We Own This Town: Music

We Own This Town

New and notable releases from Nashville and surrounding areas.

  1. 10/31/2025

    2025 Halloween Spectacular

    Back due to unpopular demand, it’s horror host Michael Bleeds and another spooky extravaganza of local spooky songs. As past year’s rituals have demonstrated, our journey begins creepy and delightful but we descend into proper creepy, full-on. This edition of the show has many favorites from past years and plenty of brand new classics. Michael Bleeds keeps it well balanced. When you’re done with this one, be sure to revisit the archives from 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and the first from 2017. Click here for full episode notes Follow us on Instagram or shoot us a DM with your music submission: @weownthistown . Brandy McMaxwell — “Evil The Song” The Spirit League — “Scare Easy” Iven — “The Reaper Is A Scary Guy” Bad Luck Mattress — “Mayhem Dong” Boo Dudes — “Skeleton Dog” DARK DAZE MVSIC — “Cycle of the Wolf” The Phantoms Of Saturn — “The Black Cat” MALCO — “Boo Dudes – Shes So Skeletal MALCO Remix” Blavery — “Vampire Slayer Stakes and Crosses” Shaboi — “Dr Jekyll and Ms Hideous” Eric Slick — “Dig Through The Ditches Burn Through The Witches” Coley Kennedy — “Just Like Kiss Halloween 83” Joe Zempel — “Cedar Womb” Bats — “I Put A Spell On You” Fetching Pails — “The Witching Hour” Petty — “Dracula ” B L O O P R — “halloween party” V To Z — “The Darkness Of Us All” Sean Parrott — “They Were Hunted” Makeup And Vanity Set — “Black Phillip The Witch” Haze Anderson — “The Thing” Stuffed Spider — “Monster Makeup” MALCO — “Castle Arachnid” Children Of The Night — “Adrift At Dark” The Spirit League — “One Last Dance” Black Moon Mother — “Watch It Burn” Soot — “Fire Ants” Total Wife — “Not” German Error Message — “Lilt” SONGS OF LLORE — “Cicadas Frogs Racing Cars” Stuffed Spider — “Enfield Pattern” (excerpt)

    1h 27m
  2. 05/06/2025

    399: Penultimate

    We Own This Town: Music strives to be a podcast showcasing new and notable music from Nashville and surrounding areas. For this episode, we focus more on the notable moreso than on the new. Having personally curated this show for eighteen years, these songs have left an impression. They span the musical gamut and, even at over 2 hours, this barely scratches the surface. If anything, I hope this can stand as an introductory primer for anyone curious about what made the Nashville music scene so special and what actively makes it so special today and onward. That’s total wife on our cover; an absolutely unbelievable talent. “Main Theme” by Upright T-Rex Music and other songs by Test Kitchen. Click here for full episode notes Follow us on Instagram or shoot us a DM with your music submission: @weownthistown . Self — “Cannon” The Features — “Armani Suede” And The Relatives — “Cowboy Jazz” Apollo Up! — “Walking The Plank” Meemaw — “Blue In The Blacklight” Kindercastle — “Beddie Bye” The Non-Commissioned Officers — “Ellie” Character — “Theme From ‘Starkweather’” B L O O P R — “Hold the F Up” Negro Justice (feat. Corduroy Clemons) — “Work in the Morning” Ron Obasi — “Dem Crackas” DeRobert The Half-Truths — “We Party” Houston Kendrick — “Ugly Vybes” Jensen Sportag — “2×2” Uncle Skeleton — “Renfro” Dewey Decibel — “Ice Farmer” Hotpipes — “The Future is Where We Belong” Peachy — “Waiting” How I Became The Bomb — “Secret Identity” German Error Message — “Murmuring” Volunteer Department — “Old Friend” $avvy (Feat. Mike Floss) — “BagPurse feat Mike Floss ” Namir Blade — “Patlabor” Jonesiii From The Moon — “One Love” Forget Cassettes — “Instruments of Action” HR Lexy — “Get on with it” Body Electric — “Plastic Arrows” Eardrummer — “Ultra” The Weird Sisters — “WAITING SO LONG” D Watusi — “Brother & Sister” Styrofoam Winos — “Stuck In A Museum” Glossary — “Trouble Won’t Last Always” Total Wife — “still asleep” Make Yourself At Home — “Blue Apollo” Thomas Luminoso — “Speed Bug” Zook — “Evergreen”

    2h 21m
  3. 03/18/2025

    398: Skin on the Bone

    It may have been six weeks since our last episode but there’s been no shortage of fantastic new local music to check out. My apologies for the silence but I will make up for it with nearly two hours of wall-to-wall goodness. This playlist was meticulously curated and then I let the Randomizer Machine shuffle it all up. The results are great no matter how you hear it. Enjoy! That’s Purser on our cover with a photo by Emily April Allen. “Main Theme” by Upright T-Rex Music and other songs by Test Kitchen. Click here for full episode notes Follow us on Instagram or shoot us a DM with your music submission: @weownthistown . Phoneswithchords — “Bitter Blink” Tristen — “New Punching Bag” Hands Down Eugene — “Saros Painting” LUNAR Clayhead — “Ramen Noodles” Cyborg9K — “Advent of the ICBM” Wesley The Boys — “Full-Time A*****e” Tom Spiker And Matt Glassmeyer — “El Batcho” The Medium — “Feel The Dream” Sean Thompsons Weird Ears — “Storms Comin Tonight” Jo Schornikow — “Upstream” Rig B — “i stay up until 3am every night” RAP Ferreira — “reciting the alphas bet” Purser — “Dust” Quinn Hills — “Lipstick Lace” Rube — “where were coming from” Phoneswithchords — “The Speed of Time” RIFFT — “An Unforgiving Sky” ShvdowBoy — “Tiger Lilly” John Davis — “Please Be My Love” Through — “Shadow Box” Username — “grip w auntie” Blaqspace — “hands” TB8S — “Wave of the Wand” Candynavia — “superbowl” Book NOT Brooke Zina — “IV THATS OK” Belly Full Of Stars — “hissandmisses” Eve Maret — “origin of evergreen” Make Yourself At Home — “0000”

    1h 48m
  4. 01/31/2025

    397: A Mile Deep

    Whoops, almost a month between episodes. Hate it when that happens but, hey, life has its varying priorities. What I love is that I was able to put together 2 hours of local music without batting an eye. The backlog is deep – a mile deep you might say – but that means that sharing local goodness with you is easy! It may not all be brand new but, as the saying goes, if you’ve never heard it before, it’s new to you! Fingers crossed Episode 398 won’t take near as long (it won’t). That’s Downasaur on our cover. “Main Theme” by Upright T-Rex Music and other songs by Test Kitchen. Click here for full episode notes Follow us on Instagram or shoot us a DM with your music submission: @weownthistown . Crave On — “Orange Light in a Dark Room” Janella Rosa — “Gentle Soul” Slow Salvation — “Call A Friend” Ben Garnett — “Open Your Books” John Condit — “Craving Connection” Repeat Repeat — “Assholes” Make Yourself At Home — “Spinning Plates” Palm Ghosts — “Last Chance Kid” General Trust — “Apologia” Rich Ruth — “No Muscle No Memory” Digyphus — “Among Verticals” GeoVoc — “its over kid” Pallet — “draft 1” Levi J Miller — “WHENEVER IM READY” Birdy On The Moon — “Bluebells” Meade Forsythe — “Please Respond” Downasaur — “St Francis Kickflip” Magic In Threes — “Its Good to be the King” The Broken Tree — “The Weary Muse” BROKE — “Dont Hold Back” Nate Nakshian — “Million Miles From U” Carmen Canedo — “next time around” Thayer Sarrano — “Bells” Sun Seeker — “A Dirty Bath Of Everything” Molly Parden — “Eagle Rock feat John Canada” Hands Down Eugene — “Barry Shorts Campaign” Spodee Boy — “Moonshine Canyon” MAANTA RAAY — “MAANTA RAAY Theme” Jerry Roe — “Mind the Sea Wall”

    2h 4m
  5. 12/24/2024

    395: The 2024 Holiday Special Extravaganza

    NPR Edition! Happy Holidays! Believe it or not, we missed last year’s holiday celebrations (in podcast form)! Such a shame! But that just means we get to double down this year. Strap in for the sleigh ride of your lives with over two hours of local music perfect for your holiday season! Click here for full episode notes Follow us or submit your music: Instagram: @weownthistown Twitter: @weownthistown Facebook: /weownthistown “Main Theme” by Upright T-Rex Music. DeRobert The Half-Truths — “Peace on Earth” Alanna Royale — “Little Christmas Tree” JD McPherson — “Holly Carol Candy Joy” Jessica Breanne — “Christmas Day” Matt The Watt Gives — “No Child Wants Their Picture Made with Santa” Lawndry — “Krautsmas” Mr Talkbox — “This Christmas” Wallis Allen — “All I Want For Christmas” Petty — “All I Want For Christmas prod By Evan Blocker” Ahmadmusic — “Holiday Robbery” 2live Bre — “Home For The Holidays” Spoken Nerd — “Krampus The Dark Side of St Nicholas” Reno Bo — “Christmas Time Is Coming” New Man — “Christmas is a Mirror of the Mind” Katy Kirby — “Red Christmas 2017 Remaster” SONATORE — “Catching Snowflakes” The Sewing Club — “Hard Candy Christmas” Kyle Hamlett Uno Duo — “I Saw 3 Ships” Slow Salvation — “The Ghost of Last Christmas” Mike Good — “A Caroler Passed” Okey Dokey Kansas Bible Company — “Blue Christmas” Steelism — “Christmas Around the World” Moral Support — “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” The Human Uniform Choir — “Wonderful Christmastime ft tinkers Zook” Taylor Noelle — “Last Christmas” Slush — “Last Christmas” Sugar Sk-lls — “Last Christmas” Tower Defense — “What Do You Want For Christmas” Sad Baxter — “LIL SAINT NICK” Trash Man — “Wire Christmas Tree” Magic In Threes — “We Three Kings” Reno Bo — “The Snowsuit” Uncle Ellen — “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” Lucky Halfspeed — “sunburned santa ft Mike Fuller” Michael Marsh — “Christmas in Murfreesboro” Cassette Riot — “Sleigh Ride chillwave version” Lawndry — “The Day Has Almost Come” Black Bra — “Just Like Christmas Ode to Mimi” Petty — “Not The Same Ole Christmas” Roger Moutenot — “Letter to Santa”

    2h 19m
  6. 12/24/2024

    394: Savor Every Drop

    As the end of the year approaches, I can’t help but scramble to showcase even more local music. Forget the “Best Of” lists, just turn on the firehose of music and guzzle as much as you can. Savor every drop. There’s so much more to hear but here’s two hours of it to satiate you for a short while. Let this be your salve for holiday tunes, should you find yourself in need. That’s Demiatrix on our cover. “Main Theme” by Upright T-Rex Music. Click here for full episode notes Follow us on Instagram or shoot us a DM with your music submission: @weownthistown . The Robe — “Destroyer” Demiatrix — “how it thinks” Candynavia — “coffees getting warm” The Sewing Club — “Strange” Veaux — “Come Through” Jack Vinoy — “BATON PASS FEAT RON OBASI CHUCK INDIGO AND DIMESTATE DON” LUNAR — “LUNARS BIG BASS FISHING XTREME” Make Yourself At Home — “Blue Apollo” Eric Slick — “Ratboy Two” The Dogs Body — “Salt Pile” Nate Nakshian — “Shaurma Cigarettes ” Cassette Stress — “Technology” Soot — “Headtruck” Arioch — “Cry For Thou Art Weak” Brassville — “Sketches of Wade ” Levi J Miller — “GREENCOAT ANTHEM” The Dreaded Laramie — “Wheres My Crystal Ball” Crumbsnatchers — “All Mine” Palm Ghosts — “Quit Kidding Yourself” Cold Equations — “State of Mind” High Plains Ripper — “Falling Down” Kentucky Derby Con Man — “DREAD” Slow Salvation — “Call A Friend” Your Gaze — “Headlights” Dan Burns And Fly Golden Eagle — “Waterfall” Occhio — “Eukalypse” LZR — “Lazer” Sitcom Moments — “Little Heavens” SONGS OF LLORE — “Always” German Error Message — “Reground the Garden” Jules Belmont — “Palomino” Picture Rather Muted — “Statues”

    2h 3m

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New and notable releases from Nashville and surrounding areas.