Neil Dixon’s Smith’s
Life in Music

underlined items are live

WELCOME

PROLOGUE:

A. An Overview and Assessment of Myself as a Guitarist

1. Let Me Clear My Throat
2. Talkin’ Solo Guitar
3. Sweating the Technique
4. Enter the Garden
5. The Present Tense

B. My Musical Youth

C. Ann Arbor, the Early Years

PART I:  Ann Arbor, the Holy Land

A. WCBN, Reggae Ambassada, Messengers of Zuma, Scheme, Butterfly

1. Love is True – Butterfly (1996)
2. Pumpin’ Sumpin’ – Scheme (1997)
3. A Subtle Response – Scheme (1997)

B. The White Room and the Sound System

4. Small House – Butterfly (1997)
5. Heartbeat – Butterfly (1997)
6. Aeroplane (from California) – Butterfly (1997)

C. Butterfly to Ground.EFX to Ghettobillies

7. Late Nite Delight (40oz Dub) – Butterfly (1998)
8. Man (live) – Ground.EFX (1999)
9. The Monkey (live)  – Ground.EFX (1999)

PART II: The Long Move to Chicago and the Suite 777

A. Presenting the Hot Front

10. Wicked Run – The Hot Front (2002)
11. No Party Line – The Hot Front (2002)

B. TOBASOL on the Porch

12. The Midwest Got Me Down – Neil Dixon Smith w/TOBASOL (2003)
13. Dumbed Down (By the Summertime) – Neil Dixon Smith w/TOBASOL (2003)
14. Please the Lunatics – Neil Dixon Smith w/TOBASOL (2003)

PART III: Chicago Education

A. Alfonso Chacón, Los Guitarristas, and the World Gets Bigger

15. Bolivia – Los Guitarristas (2009)
16. Chile – Los Guitarristas (2009)
17. Paraguay – Los Guitarristas (2009)

B. Más Truerno and Open Source Dancehall

18. Sawyer Ave – Más Trueno (2011)
19. Wild Was the Night – Más Trueno (2010)
20. Anseidad – Más Trueno (2011)
21. You Really Got a Hold on Me – Más Trueno (2011)

C. NCAR, At My Best, Joy and Obscurity

22. Christina – NCAR (2013)
23. Eldora – NCAR (2013)
24. Goodbye Girl – NCAR (2013)

D. Phantom Numbers, Wes, Music, Poetry, COVID

25. Nightdream – Phantom Numbers (2021)
26. Insomnia – Phantom Numbers (2021)
27. Dog Creek Mainline – Phantom Numbers (2021)

E. Three Flights of Stairs

28. Tapwater – Neil Dixon Smith (2025)

F. Duo Balderram and Back to Solo Guitar

29. Los Ejes de Mi Carreta – Duo Balderrama (2026)
30. Macorina – Duo Balderrama (2026)
31. Barlovento – Duo Balderrama (2026)
32. Cerros de Santiago – Neil Dixon Smith (2026)