Monday. Crack of noon wake up, unwillingly. Throat hurts, back hurts, nothing in the house to eat. Mounds of mail, mounds of laundry. Ridiculous amount of email to wade through as I sort out the suitcases. Coffee. Ahhhh. Warmth of my laptop as I lie on the couch to write. Smiling at the fragments of visual memories from last week that appear in my mind's eye from last week's Americana Music Festival in Nashville. Jed Hilly, AMA Executive Director and Danna Strong, AMA Operations Director did an amazing job. I can't imagine how they are feeling today, but I am hoping they are taking a few well deserved days off! The Music Fog BBC (name of the truck, Big Blue Crew) made it back home at 4am yesterday with pit stops for Krystal sliders and Krispy Kreme. I talked to Beans, who had just awaken, too, and he was digging out, and feeling all of the above. Aaron had a few appointments on Monday, so his golden slumber came last night. Sheila is on the run again, as she's moving to Austin today! Denise probably fared the best out of us all, upon her return, as her home has feng shui sensibilities. Oh, man, it may be time for a nap! But first, I was able to ascertain that a Frontier Ruckus video was available to post. So here we go...

Photo Credit: Julie Roberts

Frontier Ruckus is on Ramseur Records, home of the Avett Brothers. The label was started by wunderkind Dolph Ramseur. He has great ears and great business sensibility. Matthew Milia (songs, voice, guitar, harmonica, pedal steel), David W. Jones (banjo, dobro, voice), Zachary Nichols (trumpet, euphonium, alto horn, singing-saw, melodica, harmonium), and Ryan 'Smalls' Etzcorn (drums, percussion), call their music "lyrically intensive folk rock." Music Fog originally made their acquaintance a little over a year ago, when they played at Cyclops in Baltimore, and Andy Rubin, one of our favorite people on the planet, and one of Music Fog's trusted sources, called us and said, "You have to record this band!" Their latest album Deadmalls and Nightfalls hit the street in July. We were so happy to invite them back to our set at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown as they were showcasing at the Americana Fest! They brought their sweet, rich and sorrowful sound and wowed us once again. This tune hasn't been released yet, and as a matter of fact, this is the first time they've performed the song together! It's such an honor for them to share this debut with us, on both fronts! So, now we pass it on to you, where you can wallow in your "Junk-Drawer Sorrow."

- Jessie Scott