I have just come off a puttering around day, getting ready for a road trip to the Americana Music Festival and Conference. Doing laundry, cleaning out the fridge, packing, and cooking a batch of green chile stew with chicken, using the last of the Hatch Chiles from Central Market in Austin. I was SO happy to find them; they are a rare treat, and this is the first time I have ever bought them fresh! Here is a handy dandy green chile recipe to try yourself.

While that cooks, I noticed that one of our YouTube videos is closing in on 100,000 views. Sometime this week, James McMurtry's "Choctaw Bingo," will hit 100K plays! It doesn't surprise me, since it was the most requested song during my tenure at X Country on XM. James won't be with us this week in Nashville, but we'll record performances by more than 30 artists, so stay tuned for updates, and make sure to tell your friends about Music Fog!

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John Fullbright has the chops to take him far in the Americana world. Jimmy LaFave told the the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, "I really like his songwriting. He’s only 22, and I can see that kind of Dylan genius in him. He is definitely way beyond his years and in the quality. You can see that this guy is going to be like Townes or Guy Clark. He has an uncanny feel for words and soulful lyrics, things he can’t even lift yet and is obviously channeling some pretty heavy stuff." You can read the rest of the interview here.

Enjoy this performance from the Music Fog bus at the Cherokee Creek Music Festival this past May. "Satan and St. Paul," from John's 2009 CD, "Live from the Blue Door." John Fullbright and green chile stew. What could be better?

 - Jessie Scott