June 27, 2014 - Pisgah Brewing Co. - Black Mountain, NC

o:Summertime>>
See Her
Games People Play
Lay That Needle Down
Bad Times>>
Middle Island Creek
Bird On The Wing>>
Heart Like a Wheel
Welcome to L.A.
Call Back
Appalachian Hilltop>>
Shape I'm In
Rise Up

E: Pure Mountain Angel


*opened for Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

SmittyDrum MasterClass

Hey everybody! Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season. I know I did.

I am starting a masterclass series for those of you who want to polish up on your drumming/songwriting skills  for the new year. These sessions can be done in Nashville or via video chat.

I have been teaching privately for over 20 years. I have received my B.S. (no pun attended) in Music Studies from Brevard College with an emphasis in Marimba Performance and a minor in Jazz History. I studied Music Therapy for 4 years at Tennessee Tech University as well, and have studied Ewe West African Drumming in Ghana, West Africa.

I have also played in symphonies, jazz ensembles and rock bands on many professional levels for over 20 years, too—most recently as the drummer and co-lead singer/songwriter for Truth & Salvage Co., who have been touring back and forth across the U.S. for most of the last five years as both headliners and openers for the Black Crowes, the Avett Brothers, Steve Miller, Levon Helm, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more.

We can plan a weekly meeting and talk about rhythm facilitation, groove, songwriting, limb independence, playing to a click track, playing without a click track, playing with a band, the psychology of music—whatever you want to talk about, I am all ears. If you are interested, please email me at billsmittydrum@gmail.com, or if you know of someone who may be interested, please spread the word!

I hope to to hear from you and will give you more details regarding logistics and scheduling an appointment then. Thanks everybody!

Truth Tuesday - Scott Kinnebrew - December 17, 2013

             
1) one by one
2) child song
3) old bad crow
4) blackberry summer
5) really wanted to be there
6) lost in space- neil young
7) meet as one "like a bird"
8) running in circles
9) atoms form and disappear
10) christmas must be tonight- the band
11) monkey
12) spider john- willis alan ramsey
13) pasadena
14) sooner or later
15) hail hail

Truth Tuesday - Walker Young - December 3, 2013

Hello In There

Reckless Heart 

Heading Back To Tennessee 

See The Sky About To Rain

Open Eyes 

Pick Me Up

Sway

Strange

101

Along The Way

Big Sur

Christmas in Dixie

November 30, 2013 - Do317 Lounge - Indianapolis, IN

0:Shady River >>

Hail Hail >>

Island

Call Back

Appalachian Hilltop

Pick Me Up >>

Heart Like a Wheel

Rise Up >>

Old Piano

Brothers Sons and Daughters

Them Jeans >>

Bird on the Wing >>
Welcome to L.A. >>

She Really Does It for Me >>

Summertime >>

See Her 

Middle Island Creek

E: Pure Mountain Angel

November 29, 2013 - The High Watt - Nashville, TN

0:Middle Island Creek >>

Heart Like a Wheel
Jump the Ship >>
Silver Lining >>
Island
Bird on the Wing
Welcome to LA
Games People Play >>
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
All Stand Tall >>
Back In Your Love
Appalachian Hilltop
Call Back
Keepin' On (with Shawn Lacy)
Out on the Weekend >>
I Shall Be Released >>
Out on the Weekend (with Jason "Slim" Gamble)
Giant >> (with Brian Wright)
Hail Hail (with Brian Wright)

E: Cowboy Song (with Leroy Powell)

Truth Tuesday - Tim Jones - November 26, 2013

We Got It (So Good)*
In My Dreams -Chevy Downs
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Bobby, You are the Queen -Old Pike
Old Piano
All Coming Back*
The Rest of You -Old Pike
She Really Does it For Me
Thunder Road -Bruce Springsteen
Purple Rain -Prince
Embrace Me*
What am I Gonna Do with You *
Birds -Neil Young

* - first time played

Truth Tuesday - Scott Kinnebrew - November 19, 2013

Satellite of Love
Summertime
Beautiful Life
Pasadena
Mission in the Rain
Back in Your Love
Giant/I Only Wear Blue

Bird on the Wing

Unchained Melody

Truth Tuesday - Walker Young - November 12, 2013

See Her 
Tuesday's Gone
Envy of Any Man
101
I Must Be In a Good Place Now
I Smoke Every Weed
It's Up To You, It's Up To Me
Pure Mountain Angel
Clay Pigeons
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Call Back
Pick Me Up
I Am Alive

Truth Tuesday - Smitty - November 5, 2013

Pancho & Lefty
It's Gonna Be OK
Appalachian Hilltop
Brothers Sons and Daughters
Willin'

Welcome to LA
Bohemian Grove
San Diego
Louisiana Woman
Between the Lines
Middle Island Creek

Truth Tuesday - Tim Jones - October 29, 2013

Heart Like a Wheel
Whiskey, Cards and Women
Island
Old Piano
Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs
Special
Back In Your Love
Western Front
Pale Blue Eyes
Night Moves
Don't Let Me Down
Silver Wings

September 29, 2013 - Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI

0:Shady River
All Stand Tall
Silver Lining
Welcome to L.A. >>
Back In Your Love
Jump the Ship >>
Out on the Weekend >>
I Shall Be Released >>
Out on the Weekend
Pick Me Up >>
Island >>
Charm City
Brothers Sons and Daughters
Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs
Appalachian Hilltop >>
Summertime >>
See Her >>
Shape I'm In

Sunday Evening Post by Tim Jones

Tuesday rocked in St. Louis. This was me and Dean's giant room at the Crowne Plaza. Had great view of the arch if you looked left out the window. Did I mention how much I love hotels?

This was poster in Rudy's pizza shop for my girls Haim. When I booked Sunday nights at the Hotel Cafe from '05-'08, they were one of my faves. They're totally blowing up right now and deservedly so.  Three bad ass sisters who are as good as they are fun.  What great music is all about.  Estee makes some of the best "Bass Face" around.

This is half Sausage and Pepperoni half bacon and spinach from Rudy's Pizza in Lawrence, KS. On Wednesdays it's half price. I can't pass up a good deal.  And I like pizza as much as hotel rooms and Pho (Vietnamese Soup).

The Owners of Rudy's Pizza met at a Grateful Dead show and they've got ticket stubs from some of the 70+ shows they attended. I love a good romantic music/pizza love story!

It was a massive haul from Lawrence to Minneapolis. We caught a few hours of sleep in Des Moines and rewarded ourselves with one of Minneapolis's many claims to fame. The Juicy Lucy.  It is a hamburger stuffed with American cheese. This one from the Depot(which is part of the 1st Ave empire where we played) was also stuffed with delicious bacon.  You can almost taste the pleasure in Adam's face.  They call it "inside out burger" here because Matt's Bar or the 5-8 club retain the rights to Juicy Lucy trademark.

This is Buick Skylark at a gas station. My dream car is a '72 Buick Riviera. My grandparents always drove Buicks so I guess I'm a Buick man myself.

Here's the sunset over the Mississippi on our way in to Rock Island.  I love a good sunset as much as hotel rooms, pizza, Pho, and Buicks. Be a simple kind of man.

September 28, 2013 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL

0:Pick Me Up >>
Rise Up
Games People Play >>
I'm Not Your Boyfriend >>
Island
The Bad Times >>
Appalachian Hilltop
Call Back
Shady River >>
So Sad >>
Old Piano
Middle Island Creek >>
Bird on the Wing >>
See Her
Giant >>
Heart Like a Wheel

E:Golden Slumbers >>
Carry That Weight >>
The End >>
Hail Hail
Pure Mountain Angel

September 27, 2013 - Rozz-Tox - Rock Island, IL*

0:Bird on the Wing
Games People Play
Appalachian Hilltop
Pick Me Up
Heart Like a Wheel
Hail Hail >>
Island
Jump the Ship
Old Piano
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Middle Island Creek
Summertime
Welcome to L.A.
Pure Mountain Angel

*all acoustic show

September 26, 2013 - First Avenue & 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN

0:Hail Hail >>
See Her
Appalachian Hilltop >>
Island >>
Silver Lining
Jump the Ship >>
Heart Like a Wheel
Welcome to L.A.
Shady River >>
Old Piano
Pick Me Up >>
Bird On The Wing
Call Back
Summertime >>
She Really Does It For Me >>
Middle Island Creek

E:Cowboy Song
Them Jeans

September 25, 2013 - The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS

0:All Stand Tall >>
Heart Like a Wheel
Pick Me Up
Welcome to L.A. >>
All I Can Do Is Write About It >>
Charm City >>
Back In Your Love
101 >>
Bad Times >>
Appalachian Hilltop >>
Bird on the Wing >>
Silver Lining
Middle Island Creek >>
Summertime >>
See Her >>
Shape I'm In

September 24, 2013 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO

0:Bird on the Wing >>

Welcome to L.A. >>

Island >>

Games People Play

I'm Not Your Boyfriend 

Call Back 

Appalachian Hilltop

Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs >>

Rise Up

Pick Me Up

Brothers Sons and Daughters >>

Heart Like a Wheel

Out on the Weekend >>

I Shall Be Released >>

Out on the Weekend

Summertime >>

See Her

Sunday Evening Post by Adam Grace

The Season of TV

People often wonder what “rock stars” do while riding on the bus or what happens when our hotel door closes.  I’m sure that most people think that we spend our down time pounding shots of Jack Daniels, trashing hotel rooms, and raising all kinds of hell.  If that is your idea of what we do on our “down time” and you would like to keep that fantasy alive, please...read no further.

I spend less time trashing big screen TV’s and more time watching the damn things.  In the last few years bands have become technologically advanced.  We have GPS’s to guide our routes, iPods to hold our music, and every imaginable way to catch up on our favorite TV shows.  Just a couple of years ago, I would have to TIVO all my favorite shows and watch them when I got home from tour.  Now, with websites like xfinity.com and Netflix, I can watch every show the night it airs.  

So let me depart from the norm, and give you my thoughts about this season's TV shows… straight from my iPod touch.

By far, the very best show you should watch this season is Breaking Bad.  This show is as addictive as the very substance in which the show revolves.  Yes, crystal meth!  You can start your addiction to Breaking Bad on Netflix, watch the first four and a half seasons, and pick up the rest on xfinity (If you have a cable subscription).  It should only take you about 50 hours to catch up to the finale which will be airing in one week.  If you hurry, you can make it.

My second favorite is Newroom.  Again, the entire thing, both seasons, are available on xfinity.  This show is from Aaron Sorkin, the same guy 

who made the West Wing, another great political drama.  It’s a fun show with a fast-paced nature and quick-witted humor...but deals with political topics from the viewpoint of a newsroom staff.  This is another you will not be able to stop and one I watched from my iPod while barreling down the road at 70mph (Don’t worry - I wasn't driving).

When you finish with those two, flip back over to Netflix for their original series called House of Cards, a Kevin Spacey show that deals with a crooked house majority whip who will stop at nothing to rule the world and take revenge on his enemies.  This one is saucy and wicked and you better enjoy a little subversive humor.

The last on my list, and certainly not the least, is Law & Order.  Now I know you are saying this isn't new and you are right.  BUT...there are literally hundreds of these episodes from which to choose.  By the time you get to the end, you won’t even remember the beginning.  And if you watch closely you will see yours truly from an episode in 1994 when I did my very first extra job in the acting world.  This is always my go-to show when it’s time to go to bed.  It’s absolutely the best show to sleep to...like the xanax of ones and zeros...or just half watch while you aren't paying attention...more of a zen like practice that helps clear the mind and sooth the soul.

So that’s it...tune up your Netflix account, pay your cable bill, and get ready to live like a rock star.  After all, we spend most of our time riding in a bus or waiting to play and we need something to do...right?  

Now, let me take a swig of this Jack...I’ve got some curtains to light on fire!  (Grabs remote)

September 21, 2013 - Summit City Lounge - Whitesburg, KY

0: Pick Me Up >>

Island

Jump the Ship

Bad Times >>

Appalachian Hilltop

Call Back

Life Has It's Little Ups and Downs

Bird on the Wing >>

Heart Like a Wheel >>

Welcome to L.A.

Silver Lining >>

Charm City

Old Piano

I'm Not Your Boyfriend

She Really Does It For Me

Middle Island Creek

See Her

E: Rise Up