2010 in review

Published 12:00 am Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Good:

Home Cookin’ with Tommy Starr on Facebook (find it/add it!), Seven Limbs records new music, Cruisin’ the Glasgow Christmas parade with Little Greggy Martin and Big E, The Fender Benders record new tunes, The Kentucky Headhunters, Black Stone Cherry, and Willowshade in Edmonton, Minimum Wage, Jambodians Holiday Bash (always a good time), The Kentucky Headhunters start work on a new release, The Starry Nights Festival, Print Mafia’s ‘ABC’s of Rock’ book signing at The Great Escape Records and Comics, Studio DD, The Danse Macabre, Kentucky Thunder on Home Cookin’ with Tommy Starr, The Kentucky Museum’s local music exhibit, Jon Spence hosts Open Mic Night at Tidball’s, T. Martel, Seeing a Laden CD for sale at Phonolux in Nashville, Rufus Huff at The Vernon in Louisville, Mona (feat. Zach Lindsey) gets a deal, Yellowberri records Starry Nights (hook me up!), The Black Shades, Consuming the Airplane at The Muse in Nashville, Jarrod England and The Screaming Cheetah Wheelies begin working together, Webbfest 5, Dead Dick Hammer, Pat Haney at Tidball’s on Christmas, Jason and the Scorchers at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, The Lost River Cavemen get me new tunes, Black Stone Cherry hits California to record album #3, Poison Karma, Government Cheese celebrates it’s 25th anniversary, The Great Escape Records and Comics, new tunes from Otis, Pennman, Patson at The Brewing Company, Vette City Roller Derby, Cage the Elephant at The Basement in Nashville, Josh Hines gives a doggie a chance for the American dream, Chuck Wells and Stone Cold Blues, Boom Temple, The Steepwater Band returns to Bowling Green, Hudost at The Bowling Green International Festival, Berlenz, Canago, The Hungry Ears’ new tunes, Thee Japanese Schoolgirls’ live performances (Thee; not The), One Shot Johnny gives the gift of wine, Wha-Bah’s, Musican’s Pro’s support of Home Cookin’ with Tommy Starr, Yellowberri, and Dave Dye comes thru for me – you made my year, brother!

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The Bad:

The passing of Joe Marshall, Mark Johnson, Artie Johnson, DJ Talley, and Jamie Ebbert, Slander breaks up, No Codenames reunion, All’s quiet on the Lust for Diva front, Johnny Thompson’s Christmas CD titles are still too long, Media has limited access to artists at Starry Nights, Where are you Atomic Pimp Hand, No love from The Black Shades in liner notes of latest CD, Consuming the Airplane calls it a day, Possible Dry Land Fish reunion goes belly up, Not enough Taildragger in BG in 2010, Black Stone Cherry tours very little, No more Stormbringer, Hello, El Masivo…anybody out there?, and very few Rufus Huff shows in BG in 2010.

The Released:

Andy and the Rockers: same, The Farewell Drifters: Yellow Tag Mondays, Johnny Thompson: It’s a Johnny Thompson Kind of Christmas Magic Feeling Vol. III – Season of Sharing, Karmadons: same, Thee Japanese Schoolgirls: To-Go, Cage the Elephant: Live at Grimey’s, Tribute to JJ Cale (feat. Songs from Rufus Huff and Dixie Tabernacle), The Black Shades: We Are The Black Shades, Johnny Thompson: Oldsmophelia Vol. I, One Shot Johnny: Live in Germantown, Dementia Cookie Box: Begin to Live, Government Cheese: The Anthology 1985 –1995, Man Oh Man: You’re Part of It, Sleeper Agent: Interrobang, Swamp Funk Society: Sound Escape, The Black Shades: Turn Me On, Electric, Gravel Switch: No Regrets, Cage the Elephant: “Shake Me Down”/”Aberdeen” (45rpm – Black Friday release), Kentucky Thunder: ‘Bout Damn Time, Hudost: Waking the Skeleton Key, Natty Bumpoe; 2 Sides 2 Everything, Black Stone Cherry: “Blame it on the Boom, Boom” (via internet), and Patson: Duet Myself Demo.

Upcoming in 2011:

New releases from Cage the Elephant and Black Stone Cherry, Government Cheese’s show at Ellis Place Feb. 12th, Starry Nights Festival 4, Greg Martin’s signature Les Paul from Gibson, and Home Cookin’ with Tommy Starr celebrates it’s 9th year of supporting the local music scene.

About the author: Tommy Starr is the host of Home Cookin’ with Tommy Starr which airs every Sunday night at 7pm on D-93. Both shows can now be heard streaming live worldwide at www.wdnsfm.com. Visit him at www.myspace.com/emaheevul