Spitball Army

I came across an old post (written four-plus years ago, so only old in a relative sense) in which I had constructed a musical playlist to mirror a trip through the South. I couldn’t even recall writing it. Perhaps that’s why I used the word ‘old.’ It followed an imagined road trip out of the […]

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I missed most of opening act Ron Sexsmith’s set because I foolishly went to eat a Japanese dinner with several music business folks. After getting no service, I excused myself and headed downtown; otherwise, I would have missed Ron’s set completely.

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Birmingham Magazine’s online music column recently proposed a playlist that would take listeners on a journey through the South. In addition to posting their list, they opened up for reader submissions. I posted one…

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I had the good fortune to see Ron open for Nick Lowe twice within the last two years. At both shows, in Somerville, Mass., and in Atlanta, they closed the show by singing this duet. I was really pleased to find that it made its way onto YouTube. Ron’s attempt at a crazy acoustic guitar break is funny – he is the complete antithesis of a show-boater.

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