Closing Times & Opening Bands

Episode 29 Album: Cry From The Cross Artist: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys Special Guest: Abe Partridge CT&OB was in Pineville, KY for the Laural Cove Music Festival in June. We got to see a bunch of our great friends, see some Amazing artists but also talk with Abe Partridge. CT&OB met up with Abe Partridge at his cabin to learn about his time with Independent Fundamental Bap...

The Band Series: Silverada Album: Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country by Jerry Reed Special Guest: Catlin Rutherford CT&OB met up with Catlin from Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) on Day 2 in Canyon Lake, TX when they were at Devils Backbone Tavern. We all had a great time the night before on Night 1 of 2 and almost everyone was up late having a great time. In this episode we had anot...

Episode 27 Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Artist: Multi-Artist CT&OB wanted to try something new and the 3 of us each picked an album, then had you guys pick which you wanted to hear. This album went up against Vince Gill and & Holy Roller; we will be doing those in the near future. CT&OB listened to the soundtrack and watched the movie, well 2/3s of us did. =) The movie is a loose...

Episode 24 Album: Eleven Winners Artist: Merle Haggard and The Strangers  Special Guest: Tyler-James Kelly CT&OB was in Nashville for our Very Good Friend Danielle's Birthday. We got to see a bunch of our great friends, see some Amazing artists but also talk with a few artists on our podcast. CT&OB met up with Tyler-James Kelly after a long night of celebrating our friend Danielle’s “3...

For this Episode, we suggest you listen to the album 1st prior to listening to this episode. The album itself is 33min with 15 songs, we promise it makes sense with the way we talk about the album in the episode.  Episode 24 Album: Red Headed Stranger Artist: Willie Nelson  Special Guest: The Waymores CT&OB was in Nashville for our Very Good Friend Danielle's Birthday. We got to see a bunc...

Episode 24 Album: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Artist: Dwight Yoakam CT&OB got together and had fun talking about this album. Dwight brings his California Bakersfield sound to us and we enjoyed this record. We talked not only about this album being very Honky Tonky but Dwight & his jeans, the deep lyrics and how Dwight does a great job with doing covers by making them his own. We know yo...

Episode 23 Album: Blue Sky Sundays Artist: JD Clayton CT&OB loves when we get a "1st time" when recording. In this "1st time" we had an artist request us to do their newest album. JD Clayton reached out to us after we did an episode covering his album "Long Way From Home". CT&OB was excited to hear that JD listened to our episode and WANTED us to do another! W...

Episode 22 Album: Stranger in Town Artist: Bob Seger Special Guest: Adam Hood CT&OB met up with Adam Hood at Carol's Pub in Chicago before his show. We had brought Samy a 1st time batch of boiled peanuts and Adam Hood enjoyed them to say the least! CT&OB talked about pizza, how to get "free CDs ", and a new song challenge CT&OB came up with for Adam. We loved meeting up w...

Episdoe 21 Album: Gimme Back My Bulletts Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd Special Guest: Brent Cobb CT&OB met up with Brent Cobb in Macon, GA just before the Inaugural South of Atlanta Fest put on by Brent Cobb himself! Brent met us at Grant's Lounge with a few guitars and a pocket beer. We LOVED every moment with Brent, he is a very genuine man and it shows in his music. We got to talk about traffi...

Episdoe 20 Album: Providence Cayon Artist: Brent Cobb Special Guests: Thomas & Erin CT&OB Fans YOU GUYS PICKED THE ALBUM AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT!!! We met up with our friends from Mile 0 Fest, Thomas and Erin, in Macon, GA for South of Atlanta Fest put on by Brent Cobb himself. We were so happy to see our friends again and talk about this album. There was a lot talked about in this episode...

Episode 19 Album: Long Way From Home Artist: JD Clayton CB&OT met up before going out for the night to the Karaoke Bar! Let me tell you, everything that we normally take care of to get ready for the episode wasn't in place. You'll hear Tucker barking and the clock chiming *insert face palm emoji* In this episode we talked about JD's album, Long Way From Home, which we felt was his record that...

Album: Cowboy Like Me by Cody Johnson Special Guest: Lucas Jagneaux Location: Key West, FL CT&OB met up with Lucas Jagneaux while we were in KW @ Mile 0 Fest right after he finished up his set on the Southernmost Beach. We loved hearing how and why Lucas picked this album to cover on this episode. This album brought up memories for Lucas and we got to learn more about him, from him listening t...

Album: The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range Special Guest: Drew Kennedy Location: Key West, FL CT&OB met up with Drew Kennedy in Key West, FL during Mile 0 Fest. We had such a great time with Drew talking about why he picked this record, how he creates his music, the influence that Bruce's music is heard in Drew's music and more. CT&OB had such a great time in Key West with Drew an...

Episode 16 Album: Forever Artist: Vandoliers CB&OT ONCE AGAIN met up prior to a Lucero show but this time with some of our best friends Danielle & Sarah. Just like the last time we did this before a Lucero show, this episode gets a tad crazy. Anytime you get together with your friends things just get... well you know... taking shots, playing music that had to be edited out, kicking people...

Episode 15 Album: Glory Artist: Lost Dog Street Band CB&OT met up after the Bears-Packers game back in November. We may have been a little off the hinges at the start but I promise we get ourselves back together. CO&OB got to talk about Lost Dog Street Band and we had quite a bit to say! This album is a very deep and dark record for the band due to the time in Ben's life. If you get a chan...

Episode 14 Album: In The Throes Artist: John Moreland CB&OT met up after the Bears vs Packers game to talk about John Moorland. Nick was not happy after that game but Samy and Dani were very happy. BUT we digress and back to the record… We dove deep into this record, realized how dark and personal the music and lyrics could be and we surprised each other on the different ways we interpreted th...

Album: A Sailor's Guide to Earth Artist: Sturgill Simpson CT&OB picked this album due to recently seeing Sturgill in Chicago at the Salt Shed playing 2 nights. Sturgill wrote this album for his son as 'a guide' through life by giving him the the knowledge of life he himself had already lived. Through out this episode, Nick will provide you with some maritime knowledge. GO SUPPORT STURGILL by g...

The Band Series: Silverada... 3 of 5 Album: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco Special Guest: Mike Harmeier CT&OB met up with Mike from Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) on Day 2 in Wisconsin Dells, WI at Showboat Saloon. We all were feeling it from the show the night before but we were excited to catch up with Mike to talk about an album that has influenced him over the years. You can hea...

Album- Dispatch to 16th Ave Artist: Muscadine Bloodline CT&OB dug into this album and we all agreed that we LOVED the way this album transitioned from song to song and made you feel like you were at a concert! Samy and Dani found this band back in 2017/2018 and both have enjoyed seeing difference of the years with their music and song writing. We can't wait to see what the future holds for the...

The Band Series: Silverada… 2 of 5 Album: 7 by George Strait Special Guest: Omar Oyoque CT&OB met up with Omar from Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) in Wisconsin Dells, WI at Showboat Saloon. Omar told us the reason he picked this album was the reason he picked up the pedal steel. We love seeing how Omar looks at and hears the music, the influences it can have and how it can inspire...

Album: Enough Rope by Chris Knight Special Guest: Tony Logue CT&OB met up with Tony Logue in Yorkville, IL at Summer Solstice. Both artists are from Kentucky and Tony mentioned to us that Chris is his neighbor but lives "down the road" from him. Tony picked this album due to the influence that Chris has had on Tony's music and has had the pleasure of opening for Chris in the past...

The Band Series: Silverada... Album: Everywhere I Used To Be by Marile Buckley Special Guest: Zack Moulton This is the 1st in the new series we are calling the BAND SERIES! CT&OB meet up with Zach from Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) in Yorkville during Summer Solstice Festival. We all agreed that watching Zach play the songs out in his head while playing the "air" steel p...

Album: Trouble in Mind by Hayes Carll Special Guest: Memphis Kee CT&OB meet up with Memphis Kee at Carol's Pub in Chicago prior to his show. Memphis picked this album because it influenced him with his music and a song off this album was the 1st song he played when coming back to playing music again. CT&OB got to know Memphis more and we got to talk with the band about a few of their f...

Live At Main Street Crossing by Josh Grider & Drew Kennedy (2019) This is a 1st for us with an album with 2 artist AND a live song swap album. We love seeing these guys when we can at Mile0Fest. Their stories are always funny and show the goofiness between the guys. We will not be touching on the stories on this album, JUST the songs. If we talked about the stories this episode would be 17 hou...

A1A by Jimmy Buffett Who does want to live the island life?!?! If you are from the Midwest like us, we daydream about warm weather all winter long! Lots went on in this episode and eventually we talk about hurricane and ostriches. Go buy your Jimmy Buffett t-shirts, vinyl, stickers and more at: www.jimmybuffett.com