheer, and enjoy our favorite of holiday traditions, the SG Podcast.
The Beatles – 1967 Xmas ++ Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town ++ The Kinks – Father Christmas ++ Mae West – Put The Loot In The Boot, Santa ++ Binky Griptite & The Dee-Kay’s – Stoned Soul Christmas ++ Chuck Berry – Christmas ++ Otis Redding – Merry Christmas, Baby ++ Jack Scott – There’s Trouble Brewin’ ++ Fitz & The Tantrums – Santa Stole My Lady ++ Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects ++ Zach Gill – Party Hard ++ David Grisman – Silent Night ++ Kenny Rogers – Kentucky Homemade Christmas ++ Red Simpson – Truckin’ Trees For Christmas ++ Loretta Lynn – Country Christmas ++ Johnny Cash – Blue Christmas ++ Elmo & Patsy – Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer ++ The Ramones – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) ++ The Ventures – Sleigh Ride ++ Hayes Carll – Grateful For Christmas
Download Shady Groove Podcast #45: SG Xmas Show
Festival of Light and Dark
^ Mason Porter – Dark As A Dungeon ^
A Celebration is in order! For 2 reasons:
1. Hanukkah!
First of all, Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown. That being said, we should all be ready to light those candles at 4:37pm. The funny thing is that we’re gonna need all that candlelight, being that for this year, the special holiday begins on the 2nd shortest day of the year. A significant event indeed.
2. Winter Solstice
We have come to the darkest days of the year folks, the winter solstice. One might also say that we are entering the 2 longest nights of the year. For these next 2 days, Dec 20 and 21, everyone on earth will experience what it is like to live in Greenland during the winter. Today, we will have 9 hours and 19 minutes of daylight. Tomorrow will be 4 seconds shorter, clocking in at a whopping 9 hours and 18 minutes and 56 seconds of daylight.
So, here is the real kicker. After tomorrow, we begin the long awaited climb towards summer. Lighter days are on the way! Just to give you an idea of how fast we’ll be gaining light, by January 30 we will already have gained an extra 20 minutes. Let the light shine.
So, from The Shady Groove to you, keep the light shining. Have a great Hanukkah, and enjoy the solstice.
SG Podcast #44
Hey Hey, just dropped in to say, enjoy the funky fresh tracks. Podcast 44 was brought to you by your local record store and “songs made famous by Kenny Rogers”. Play it loud.
Traffic – Medicated Goo ++ Eric Clapton – Blues Power ++ The Wood Brothers – Glad ++ Those Darlins – The Whole Damn Thing ++ Blitzen Trapper – Might Find It Cheap ++ Cake – Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town ++ Sharon Jones & The Dapkings – Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In ++ The Black Crowes – Thorn In My Pride ++ Amos Lee – Sweet Pea ++ Bob Marley – Rocking Steady ++ Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady ++ The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden ++ Bob Dylan – Maggie’s Farm ++ Ween – Roses Are Free ++ Ronnie Hawkins – Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles ++ The Gourds – Moon Gone Down
Download Shady Groove Podcast #44
SG Podcast #43
Shady Groove is back with another great set of marvelous musical musings. Stimulate your ear lobes with these audibly pleasing tracks:
JJ Cale – Crazy Mama ++ The Avett Brothers – Let Myself Live ++ Deer Tick – Miss K ++ Cake – Ruby Sees All ++ Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose ++ Talking Heads – Found A Job ++ Neil Young – Barstool Blues ++ Dawes – If I Wanted Someone ++ Grateful Dead – St. Stephen ++ Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights ++ My Morning Jacket – O Is The One That Is Real ++ Middle Brother – Portland ++ Link Wray – Batman Theme ++ Shinyribs – Poor People’s Store