Tim Easton is the kind of artist that Music Fog always strives to celebrate, an artist who has made a lifelong commitment to his music.  How long have I been aware of Tim? Good question, it has been years.  He has steadily put out exceptional stuff, thoughtful, articulate, and imaginative.  Right now, he's smack dab in the middle of a double release, the first was the electric Beat The Band, which came out on June 21. The second is a 22 song acoustic offering, Since 1966, being released digitally on July 5.  Tonight he plays the Beachland Tavern in Cleveland with more dates to come.

I have a vague memory of doing a session with Tim Easton at XM when we had a fire drill (at least we thought it was a drill).  Tim and the guys were recording a session for us, and at some point, we realized almost everyone else had left the building.  But we didn't move until the PA system bleated that we would have to leave now, and drop everything in its place.  That was a no-go, as the band needed their instruments for their next gig.  So we hauled ass, gear in hand, to escape the doors closing.  Adrenaline can be a wonderful thing. And especially for a Monday morning, when “we need a little something stronger to get us through.”

Here's "Daily Life,” recorded during our Music Fog Marathon at Threadgill’s WHQ, and featuring Tim with Alex Livingstone, Aaron Lee Tagian, and Mark Stepro.

- Jessie Scott