Music Video

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Sara Petite "Doghouse Rose"

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It has been so long since I have had to dissect the whys and wherefores of relationships; as I live in the land of no apologies necessary, no behavior meltdowns, and no gifts to make up for thoughtless acts. I don’t miss any of that. I admit it is pretty funny, as I did the research on the title “Doghouse Rose,” it turns out that this is a term I had never heard before. Initially, the picture that came to my mind upon hearing the words was that the stores were closed, a gift was needed and so flowers were picked. No, that ain’t it, it is the present you give when you are in the doghouse. Who knew?

Sara Petite named her most recent album Doghouse Rose, loosely after the Steve Earle book of a similar name. We bring you the title song today from our session last September at the Americana Music Festival. Sara has this gender bending thing going on, that is, songs you expect to be told from the male point of view are first person for her. By the way, she is working on new music, and an acoustic tour is underway.

Here is Sara with Steve Peavey on mandolin, filmed at the Music Fog studio during the 2010 Americana Music Festival in Nashville. Forgiveness, forgiveness...remember that before you need to bring one of these home, “Doghouse Rose.”

- Jessie Scott

Doghouse Rose - Doghouse Rose

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The Infamous Stringdusters "All the Same"

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About a month ago, I got a phone call from Felton Pruitt at Fat Music asking me to come out to the High Sierra Music Festival to co-anchor his radio webcast. He had set up the remote studio facility in a tent on the rise-up from the side of the main stage. This was a broad scope festival featuring a wide swath of the best and the brightest, like Warren Haynes, Neko Case, and Dawes. And there were some huge surprises, like Los Amigos Invisibles who do this really high energy Latin dance synth pop, and Ernest Ranglin, who is credited with being the Father of Ska. And then there were the new grass guys. While Felton and I were watching the Infamous Stringdusters and Yonder Mountain String Band, he commented that we are seeing the next generation of jam grass taking its place alongside established heroes like Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas.

That is high praise indeed from Felton, who was the first program director of the XM channel, Bluegrass Junction. As for me, I am intrigued with the repeated merging through the years of black and white music. The confluence over the last several centuries in this hemisphere has made for a very rich tapestry, a cross pollination that is still yielding potent results. The hallmarks of the blues are alive and well in this song from The Infamous Stringdusters, who came to our makeshift studio during last September's Americana Fest in Nashville. This week, they are touring out west, and will be playing the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival, which Felton is also webcasting next week.

With a tune from their album Things That Fly, here are Travis Book, Jeremy Garrett, Andy Hall, Andy Falco, Jesse Cobb, and Chris Pandolfi in all their glory, “All The Same.”

- Jessie Scott

All the Same - Things That Fly

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Kasey Anderson "I Was A Photograph"

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center retired its ceremonial flags on Wednesday, after 102 years. The services rendered there will be transferred to two other Washington DC area facilities. This is essential and noble work - the healing and mending of our warriors returning from oversees. The members of our armed forces have been sworn to uphold the Constitution, and they have sacrificed limb, sanity, and life, to keep America safe, strong and free. It is a travesty when we as citizens, don’t uphold our sacred pledge to take care of these brave souls when they come home.

Corporal Miller on Fallujah roof top - Photo by Luis Sinco, See original LA Times video here.

We had Kasey Anderson come to our Music Fog sessions over a year ago in March at Threadgill’s. He delivered a remarkable set. Since then, he has put out another record, Heart Of A Dog, which arrived in February. A year before that he released Nowhere Nights, which had a particularly haunting tune on it called “I Was A Photograph.” Kasey dedicated it to Marine Lance Corporal James Blake Miller whose image was made famous when a his photo was published in 150 newspapers around the country in 2004. Due to Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, his life has come apart at the seams. Where is the help for him, and where was the help for those returning from Vietnam? Who are we, that allow our tax dollars to be used for war, but don’t take care of our returning veterans. Here are Kasey Anderson, Dan Lowinger, Sean Cronin, and Julian Macdonough with “I Was A Photograph.”

-Jessie Scott

I Was a Photograph - Nowhere Nights