Riley Etheridge Jr. "Scene of the Crime"

Man oh man, it has hit like a ton of bricks. Now that the Foggers have departed Austin for their ancestral homes in the DC area, we have to take five for a moment. It was a blast, but there has to be a bit of space after entertaining so many people, in the audience, on stage at Threadgill’s WHQ, and online via Livestream. We sure hope you enjoyed it all, we sure did. The guys are going to start off-loading all the glorious moments we captured during our Spring Music Fog Marathon. It feels like a rite of passage, actually.

“Scene Of The Crime” is an easy breezy tune from Riley Etheridge Jr. As we step away from the Austin ‘scene’ that was SXSW® 2012, this is a perfect song to while away the day to. You can feel the Big Easy influence in it, which to my mind, is just what the doctor ordered. Riley lives in New York now, but you can still track the south in his music. It is a rich gumbo of rock, country, blues, soul, and folk. Just throw it into the pot and let it slow cook all day. In fact, that is not a bad idea for dinner tonight. I am getting my crock pot out right now! BTW, this song is from Riley’s album Powder Keg, though in January, he put a new EP out called Better Days.

- Jessie Scott

Music Fog Marathon Leaves Its Mark

The Music Fog Spring Marathon in Austin, Texas all seems like a dream now. I can't believe we did it - just the sheer number is pretty insane. 44 artists in four days is a whole bunch of music! And you have to know that weeks went into the planning, days into the studio set up and tear down. Denise and I have headed to our respective couches. Beans, Chris and Aaron flew home yesterday. There will be days of offloading the performances we captured, and we will be bringing it to you in due time. The Spring Music Fall Marathon postings will be rolling out later this week, however, today is a day of rest, and one of thanks, too. First off, to all 200 folks who pledged on Kickstarter; we couldn't have done this event without you. Special thanks go to our higher dollar pledgees, too: New West Records, Tikly, 36D Management, Signature Sounds, No Depression, and some dear friends and supporters, Hag & Dee, and Scott Dreher. We Foggers thank you with all our hearts.

We also want to thank all the artists who shared their music with us, and all the managers, record labels, publicists, and promoters for helping make The Music Fog Marathon happen. To the crew at Threadgill's, we loved being there! And when you spend twelve hours a day in a place, you know it has got to feel good. The wait staff took great care of us, Dave Whitney and Danny Jones and all the managers made sure we had everything we needed, which even included Music Fog parking cones for our artists to offload their gear easily. Thanks to Blake for the equipment transfer, Clay for the emergency cymbals, and Trent for the backline. And a personal thanks to Mike Meadows for the Swan branded shaker; I am bringing it with me everywhere, playing along with the music. (You might have created a monster!) Thanks to Paul Shirley for running one of our cameras, Dave Newman on the internet side, and to the whole crew for functioning in the chaos: very little sleep, nibbles at the food, and music, and then even more music!

And thanks to you for watching, whether in the audience at Threadgill's or checking out our webcast. Today is the day we collectively will catch our breath, and then onward...through The Fog!

- Jessie Scott

Shooter Jennings "The Deed And The Dollar"

The Foggers are busy bees, spending the last day getting the room ready for our Music Fog Marathon at Threadgill’s WHQ in Austin, TX. We are blacking out windows, setting lights, building out our equipment to facilitate the live webcast we will be bringing to you wherever you are! Getting the stage ready, getting the audio in place, getting ourselves pumped for what is to come. 44 Artists in 4 days starts tomorrow morning at 11:30 CT with the beautiful and sultry Lera Lynn. Tomorrow’s schedule is hot stuff!

• 11:30 AM  Lera Lynn
• 12:10 PM  Steve Poltz
• 12:40 PM  Ray Wylie Hubbard
• 1:30 PM  Reckless Kelly
• 2:30 PM  Wheeler Brothers
• 3:30 PM  Emory Quinn
• 4:30 PM  K. Phillips & The Concho Pearls
• 5:10 PM  James McMurtry
• 5:40 PM  Phoebe Hunt
• 6:30 PM  The SteelDrivers
• 7:30 PM  Jason Eady & Cody Canada

Later in the week, on Saturday, we are expecting a visit from Shooter Jennings, who has a new album coming out today called Family Man. It was recorded in his newly adopted hometown of New York City, and for the first time, Shooter produced it himself. The aggregation of artists contributing to it has been dubbed "The Triple Crown." Pianist Erik Deutsch, guitarist Chris Masterson, drummer Tony Leone, bassist Jeff Hill, pedal steel player John Graboff, and Eleanor Whitmore on harmony vocals, mandolin and fiddle. You might also know that Shooter has teamed up with Cody Canada & The Departed and Uncle Lucius for The Magical Misdemeanor Tour. Of course, Shooter’s lady is actress Drea De Matteo, and they have two children together. She is the subject of the song from the new album, “The Deed And The Dollar,” and yes, of course, she is in the video, too

-Jessie Scott