In this fourth adventure into the world of podcasts via Diggin' the Field, Grant, Chris and Jared discuss an amazingly diverse selection of shows that have passed through Macon in the last few months, including Leon Russell, the Queers, Magicicada, Triathalon and the English Beat. We also hear some new music by local heroes Dalmatian and Floco Torres. There's also more to look for before the year comes to a close: Aaron Lee Tasjan will be telling the tale of the Florida Man and Big K.R.I.T. will be slamming' some Cadillac doors at the Cox Capitol Theatre during the month of December.

Diggin' the Field No. 4

In this installment, we remember the recently late, always great Alex Cooley, discuss several wild and crazy nights in Macon that range from Texas singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard to Athens, GA punk rock tornadoes Shehehe to local legend Robert Lee Coleman. We lament the passing of the College Hill Alliance. We commemorate the recent announcement of the Capricorn Sound Studios building's salvation by playing not one, but two tracks that were recorded there (Macon's "Pully Bone" and Johnny Jenkins' "Walk on Gilded Splinters"<--part of it was tracked there). With so much great music and so many "best-of" lists to prove it, we decided to choose a handful of tracks that come out this past year that we're diggin' on: scronkey sax champion Kamasi Washington, Seratones, afro-sporting garage greatness (and recent Fat Possum records signee) from Shreveport, LA, Nashville's super cool Justin & the Cosmics, and Australian psych purveyors King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. We had a far too lengthy discussion about Christmas music that was edited down for your listening pleasure, closing with the one and only Otis Redding classic "Merry Christmas Baby."

Diggin The Field no. 5

Documenting Macon's music scene. Get dirty. Dig the field.

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