WDVX 11/16/09

*=on vinyl

7pm
Jill Andrews-Sweetest in the Morning
Monsters of Folk-The Sandman The Brakeman and Me
Gillian Welch-Pocahontas

Wilco-Impossible Germany
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy-Easy Does It *
Black Lillies-Whiskey Angel

Patsy Cline-Anytime *
Big Country's Empty Bottle-She Don't Know
Miss Tess-Darling oh Darling
Willie Nelson-Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger/Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain *

Avett Brothers-January Wedding
Casey Driessen-Hummingbirds vs. Yellowjackets

8pm
Crooked Still-Ecstasy
John Hartford-Turn Your Radio On/Steamboat Whistle Blues *
Beth Orton-Carmella
Whiskeytown-Crazy About You

Carolina Chocolate Drops-Starry Crown/Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind *
Oakley Hall-Light of My Love
Dave Rawlings Machine-Sweet Tooth

Norman Blake-The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee *
Lucinda Williams-Positively 4th Street
Neil Young-Homegrown *
Tim O'brien/Darrell Scott-Long Time Gone

Jimmy Martin-Hold Whatcha Got *
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis-Going Up The Country

9pm
Mississippi John Hurt-Richland Woman Blues *
Todd Snider-Play A Train Song [request]
Delta Spirit-House Built For Two *
Holy Ghost Tent Revival-Down The Street

Lester Flatt & Mac Wiseman-You're the Best Of All The Leading Brands
Deer Tick-Houston, TX
The Lewis Family-Livin' On The Mountain *
Ah Holly Fam'ly-Young Veins

Tony Rice Unit-Mar West *
June Carter Cash-Keep on the Sunny Side
Bon Iver-Skinny Love *
Everybodyfields-Lonely Anywhere

Seldom Scene-Mary Lou *
My Morning Jacket-Evelyn Is Not Real
Ryan Adams-She Wants To Play Hearts *
Gram Parsons-Hickory Wind [request]

Y'allternative 11/11/09

Happy Birthday to Neil Young...& Dave Alvin!
*= on vinyl

8pm
Ah Holly Faml'y-Young Veins
David Grisman-Dawg's Bull *
Felice Brothers-Take This Bread

Carter Family-Thinking Tonight of my Blue Eyes *
Dave Rawlings Machine-To Be Young (Is To Be Sad Is To Be High)
Lucero-Kiss The Bottle [By request]
Johnny Cash-I See A Darkness [By request]
Todd Snider-Mission Accomplished [By request]

Gram Parsons & The Shilohs-I May Be Right/Big Country *
Jill Andrews-Always Be Sorry
Neil Young w/Crazy Horse-Look Out For My Love *

Gillian Welch-Black Star [By request]

9pm
Norman Blake-Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane *
Oakley Hall-Bury Your Burden
Bob Dylan&George Harrison-All I Have To Do Is Dream
Willie Nelson-Can I Sleep In Your Arms? *

Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women-Marie Marie
Deer Tick-Houston, TX
Skaggs & Rice-More Pretty Girls Than One *
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy-Easy Does It [By request]

Reckless Kelly-These Tears
Patsy Cline-Your Cheatin' Heart *
Wilco-That's Not The Issue
Neko Case-Star Witness *

John Hartford-The Six O'Clock Train & A Girl with Green Eyes *
My Morning Jacket-Evelyn Is Not Real

Be My Little Baby

A week of Seattle love found at the Preservation Pub.

Meet Matt and Mike. Mike (left) Matt (right) sandwiched between my room mate Katy & myself. One random summer night, early June 2008, we ran into these two boys at a show after Sundown in the City at the Preservation Pub on Market Square. We began to chat with them and discovered they were from Seattle, on a road trip. We were at Town Mountain, which is for the most part a bluegrass band. I'll never forget the moment when Matt looked right at me in wonder and said, "I've never been to a hoedown before."

They ended up staying at a friends house for the evening, we were a little sketchy about letting these 2 dudes come stay at our house so soon. But we ended up talking to them later, and met up at Kari's 21st birthday party a couple of days later (above). This is when I discovered Mike's massive amount of records he was toting along with him across the country, and his record player, which just happened to be the same as mine.
It was love ever since. They stayed with us for the rest of the week, and it was a week filled with guitars, keyboards, Velvet Underground, Big Bill Broonzy, home cooked meals by chef Matt and of course some Motown. They opened up/enforced a whole different musical aspect for me.../freedom of meeting & loving new people.
The crew even went with me to my interview at Party City--ha! What a nightmare that job was.
Haley, Mike, & Matt at Liz's 22nd birthday party. Everyone called them the "Seattle boys".
Mike with the records. They would wake us up in the mornings and we would play Nintendo & drink coffee & spin countless records. We laughed. We danced. We took millions of pictures. We didn't want them to go home. Here's we are the day Matt & Mike left to head back to Seattle. We were sad. Our house felt empty after they left. Its weird how much you can bond with a couple of people just over a few days time. It shows how many people are out there that you're meant to be friends with---even just 2 boys from Seattle we picked up randomly at a bar. We still keep in touch, talk of us visiting Seattle and them taking us to the most badass record store on earth (or so I hear...). We even talk about the same things we talked about when they were here in Knoxville---us 4 all moving in together & getting a loft (who said we can't dream right?) They drove away this day, with a driving kit we made them, numerous Knoxville stickers on their car, a lot of new t-shirts, a whole lot of new friends and a better understanding of the south, and left behind a couple of Katieys that will never forget them!

WDVX Fall Fund Drive Playlist 11/09/09

*=on vinyl

7pm
Steeldrivers-Drinkin' Dark Whiskey
Sam Bush-Diamond Joe
Lightning Hopkins-Goin' Back Home *

Trampled By Turtles-Darkness & the Light
Waylon Jennings-Honky Tonk Heroes *
Those Darlins-Whole Damn Thing

Avett Brothers-January Wedding *
Daily & Vincent-Head Hung Down
John Hartford-In Tall Buildings *

Old Crow Medicine Show-Methamphetamine
Brenda Lee-Sweet Nothins' *
Sarah Jarosz-Come On Up To The House

8pm
Bob Dylan-One More Cup Of Coffee *
Billy Bragg & Wilco-California Stars
Neko Case-Teenage Feeling *
John Prine-Hello In There

Thanks to Silver Jubilee for coming in and playing a few songs and talking about WDVX with me!! Look out for their upcoming record 'Everybody Nowhere Knows This'
Silver Jubilee Part 1
Anything At All
In Light of All This

Gillian Welch-Red Clay Halo
Doc & Merle Watson-Walk On Boy*
Kathleen Edwards-I Make The Dough You Get The Glory

9pm
Silver Jubilee Part 2
Gun
Second Option (Caitlin Carey Cover)

Neil Young-Down By The River *
Manassas-Witching Hour

Black Lillies-Little Darlin'
Band of Heathens-Shine A Light
Merle Haggard-My Carolina Sunshine Girl *
Samantha Crain-Songs In The Night

EmmyLou Harris w/Gram Parsons-Sin City *
Alison Krauss-Maybe
The Sadies-The First Inquisition

10pm
Otis Redding-The Happy Song *

Thanks also to Carey & The Metrognome for helping me out so much tonight as well!

Please pledge your support during our WDVX Fall Fundraiser by clicking on this link.
http://www.wdvx.com/thank-you-gifts.html

---Gulf Shores, Alabama---

Late May 2009, pretty immediately after finals, my room mate Katy & myself packed up and headed to Gulf Shores with the fam. After having many financial issues this year..we were lucky enough to use our family in Alabama's condo.
The two little people down there....those are my parents :)
Lemon juice=natural highlights...or so I believe
Beautiful Gulf Shores State Park...we did lots of cruising through here.
Rose I bought my mom for Mother's Day...yeah I know I'm sweet.
The condos...Yankee Hotel Foxtrot style..at least that is what it reminded me of. Maybe I just had Wilco on the mind.
Overall, a great relaxing trip. One of the only times I was able to get away this summer besides Bonnaroo. Looovee the beach.

June Summer Family Visit In Nashville

From Southern Louisiana, to Denver, Colorado, & back to Knoxville, TN, The Cauthen side of the family doesn't get to see each other too much now that all the kids have up and moved away. This is a random early June one-night gathering in Nashville---the first time seeing my cousin Natalie in over 2 years, and finally meeting her brand new baby boy, Baron. I also got to meet my cousin Jenny's baby girl, Caroline, for the first time. And catch up with 3-year-old Sammy, though I think he may have been more scared of me than happy to see me. Unfortunately my Mom was under the weather when we went, so it was just my Dad, Dowe, and myself. Could only stay one day because I had to work for the first time ever ( I think..) at Stir Fry the next evening. Anyway, it was good, always good to see the fam.

Group Shot--Left to right from top--Anna, Jenny (Sam unfortunately hidden behind Natalie), Natalie with Baron, Annelle, Carol, Alana with Caroline, Hunter, In front--Drew, Dad, Dowe........me
The Siblings--My Dad with Annelle and Carol
Baby Baron
Me & Caroline
Uncle Hunter with Sammy & Caroline
Sam & Caroline

Catching Up. Top 10 Records of 2008. Two months away from 2010.

Figures huh? I was so indecisive I never posted my top 10. But after finding some notes with some scribbling, I decided to post what it seems like the general consensus was....last year (2008).

1. Fleet Foxes----------------------Fleet Foxes

2. Department of Eagles---------In Ear Park
3. Tim O'Brien------------------- Chameleon
4. Beach House------------------ Devotion
5. Born Ruffians-----------------Red Yellow and Blue
6. Delta Spirit-------------------Ode to Sunshine
7. Deerhoof----------------------Offend Maggie
8. Wolf Parade------------------At Mount Zoomer
9. Of Montreal -----------------Skeletal Lamping
10.Bon Iver----------------------For Emma Forever Ago

Honorable favorites-
Deerhunter---------------------Microcastle
The Walkmen--------------You & Me
Blitzen Trapper----------------Furr
School of Seven Bells---------Alpinisms

It is very strange posting this ALMOST A YEAR later. I was tempted to move things around, to just plain take some things off. For example, at this point in time I would have definitely moved Deerhunter way up on the list. So would Bon Iver. But I had just discovered both those records towards the end of last year. So I tried to stay as true to the list I found as possible...and make it be what I was actually thinking at the end of 2008 rather than what I am thinking now. There are probably a few I forgot about too because the end of the list (8-10) look real sketchy to me. I'm going to be sure to be more timely for 2009's list....

JEM 200 Photography Word Project-"Fragile/Hot"

All of these photos were taken by yours truly in the Photojournalism class at UT last Fall (2008). Some of them I love, some of them not so much. In a way it was really challenging for me, because I take way too many pictures in the first place, it was always so hard to edit and pick the best shots for the project. I believe I am most pleased with the portraits of "Lincoln".


"FRAGILE"


"HOT"

JEM 200 Photography Event-"First Friday at the Visitor's Center"

JEM 200 Photography-"Torchbearer"

JEM 200 Photography Portraits-"Lincoln"