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  • DECADE OF DIRT

    DECADE OF DIRT

    In an attempt to reflect, and of course market my music, I’ve decided to create a playlist that catalogues my ten years of music making. I started pulling a song from each album, but that was too many, so I edited that down to something more manageable. To make all that less manageable, I’ve decided… Read more

  • Dirt Wizard and a Decade of Music

    Dirt Wizard and a Decade of Music

    Woot! October 29, 2023 is the ten year anniversary of my releasing of music. Back then I released under a project called Rebel Prom Queen (which you can find the best of on streaming platforms under Justin Hurst), but the music I made then isn’t so dissimilar from what I make now. Then like now,… Read more

  • HI 5 10/20/23

    HI 5 10/20/23

    Probably only a few left of these left this year honestly (I tend to pause in December to write year-end content), feels weird. Man, life is, happening, so fast sometimes. Yin Waster “Punk Drug Dealer” Oct 4 Deliciously messy and manic garage folk, or “Gas Station Folk” as they aptly call it. There is a… Read more

  • HI 5 10/2/23

    HI 5 10/2/23

    Covid round 2 was not as bad as Covid round one, but was not fun. Chris Oliver “Guitar Zero” Sep 16 I’ve talked about Chris’s music before via the excellent Detroit area band “Vellows.” Mr. Oliver takes the opportunity to go wild with his solo content with expectantly fantastic drumming, and novel experimental elements that… Read more

  • HI 5 9/15/23

    HI 5 9/15/23

    Holy September! Time sure is happening folks. Butterfly Chaser “another link in the chain” Sep 1 Disclaimer: this is my wife’s cousin and I think he’s a pretty neat dude so, obvious bias. I love the slow piano melody and the gradual build of the song. Also big fan of the lyrical focus compared to… Read more

  • HI 5 9/1/23

    HI 5 9/1/23

    I was trying to really get a swing of things on video content, and then I get hit by an almost tornado, so I guess that slowed things down. Anywho. Cisco Swank “Soon We’ll Make It” Aug 21 I ended up on the Fresh Finds Jazz playlist for this one, and I do not remember… Read more