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Shelley King "Welcome Home"

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This was one of those sessions that caught me by surprise, and completely blew me away. I remember looking over at Chris, our lighting engineer, as Shelley was belting out this song and I mouthed the word, "DAMN!" to him. I was completely drowning in her powerful, bluesy vocals, as the passion and presence was knocking me upside the head! Goosebumps were traveling all across the back of my neck, and I'm happy that nothing was lost in the translation from live to video, because I still get them as I watch and listen to this today. Sweetness.

Shelley and subdudes Welcome Home is the title track from Shelley King's new album, which just came out this week, and the project is chock full of rich harmonies and wide sonics that will just melt you. She collaborated with her long-time musical heroes Tim Cook, John Magnie, and Steve Amedée (members of the subdudes) on this CD, which resulted in a marriage that absolutely leaves you wanting more. Sit back in your easy chair, nurse a fine beverage, close your eyes, and Welcome Home.

-Aaron

Shelley King

Lyle Lovett - Natural Forces

Lyle Lovett cover Lyle Lovett's new CD is called Natural Forces, and to be sure, he is one of them! What a prolific and ever in-the-pocket artist, and that is seconded by the folks he chooses to surround himself with. And those that are picked, when you ask about Lyle, you can see a loving glint in their eyes, an undeniable respect. This project was produced by Billy Williams with such a talented cast of characters it has to have been a labor of love, what with a core team of greats like Viktor Krauss, Russ Kunkel, Matt Rollings, Dean Parks, Paul Franklin, Stuart Duncan, and Sam Bush.

-Jessie

1. Natural Forces - Easy gaited trail riding under blue skies

2. Farmer Brown/Chicken Reel - Lyle loves his double entendres, swinging this time

3. Pantry - More double entendre front porch pickin'

4. Empty Blue Shoes - Lush, soulful

7. Bohemia - Soft shoe, rich and sweet

10. Loretta - Beautiful TVZ bauble

11. It's Rock And Roll - An editorial comment from the pens of REK and LL

12. Pantry (acoustic version) - Part deux, ahem…

Lyle Lovett - Natural Forces

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BettySoo "Whisper My Name"

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BettySoo-hoodie-bw-small This is one of those rare moments when the recording gear and the artist are absolutely in sync with each other. BettySoo was in a zone during this recording. There was little back and forth chatter about anything. Just the sound of her guitar as she tuned it accurately...and she was not going to be rushed in the turning process.

Aaron made his decisions as to what mics to use. Chris did his usual lighting thing that lighting guys do. And Betty just went about her business, trusting the crew in the room with whatever decisions were being made. But when she started to play everything locked in. Her voice flowed through the mic like water. Her guitar was played so accurately that it gave the Music Fog cameras a chance to show how absolutely beautiful human fingers look when they meld with guitar strings.

Giving Fog fans a close up view of artists performing has always been a Music Fog goal. Being able to view something that you would never see sitting in front of a stage is what we do. And this is one of the finest examples of that so far.

Thank You BettySoo! This one was pretty damn moving.

-Beans

BettySoo - Heat Sin Water Skin - Whisper My Name