Eric Heatherly played The Listening Room in Nashville and tore the place up! I’ve been lucky enough to work with Eric on his recording of Unforgettable (heard on Gray’s Anatomy) as well as songs from his upcoming album “2 High to Cry,” produced by Carson Chamberlain. This was my first time hearing the live show and it definitely rocked!
The Farewell Drifters have such a great sound! I’ve seen them many times and they always sound great. Smooth harmonies and catchy back to basics melodies make their songs instant classics! Clayton is also quite the monster on guitar… no doubt comes from shredding all those metal licks in his early years.
Abandoned barn just before sunset… rural Central Illinois, just outside of Mattoon.
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This strange cemetery outside Mattoon, Illinois commemorates an entire family that was killed in the 1917 tornado, the second most destructive ever in Illinois history. It cut a swath through Coles County.
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Very cool suspension bridge at Fall Creek Falls State Park… black and white brings out the creepiness of it!
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We had a great time at the Tennessee State Fair this year… lots of interesting people around, that’s for sure!
Part of the old Nashville City Hospital complex… if I’m not mistaken, this is considered the “art deco” building and was used as a school. Currently the complex is being renovated into condos.
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Located on the Cumberland River, just outside of Nashville, is the Waterworks Intake Tower, often mistaken for a lighthouse.
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Nashphil had another amazing Hartford tribute party last weekend… great food, great music! Very peaceful evening. Chris Volpe, Kindling Stone, Tyler Grant, Nathan Blake Lynn, and Bawn in the Mash. I was particularly impressed with Nathan Blake Lynn’s solo set. His new album, 2 Catfish and a Bluegil, was recorded at Battle Ridge and is Awesome!
I quickly shot this pic while at the stoplight and got the hell out of there!
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What an amazing voice! Shawn Mullins voice sounds the same singing into an sm-58 at 3rd and Lindsley as it does on his albums… perfect! He has one of the purest rock voices I’ve ever heard. It was surprising to see him without Clay Cook, Clay plays most shows with Shawn as I understood it, but this turned out to be a special treat. Shawn is truly a professional and captivated the entire venue. Everyone in the place got to know him and the songs a little better. I just can’t get over how good his voice sounded!
Not indicative of the town itself, here are some of the eye sores (and a few that don’t hurt) in Mattoon, IL. Taken on Easter Sunday Morning.
The Les Claypool show in Nashville was amazing! The man is a genius. He makes playing the bass look effortless. They made us turn the cameras off right before the costumes came out, but I managed to get a few shots. He changed into a few different masks throughout the rest of the night. The monkey mask scared my girlfriend a little bit. That was when he came out during the percussion solo and played this crazy stick with a bass string on it with some sort of whammy bar up top… anyway, it’s the instrument he used on the south park song, one of his own creations. Kinda creepy the way he burst onto the stage during the percussion solos and busted out this freaky instrument in a monkey mask. Awesome, nonetheless!!!
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