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Every week for the past few years I've posted a new episode of my We Own This Town Music podcast. I scour Instagram and Bandcamp to find new releases from the Nashville area and put them into a playlist format. It's akin to running a radio show but there's nothing in regular rotation; I really do my best to try and play something different every episode.
Today I released the 300th episode. It's a milestone for me and I'm honestly proud I've been able to stick with it for so long and continue to be so happy with the results. It's work but it's rewarding.
To celebrate the landmark occasion, I reached out to a bunch of members of the music community and asked them to submit one of their favorite local tracks (new or all-time). I'm quite pleased with the results and I hope you'll tune in to discover some new music; even if you don't live in the Nashville area.
To point a slightly finer point on it, We Own This Town (the entire endeavor) strives to be a destination to prop up the great creativity happening around where I live but it's far from the only destination for such a thing. A thriving music scene only works if everyone involved is promoting one another and not trying to hoard all the eyeballs (and likes and social currency) for themselves. Nashville's scene is so good because of all of the people that are involved in pushing awareness; not just WOTT. Maybe that's obvious but it felt great to ask others to participate and they were so willing to contribute.
To celebrate the landmark occasion, I reached out to a bunch of members of the music community and asked them to submit one of their favorite local tracks (new or all-time). I'm quite pleased with the results and I hope you'll tune in to discover some new music; even if you don't live in the Nashville area.
To point a slightly finer point on it, We Own This Town (the entire endeavor) strives to be a destination to prop up the great creativity happening around where I live but it's far from the only destination for such a thing. A thriving music scene only works if everyone involved is promoting one another and not trying to hoard all the eyeballs (and likes and social currency) for themselves. Nashville's scene is so good because of all of the people that are involved in pushing awareness; not just WOTT. Maybe that's obvious but it felt great to ask others to participate and they were so willing to contribute.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted a track. Specifically, my gratitude to Patrick Rodgers, *repeat repeat, Negro Justice, Caroline Bowman, Six One Tribe, Olivia Ladd, Taylor Cole, Lance Conzett, Larissa Maestro, Wes Davenport of No Country for New Nashville, Villin dot net, Rebecca Delius from Memento Stori, Mary Mancini from Lucy’s Record Shop, Megan Seling from Snack and Destroy, Kathryn Edwards, The Groove Records, Leanne Merritt and Vinyl Tap.
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