Cody Canada & The Departed "Years In The Making"

I am back on the radio! I am doing Sundays on KNBT in New Braunfels, and it is so cool to be playing the music again, and not just writing about it. So many of the artists that get played on the radio station LIVE in that neck of the woods, there has been a migration of Red Dirt south from Stillwater, Oklahoma to NBTX. After my show this past Sunday, I HAD to stop at Cooper’s Barbecue, where it is all about the meat. I went for the smoked rib eye, as my eyes danced around the room to the neon signs from artists like Randy Rogers Band, Jack Ingram, and Cross Canadian Ragweed. I wonder how long it will be before there is a Cody Canada & The Departed neon up on the wall there.

Today, the longest day of the year, is the also the day that This Is Indian Land hits the streets. It’s a long awaited recording representing a new phase in Cody Canada’s career. The sonics are more expansive; you will find experimentation with instruments, and a different vibe that has to be artistically satisfying for everyone involved. If you are around New Braunfels, TX on Sunday June 26th, Lonestar Music will host a street party for The Departed’s CD Release. This free event will be held in the streets of Gruene next to Lonestar Music and will include lots of goodies for those attending. Cody will be playing along with Midnight River Choir and you can expect a slew of VERY special guests.

We were so happy to have Cody and Seth come to our temporary studio at the Steamboat Grand during The MusicFest this past January. Here is an acoustic Music Fog version of “Years In The Making.”

- Jessie Scott

Update on 2011-11-05 02:39 by Music Fog

The Music Fog version of this song is now available to download at either of the stores below:

Brandon Jenkins "No More"

Oh, the damage. It is impossible to comprehend the 300 mile swath the tornadoes cut through Alabama, Mississippi, actually in seven Southern States this week. Our hearts go out to all who have lost loved ones, friends, and neighbors; as well as their homes and work places. Shocking video. We want to take this moment to remind you to donate to the Red Cross if you can. Rebuilding entire towns is going to take some doing and some time. There are needs that are much more immediate.

Some chaos is imposed upon us, sometimes it is of our own making. Either way it happens, it provides wrack and ruin, and one must summon the strength to get through. Brandon Jenkins is dealing with the latter in this song, “No More.” Brandon is a bard, a Red Dirt troubadour, and he has just delivered his new CD Under The Sun. His words ring with the pain of the truth. He plays tonight at Hill’s Café in Austin with Johnny Cooper, and Cody Canada & The Departed. Here he is with the Music Fog performance of "No More," as we recorded him during MusicFest at Steamboat this past January.

- Jessie Scott

Reckless Kelly "Out of Left Field"

Muscle Shoals, Alabama keeps calling our names. It is where Dan Penn became part of Rick Hall’s Fame Studio family. His songs include “The Letter,” "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman." He wrote the last two with Chips Moman. Spooner Oldham from Center Star, Alabama, made his way to Muscle Shoals, too. They wrote these classics together; “I’m Your Puppet,” "Cry Like A Baby," and "Out of Left Field." Chasing down these two seminal rock and roll and R&B songwriting icons is your assignment today, if you so choose.

Today’s song is one of their compositions. We last met up with Willy and Cody Braun from Reckless Kelly in January at The MusicFest in Steamboat Springs. We thought this song from our recording session would be a good one to shine a light on the upcoming 3rd Annual Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam, happening this Sunday, May 1st at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TX. Artists performing this year in addition to Reckless Kelly, include Ray Benson, Heidi Newfield, Bo Bice, Micky & the Motorcars, Hayes Carll, Dale Watson, Muzzie Braun, Charlie Robison, Wade Bowen, Bruce Robison, George Devore, Mary Cutrafello, and Django Walker.

If you are coming to the event, you can join in the “Reckless Recycling Program” by bringing new, outgrown and gently used baseball gloves, bats, shoes, catcher’s equipment and other baseball-related items, which will be donated to youth players and leagues in need. Reckless Kelly has already donated more than $65,000 from the first two Celebrity Softball Jams, with proceeds going to benefit area youth baseball groups. So here is today’s song, which was made famous by Percy Sledge. It’s “Out of Left Field” featuring Willy and Cody Braun.

-Jessie Scott