Bess & Erica’s Rock ’N’ Roll Music Hour Erica Case

Well this was a difficult show to put together.
I enjoyed the 2 years my grandmother and I devoted to doing our special show but in observance of the one year anniversary of her death I think it's time to bring our show to a close.
It doesn't mean I won't do episodes to honor her and my grandfather's birthday but I felt it time to end Bess & Erica's Rock 'N Roll Music Hour. It just isn't the same without her and never will be.
So on this episode I bid farewell to our wonderful show and spent 12+ hours putting together all my favorite parts of ALL 24 episodes we did together.
I hope you enjoy this special show and just a HUGE thank you to everyone that was involved in making our show so special
(in order of appearance on the show):
Fast Mollasses
Nora Lee Hayter
Loyd Lanning
The Hazelwoods
Ethan Shane
Sunshine
CJ Ramone
Denver Dalley
Miwi La Lupa
Josh from Grimey's
Shannon Pollard
Cheetah Chrome
Linnea Quigley
Dave Cantrell
Jennifer Armstrong
 
I covered her song:
"A Little Girl's Dream of Nashville"

And thank you as always to every single listener and fan of our show and us. We love you.
Goodnight.
 
And as always please download all our songs for FREE here:
https://soundcloud.com/bessielanningofficial
https://soundcloud.com/erica-case1

On this episode we have a very special guest named Jennifer Armstrong. She is a lovely lady and artist from the UK. Jennifer creates incredible art works using just torn paper and crayon and you must check her out! She has sold hundreds of paintings and her art is even owned by notable celebrities! Her personal story of how she came to be is awesome.
I cover:
"Plug in Baby" by: Muse
Thank you SO much Jennifer for being a part of my podcast!

Self portrait of her

The one and only Debbie Harry and Alice Cooper both holding their pieces of artwork Jennifer made of and for them!! Too cool!
 
Check her amazing art out HERE:
https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.crawford.100046
Download this cover I did and all my covers for FREE here:
https://soundcloud.com/erica-case1/plug-in-baby
Happy 100th Birthday Eddy Arnold! playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/erica-case1/sets/happy-100th-birthday-eddy

On this episode I talk Record Store Day and about my new RSD cover song release at Grimey's and chat a moment with past special guest Sunshine about her experience at Record Store Day in her own state of Iowa!
My cover song release! "Cut Here" by: The Cure


The Cure's Torn Town/Mixed Up artwork:

As always download my new cover song and all my covers at:
soundcloud.com/erica-case1
And as always HUGE thank you to Grimey's Preloved and New Music in Nashville!!
Please continue to support them in their move to East Nashville!
 

This week I had a great interview with Portland Oregon DJ, Post-Punk/Dark Wave expert, and festival coordinator Dave Cantrell!
He is in charge of running Oregon's only Post-Punk/Dark Wave music festival: Out from the Shadows!
We took a bit to chat about his DJ career, his love for discovering that genre of music and how he got where he is as a festival coordinator!
I chose The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" as my "Post-Punk/Dark Wave" cover!
Also please go check out his festival if you live in the Oregon area!
GET TIX HERE IT STARTS APRIL 5-7!
https://www.facebook.com/events/344833359367170/

And please go check out his Dark Wave/ Post-Punk compilation album release and pick up the vinyl AT:
https://accidentpronerecords.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-under-the-floorboard-vol-1

 
Thanks for a great interview Dave!
and download this and all my covers HERE:
soundcloud.com/erica-case1
 

On this month's episode we have special guest, California artist/illustrator/popular Instagramer: Sam Karkanen!
She took a moment to audio respond to a few questions I asked her about her artwork and social media presence! 
I also asked her to choose the song I covered for this episode and she chose a favorite of mine by one of my idols: Joan Jett.
Which I thought was so cool considering we don't personally know each other and she could read me so well, ha!
I sing: "Bad Reputation" By: Joan Jett

Here's a few of my favorite pieces:



Thank you SO much Sam for taking the time to be on my show and I love your work so keep it up and stay f****n' awesome!
 

On this episode we celebrate the first birthday of Bess' since her passing. We miss her so much so this was really a tough one, but I felt it only appropriate since we have done birthday episodes for Floyd to do this one for Bess!
Today we celebrate your incredible talent and birth January 31st, 81 years ago.
My mother Tara sings:
"Satin Sheets" by: Jeanne Pruett
I sing:
"The Ballad of Bessie Lanning" acoustic by: Me, Erica Case

I love you so much granny.
Happy Birthday from here on earth from all of us.