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It just comes naturally for Julie Gribble,
writing, singing, and performing. But
what she loves most is to inspire, to
reach people with her music.
Julie's
credits include the Lifetime movie “Dive
at Clauson’s Pier,” popular
Nickelodeon shows “Zoey 101,” “Drake
and Josh” and their TV movie “Drake & Josh
Go to Hollywood,” as well as "South
of Nowhere" on Noggin and "Smallville" on
the CW network. Guest appearances include: "The
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005
and 2007), “The Tyra Banks Show” (CBS),
Good Day Atlanta (FOX), Daytime (NBC),
Low Country Live (ABC), TV Guide Channel,
and Cafe Central (CABLETV). Julie also
received the 2005 LA Music Award for
Best Adult Alternative Artist, has been
featured in Music Connection Magazine’s Hot
100 unsigned bands (for both 2006 and
2007) and was also named one of the "Best
Emerging Artists of 2006" in American
Idol Magazine. And, of course, Hounddog
Radio. This lovely lady is definitely
a quickly rising star not to miss.
Julie
and drummer Sean Bennett came
by the Doghouse on June
25, 2008 and played a few tunes
for us. You can listen to
the entire show right
here.
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Richie
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The Tribe of Good Fortune
is the latest southern musical force to
be reckoned with. Born out of what started
out as Len Rosen's first solo studio album,
all the pieces soon fell into place to
form much more of a group effort. And just
like that, the Tribe of Good Fortune came
to be..
We're playing
pretty much the entire track listing from
their fantastic
debut CD, Always
Tomorrow, as well as
many of Len's solo and earlier songs.
Len
Rosen & the Tribe of Good Fortune were
also part of the lineup for our Birthday
Bash on June 8, and we were
glad to have 'em. They're a terrific
live band with a truly unique sound.
Len & the Tribe go by the motto: "we
make music the old-fashioned way... we
PLAY it!" They do that, and do it
well.
Len
Rosen and guitarist Richie Mays
stopped by our place
on June 04, 2008 to chat with us
and play a few tunes live.
You can listen to the entire show right
here.
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Hailing from Alpharetta, GA, High
Cotton is a group of "seasoned" musicians
whose collective experience gives their
original songs a depth and quality that
is timeless. Their
sound combines soulful and devilishly
passionate vocals with
a cool mix of rhythm guitar, deep bass
undertones, percussion and smooth leads.
Proud of their many band
journeys over the years, the band members'
different sensibilities and perspectives
find its way into their songs - reflecting
experiences only gained by having "lived
some life." Your heart strings will be
pulled and your funny bone tickled as
their music moves from dramatic ballads
to the ridiculously funny.
This band's unique sound stretches
the "Americana" tag, resulting
in the memorable songs on their latest
CD, Pictures. A
little
bit of this and that mixes with all parts
of life’s journeys to create a
full bale of...High Cotton.
High
Cotton performed for us in May 2008, as part of
our revived "Pick'n on the Porch" series. We will
posting
the show in our archives soon.
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This 14-year-old
sensation comes from our little-ol' hometown
of Loganville, GA, and we couldn't be more
proud to share the same zip code with this
outstanding young lady. Among Moriah's accomplishments
are several North America Country
Music Associations International
(NACMAI) awards, including: the 2008
"Horizon
Award"
for Best New Female
Vocalist, 2008 Horizon
Award for Best New Female Country
Entertainer, 2008 Best New Country
Songwriter of the Year ("In
Too Deep") and the 2008 Best New
Patriotic song ("America,
The Beacon of Freedom"), and the 2008
Best New
Country Holiday Song ("For
Mary's Baby Boy").
If that's not
impressive enough, Moriah has also taken
home several Georgia Country & Gospel
Music Association (GCGMA) awards
for Top Teen Country Artist, CD
of the Year, and many more. And the most
amazing thing is that this talented lady
is just getting started.
Moriah joined us for Nick Sommers' two-year
"Nixterversary" show in April 2008 and
was an absolute joy to have with us. We're
hoping she stops back again sometime soon,
particularly since we're practically neighbors
'n' all.
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The Eric Dodd Band released their
first album in late 2007 and...well...we
were impressed on first listen. Heal is
a CD full of outstanding tunes such as “Goodbye
Kiss" and "Georgia Grove."
We're playing the whole thing, as a matter
of fact. That's how much we dig it..
Eric Dodd, Tom DuPree, and
Bill Peters have played all over the
southeastern U.S. for the past
two years and are looking to take their
popular sounds further. Eric’s
southern, soul-filled stories of breakups,
heartache, re-kindling of relationships,
freedom, and – finally – hope
fill the album. It's as fine a debut
album as we've heard in a long, long
time.
Eric
Dodd came by HounddogRadio.net
in November 2007 and played a
few tunes for us live. Listen
to the show right
here!
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Rockin’ Pontoons
is a
six-piece group has accumulated an impressive
following around the Atlanta area. Critics
have raved about the Pontoons’ debut
album, Faith in a Happy Ending, and we’d
go right along with them. Performing Songwriter
magazine even selected it as a “Top-12
DIY” national pick! Kudos, guys!
Rockin’ Pontoons frontman Steve
Coffey (a.k.a, "Long-haired Rock
Star with a Million Songs") has lived
in Atlanta for over a decade and is a damn
fine songwriter.
We can tell
that just from the CD we have. Give the
Pontoons a listen.
We
were fortunate to have Steve Coffey
visit our studio in October 2007,
and we enjoyed hearing some of
his
hilarious
stories
as well as his fine music. You
can check it out right
here!
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Pawnshop Roses are a terrific band out
of Philadelphia, PA. They remind us of
what a good ol' rock 'n' roll groove used to
sound like, with roots firmly planted in
rock, blues, country and (as they
call it) "some dirty Philly thrown in."
We're truly digging Pawnshop Roses'
debut full-length album, Let it Roll.
Among their outstanding accomplishments
was winning the 2006
YouTube Underground Video contest for
Best Live
Video! As
a result, the band appeared on ABC's
Good Morning America and has been featured
in Time Magazine. The Roses
have also performed on several regional
NBC, ABC,
and CBS morning shows. All that press is
truly well-deserved.
Paul
Keen and Justin "Blaze" Monteleone
of Pawnshop Roses stopped by
our place in October 2007 (on
their way to a recording session
at Memphis' legendary
Sun Studios)
and treated us to a memorable
evening of great music and conversation.
Listen to the show right
here!
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Andrew Black
is quite a well-known figure in the Atlanta
music
scene. He has toured all over the U.S., both
as a solo act and with his band. Andrew is
a third-generation musician and plays more
than eight instruments, including guitar,
drums, bass guitar and trumpet. His music
encompasses many styles and genres such as:
blues, jazz, southern rock and country. If
you think that sounds like an ideal artist
for Hounddog Radio, you would be 100% correct.
Andrew's live
album, Live @ Fee-Lay Gumbo, has
become a staple around Hounddog Radio. We
were just as excited to hear the
followup CD, 14th and Crescent,
which showcases a more soulful side
to this talented performer. In any form,
Andrew's distinctive voice and sweet guitar
licks cut
right to
the heart.
Getcha some.
Andrew came
by HounddogRadio.net in November
2007
to personally introduce
tracks from 14th and Crescent and
talk with us about
all
sorts
of
cool
stuff.
Listen
to the show right
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Delta Moon is an outstanding
four-piece, bluesy Southern-roots band centered
on the masterful slide guitar work of Tom
Gray and Mark Johnson. Tom is also an accomplished
songwriter for other artists in addition
to his wonderful Delta Moon compositions.
He has written music for Cyndi Lauper (“Money
Changes Everything”), Carlene Carter,
Manfred Mann, and many other well-known
acts. The man has one hell of a resume,
friends.
Delta Moon's released Clear
Blue Flame in August
2007 and we're digging it quite a bit.
Oh, hell, we're still not even close
to being tired of 2005's Howlin' yet.
That one's great, too. I guess what
we're saying is that you can't go wrong
with either one, so we say get 'em both!
Mark and Tom front one of
the most popular bands in the southeastern
U.S. Check 'em out.
We
were delighted to have Mark and Tom
drop by the station back in August
2007. These guys had some terrific
stories to tell. Listen to the show right
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19-year old Spencer Durham is an amazingly polished and
accomplished performer, particularly for such
a young age. In September 2007, we were fortunate
enough to have Spencer (along with bandmates Alisha
Anderson and Tanner Hendon) pay us a visit and
play a few songs. All three performers proved
to be greatly talented as well as mature and level-headed
for any age, let alone their
actual ones. We enjoyed their visit very much
and welcome them back anytime.
Spencer's latest
CD, Much
More Than Words, has quickly
become one of our favorites. He has opened
for the likes of the Black Crowes, the Allman
Brothers, Ziggy Marley, Del McCoury and David
Grisman. We predict even greater accomplishments
coming from this
impressive
young
man in the future.
Spencer
and his bandmates
Alisha Anderson and Tanner Hendon all
stopped by HounddogRadio.net
in September 2007 and thoroughly impressed
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| Fester
Hagood's King Cotton Band was on the bill for our 2007
Birthday Bash and left many of the patrons
(hell, even us) wide-eyed
and awestruck with their performance.
Joining our good friend Fester
are bassist William Jarred Forrester, drummer Scott
Tracy and new guitarist Johnny Walker (yes, that's
his real name). Fester has been in our studio numerous
times and always treats us to some of his terrific
(and often hysterical) songs. And, the man brings
beer. What more can we ask for? With roots firmly planted in country,
blues and southern rock, these guys have been growing
a faithful following. If you're looking for music
from the heart and soul of a genuine southern band
that still plays for the love of the show and a
bar tab, Fester Hagood's King Cotton Band is for
you. They're definitely for us.
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Folk singer/songwriter/humorist Johnny
Roquemore (pronounced ROCK-more and it's
his real name) is one of our favorite
performers of any kind.
He's been an actor, musician, songwriter
and all-around entertainer for over 35
years. He was even on TV's The Gong
Show in the mid-'70s. For the contest,
Johnny performed the "William Tell
Overture"...on harmonica (he won
that night, by the way). Johnny has also
been voted Creative Loafing Magazine Critics'
Choice for "Best Local Singer/Songwriter" in
Atlanta and he's a very deserving choice.
Johnny's music
has been featured on Dr. Demento's show and
he's been a staple at the legendary Eddie's
Attic club for many years. We
don't know which we like better, his humor
or his music. Thank goodness they're rolled
together so nicely.
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These
wonderful, acoustic performers hailing from
Rome, GA, have been voted "Best Traditional
Folk Act" (Reader's
Choice), for Creative
Loafing's "Best of Atlanta" issue for both
2005 and 2006. David Eduardo of AthensMusic.com says:
"The music performed
by Little Country Giants dates to an
era where cowboys were becoming an endangered
species--but
well before Nashville endorsed drawstring
linen pants, highlighted hair, and expensive
porcelain
teeth...(They) take listeners to the
front porch of an antebellum mansion. Everyone
gets
a rocking chair, and the fire flies flames
are never extinguished." Well said, and dead-on accurate.
Check out the Giants' album, Sing
Pretty for the People, and you'll get
a good taste of what all these folks are talking
about. Russell
and Cameron Lee Cook of the Little
Country Giants
were our first-ever guests in our new
studio, as they stopped by "The Gumbo Show with
Joe" in May '07. Listen to the interview right
here!
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Ken
Will Morton treated us to some of his wonderful
music during our inaugural "songwriters-in-the-round" (a.k.a., "Beer
Club for Men") evening in April '07, and we
loved every one. His gritty, straight-ahead
musical style and sharp-tongued, from-the-heart
lyrics
recall such luminaries as Bruce Springsteen
and Bob Dylan, with a unique twist to it
all that's strictly Ken Will Morton. Originally
hailing
from
Hartford, CT and now making his home near
Athens, GA, Ken's blend of blues, country,
and rock has
captured the attention of music critics across
the country.
Ken's first
solo album, In
Rock ‘n’ Roll's Hands,
was released in 2004 and caught the attention
of music critics across the country
as well as airplay on many charting non-commercial
radio stations. The music takes
listeners on the rocky and life-changing
road that Ken himself has traveled.
King
of Coming Around was
released in 2006.
We're playing several
songs from it and
we think it's as strong an album
as anything we've heard in quite
some time. With outstanding cuts
like "Make
Believe Love", "Beautiful
Moment", and the title track, this
CD would make a more than worthy
addition to anyone's music collection.
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Kristin
Tinsley is fast becoming quite a musical
force around the Atlanta area, and soon beyond. She
released
her debut album, Cry
Out to the Night, in late
2006, and we're proud to say that we were the first station
to add it to a playlist! We weren't the only
ones playing it for long, however, nor should we
have
been. You can check
it out and pick up a copy for yourself right
here.
Kristin's songs pay homage
to '70s classic-rock bands such as Fleetwood
Mac, the Eagles, Tom Petty, and other artists
who, way
back when, created melody-driven and memorable
music that resonated with fans of many genres
and age groups. As Kristin says, "I try
to take those influences that make their music
special to me and blend it with trends that
are popular today." We don't know much about
current trends here at Hounddog Radio (one look at
the clothes in our closets would tell you
that),
but we do know
good music. This young lady delivers that
and more.
Kristin has quickly become
a great friend of Hounddog Radio and participated
in many of our events. She was
the show opener for our 2007 Birthday
Bash and gave us not one, but two extended
sets of fine music. Kristin
is welcome in the Doghouse any time she sees
fit to stop by.
Kristin
stopped by "The Cybertoxic Lounge" in
February '07. Listen to the interview right
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We've
been playing April Cummings' music for quite
a while now, and we just keep liking it more
and more. One of the finest singers we know,
April is an accomplished songwriter and performer
who
blends an intriguing mix of country, rock
and soul to her music. Her first album, Just
a Little Country, is a fine
example of what we mean (we're particularly
fond of "On My Radio", "Southern
Livin'",
and the title track). The songs, the vocals,
the production, everything is top-notch all
around. I guess what we're saying is, we dig
it.
April hails from
Gainesville, GA and proudly wears her southern
heritage with style. She's been featured
in Gritz
Magazine, and atlantacountrymusic.com nominated her Just
a Little Country for "Best
CD of the Year." Those folks have some good
taste. She's currently working on her second
album, which
we believe will be ready for release sometime
in late 2007 or early 2008.
We were honored to have April
perform an acoustic set at our 2007 Birthday Bash.
Whether it be as a solo artist or with a band,
it's always a treat to hear this beautiful lady
sing. April
stopped by "The Cabaret Show with Joe" in
January '07. Listen to the interview right
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of our favorite bands is this fun-lovin' group
of guys from Athens, GA who happen to
play some of the finest southern rock & roll
and country around. They've been in our studio
several times
now, and it's always a party when
they join us (that may have something to do
with the amount of beer they always bring).
We've even
taken to calling them "the official house band" of
Hounddog Radio. They seem to be OK with that
title. Do yourself a favor and pick up one
or both of their
albums: Sweet
Pickle Grits and Life
at the Bar. We wholeheartedly endorse
them both, unless you're opposed to having
a good time.
The Bearfoot Hookers call their
music "beer-drinkin'
gospel," and we at Hounddog Radio are proud and
faithful believers. Rumor has it that they're
especially fond of "Miller High Life, Lynyrd
Skynyrd albums, and Waffle House waitresses
looking for short,
meaningless relationships." All we know
is, they'll make you dance, they'll make you
sing, and they'll probably make you do a shot
or two (or
several) at the bar, all at the same time.
These guys are a blast and we love
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Sue G. Wilkinson
has been described as "a siren with
a soulful sound." We agree, we agree.
She is an accomplished songwriter and performer
with a unique, ambient style. Her most recent
album, Little
Crimes, is a perfect example
of Sue and her band's talents and versatility.
You'll find melodic pop tracks mixed with
some piano-based rockin' R&B, with Sue's
fantastic vocals being the constant throughout.
Sue has won and been nominated for numerous
local, national and even international awards.
She can also be heard in radio commercials
for The National Milk
Association, Six Flags Over Georgia, and
our personal favorite...Waffle House! YES! Sue has performed for audiences all around
the globe and has also opened for the likes
of Pearl Jam, Indigo Girls, Kansas, Grateful
Dead's Bob Weir, Michelle Shocked, and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. That's quite a diverse
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The Luxury
Kings explore new blues in the tradition
of the great power trios, both re-interpreting
traditional blues and creating their own
electric blues-inspired music. Guitarist
Jason Pastras, bassist Eric Leland and
drummer Luke Wampler have been playing
in bands together off and on since the
early 1990s. Their debut CD, This
One's For Chico, was
released in the fall of 2002. Containing
eight original songs, Chico was quickly
embraced by the Atlanta music scene, getting
favorable reviews in Creative
Loafing and the Atlanta Blues
Society Newsletter.
The Luxury
Kings rocked the house at our Birthday
Bash show in June 2006 (pictured; Jason's
scorching guitar solos, in particular,
widened many eyes in the room) and we were
honored to have them participate. Their
new album, Chico
Beats the Devil, finds
the boys even further embracing classic
rock, blues, Memphis soul, southern rock,
funk and even gospel influences. The addition
of keyboardist Joe Worrell on four of the
tracks also expanded the Luxury Kings’ sonic
landscape, as did the extra dimensions
of acoustic guitars, bottleneck slide guitar
and percussion instruments. These guys
are creating quite a buzz in the Atlanta
area and beyond. We dig 'em. |
The
Sin Hounds (Jon Harris, Brad Fowler and
Clint Aul) are a three-piece band conjuring
up quite a buzz in the heavily populated
Atlanta music scene. They are an eclectic
sound of blues, rock, and folk with a firm
grip on the pulse of Americana. Their first
album, Last Days of Chattanooga,
has been met with praise from both critics and
fans (hell, we sure like it). It's been
described as "greasy listening" and "hip
enough for Fat Possum collectors and sweet
enough for the Van Morrison
recollectors." Their
live album, Story to Tell, was
recorded at Atlanta's famous Blind Willie's
blues club and released in March 2006.
They were also our "show closer" for
the Hounddog Radio Birthday Bash show at
Blind Willie's in June 2006 and were amazing.
These
guys are not
your run-of-the-mill "white-boy blues
band." They are a melting pot of sound
that can move you to your feet one moment
and then hush you for the next. They don't
adhere to a certain genre (sorta like us),
but they bring out the true essence of
every style they address (hopefully like
us). Southern rockers will be in awe of
them. Dancers will twirl to the medleys.
Blues fans will respect them. Their music
and vigor truly know no boundaries.
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Singer/songwriter/guitarist
Terry Flynn has lived in Atlanta, GA his
entire life an has won several songwriting
contests over the years. He also recently
won two rounds in the regional “Nashville
Star” competition and was on the
bill for both our 2006 and 2007
Birthday Bash events. Terry Flynn
conjures up "tales of high-
speed romance and slow-lane heartache", and
we like it just fine.
Terry's
latest release, Again
Tonight, is available
at CDBaby.com and
features some of Atlanta's finest and best-known
players. It's another 12 songs of great
music from one of our favorite performers.
Terry is one of our closest friends and
a thoroughly entertaining performer. He
makes us proud.
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It would take us a long time
to run out of adjectives describing how much
we adore this amazing woman. We've been playing
tracks from Kimberley's smash album, Let's
Sleep on it Tonight, for
the past two years and have been honored
to have her join us on the air on a few occasions.
She was also part of our 2006
Birthday Bash.
In addition to her fine solo
career, Kimberley is also the current bassist
for the legendary classic-rock band Boston.
Her music is a fresh and exhilarating sound
that refuses to be categorized. In a music
world saturated with sterile, homogenized
and "targeted" music, such uncompromising
versatility is not only refreshing to hear,
it's necessary.
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"She's
good. She's damn good." Sting's summation
of his duet with singer-songwriter Diane
Durrett speaks for anyone who's ever heard
her perform. Diane has opened for Faith
Hill, Patty Loveless, Tina Turner, Delbert
McClinton, and Derek Trucks, and lit up
Atlanta in a “Stormy Monday” duet
with Gregg Allman.
Durrett
has long reflected the musical passions
that inspired her when growing up in Atlanta.
From her energy-driven breakthrough debut 50,000
Volts of Soul (1993) to her superbly
executed Rhythm
of Life (1998) to her
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