Live & Reel + Daytrotter Session: Andrew Combs
Texas-born Nashville, TN resident Andrew Combs has had a big year. The singer-songwriter’s debut EP, Tennessee Time, has been steadily gaining momentum since its May release. The five songs harken back to the writing of country legends like Hank Williams and Guy Clark, feeling as if they have been staples of Music City jukeboxes for years. Listen to my personal favorite, “Too Stoned to Cry”, below:
In November, Combs offered fans a pair of terrific supplements to his initial release. He recorded a trio of new tracks with our pals at Live & Reel. “Heavy”, “Devil’s Got My Woman”, and “Playing The Part” fall in line nicely with the foundation Combs built on Tennessee Time. Watch “Devil’s Got My Woman” below and visit Live & Reel to see the rest of his session.
The release of Combs’ Daytrotter Session came a few days later. The visit featured a combination of songs from his EP and his newer tracks. Listen and download the full session HERE. Connect with Combs via Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp.
Written by Rob Peoni
Album Stream: mr. Gnome ‘Madness in Miniature’
While the White Stripes are no longer active, the boy + girl two-piece formula still lives on in Cleveland’s mr. Gnome. They bring a sense of distorted, psychedelic mystery to their sound. A rugged, unpolished rhythm seems consistent in all of their work, but the persistent uncertainty looms as I listen to their latest release on El Marko Records, Madness in Miniature. Listen:
Singer/guitarist Nicole Barille and drummer Sam Meister produce mood swings that, at times, make me feel like I am stuck in the mind of Donnie Darko. Even their album artwork mimics a character that might have been responsible for the take over of Darko’s mind. While the Stripes gave all of their fans a sedative when they announced their retirement this year, bands like mr. Gnome continue to provide wild delusions for supporters of this formula.
Watch mr. Gnome play “Vampires” at Fountain Square’s Radio Radio. Thank you to our friends at MonkeyEatsMonkey for shooting this video.
Connect with mr. Gnome via Twitter | Facebook | Bandcamp.
Written by Brett McGrath
Thought on Tracks 
Petition To Remove And Delete The Indy Super Bowl Shuffle Video
Our friends at Do317 are pissed. We at Thought on Tracks feel their pain. We understand that once a video goes viral, there is no turning back. But with your help, maybe we can prove to the country at large that not everyone in Indianapolis is a moron. Thanks Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association for setting us back about a quarter century with your horrendous parody of the 85 Bears Super Bowl shuffle. We understand that it was intended as a joke. Unfortunately, this one comes at the expense of our city’s residents.
From Do317:
This video is embarrassing to the residents of Indianapolis and diminishes years of hard work many people have put forth to curb perceptions about Indianapolis. This is a progressive town, but unfortunately this video is not. Yes, we know it is a parody of the Bears 1985 Super Bowl Shuffle video, but we’re extremely disappointed that with all the incredibly talented and creative people available in our fair city, a poor rehash of such dated material was all that was conceptualized. Yes, we know a lot of people put in work to make this video, we respect that, and it probably seemed fun at the time, but when the final product was viewed, this should have been scrapped. This is a gross embarrassment to the city of Indianapolis. We demand it be deleted and sunk to the bottom of the ocean!
Sign the petition.
If you must, you can watch the video here.