A Few Good Shows: 2/15/13
February 15, 2013
Happy post-Valentine’s Day weekend! Not a lot of time as I’m writing this, but here’s a quick rundown of show listings that piqued my interest this weekend in Nashville.
FRIDAY:
Glossary and Telegraph Canyon @ The Stone Fox. 9pm $7
Roy Ira w/ W.B. Givens and Mayday Malone @ the High Watt. 9pm $5
East Nashville Underground ft. Magnolia Sons, Machines Are People Too, Cult Logic, Alanna Royale, All Them Witches, Vinyl Thief & DJ Rate @ The East Room. $10 or $25 for full festival pass. Full lineup and info can be found here.
SATURDAY:
QDP presents: QDProm ft. Ponychase, Tipper Whore, The QDP DJs, and special guests @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $8 adv/$10 DOS
Social Studies and Ramona Falls @ The High Watt. 9pm $10
East Nashville Underground (day show) ft. The Static Trees, Jon Byrd, Joshua, Waterfall Wash, KS Rhoads, Colorfeels, Frances & The Foundation, Hanzelle @ The East Room. 1-8pm Full details here.
East Nashville Underground (night show) ft. Golden Spurs, COIN, Tesla Rossa, James Wallace & The Naked Light, MOON TAXI, The Wans, DJ That Guy! @ The East Room. 9pm Full details here.
SUNDAY:
Psychic Ills w/ Cloudland Canyon and Western Medication @ Exit/In. 9pm $7
That’s it, have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 2/8/13
February 8, 2013
Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I’m currently moving and my life is utter chaos.
Here’s a quick rundown of cool shows to check out this weekend in Nashville:
FRIDAY:
Megajoos album release w/ Penicillin Baby, TN Scum, and Young Wolves @ Springwater. 10pm $5 21+
Torres, Catfish, and BF/GF Sex @ The Basement. 9pm $FREE 21+
SATURDAY:
Into the Night: A Twin Peaks Themed Art Show and Prom ft. DJ The Librarian, Burlesque Performances, Eight ‘O Five Jive, and Twin Peaks themed art show @ Boheme Collectif. 7pm 21+ Tickets available via EventBrite
Kopecky Family Band, The Eastern Sea, and Rayland Baxter @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $10 adv/$12 DOS
That’s all I’ve got for you. It’s kind of a slow one. Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 2/1/13
February 1, 2013
Very short on time today (I’m actually typing this on Thursday since I’ll be on tour with Scale Model this weekend), so here’s a quick show rundown for Nashville this weekend:
FRIDAY:
Goddamn Gallows, Jake Orvis & the Broken Band, James Hunnicutt, and Pat Reedy & the Longtime Goners @ Exit/In. 8:30pm $10 adv/$12 DOS.
LEAGUES and Nikki Lane @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $12 adv/$15 DOS
SATURDAY:
Dee Goodz BYOR Back to School Party @ Exit/In. 9pm $$ adv/$7 DOS
Nashville Pioneers pep rally ft. DJ sets from Wild Cub, Coach, and DJ La Force (from QDP). 9pm $door money benefits the Oasis Center
*Also, I should mention that the headliners for Freakin’ Weekend IV have been announced and they include Black Lips, JEFF the Brotherhood, Diarrhea Planet, PUJOL, and many more! Check out Nashville’s Dead for the rest.
Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 1/25/13 (And a QDProm promo video)
January 25, 2013
Before I get to the show listings, I had to post this cool promo video for the upcoming QDProm at Mercy Lounge Feb. 16th. I’ve been doing photobooths at the monthly QDP parties for a few months now, and they made that video using the photos from the December edition. What is QDProm? It’s QDP, but bigger, with live bands, slow dancing, party favors, the regular QDP DJs, photobooth, and much more. Get your tickets now at www.tinyurl.com/qdprom and follow them on facebook and twitter for updates.
Here’s what sounds good to me this weekend in Nashville, show-wise.
FRIDAY:
Purity Ring w/ Young Magic @ Cannery Ballroom. 9pm $15 adv/$20 DOS
Alanna Royale CD release w/ Maureen Murphy, Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes, and Golden Spurs @ The Basement. 9pm $7 21+
SATURDAY:
Yo La Tengo (performing two full sets) @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $20
Boom Bap 5th Anniversary ft. DJ Nu-Mark @ the 5 Spot. 9pm $10
Derek Hoke, Denny & The Jets, and Ranch Ghost @ The Stone Fox. 9pm $7
Pencillin Baby, Sexx, Rales, and Pocono @ Springwater. 10pm $5 21+
John Spencer Blues Explosion w/ Cheap Time and The Jam Messengers @ Exit/In. 9pm $15 adv/$18 DOS
A Few Good Shows: 1/18/13
January 18, 2013
Before we get to the show listings for this weekend, here are a few other local music tidbits worth mentioning:
- D. Watusi’s new album Dark Party is out now via Nashville’s Dead Records. Buy it on vinyl in their webstore and stream the whole thing via Soundcloud.
- Bandcamp just keep getting better and better. They just unveiled their newest feature: Bandcamp for Fans. Read all about it at their blog. And sign up for it!
Now for the listings:
FRIDAY:
Bloc Party w/ 10 Echo @ Cannery Ballroom. 8:30pm $25
MAYHEM performs Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $5
QDP @ the 5 Spot. 9pm $1 21+
SATURDAY:
Brother Ares, Billy Castro, Forest of Tygers @ the Owl Farm. 8pm $5
Luella & The Sun, Sturgill Simpson, Josh Farrow @ the High Watt. 8pm $10
SUNDAY:
Memorial concert for The End soundman Brad Baker ft. Sara Zacek, Crooked Jester, Tons of Fun, and an open mic jam @ Exit/In. 7pm $10 donation to Musicares in honor of Brad.
*I’m embarking on a little weekend jaunt through Tuesday, so posting will resume next Wednesday or Thursday. Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 1/11/13
January 11, 2013
A few good shows? More like a shit-ton of good shows this weekend. Most of which are at the Mercy Lounge/Cannery/High Watt complex. 10 years ago Mercy Lounge opened its doors and quickly became one of the best venues in town in the 300-person capacity range. Soon after, the larger Cannery Ballroom opened, and just last year the brand new High Watt stage opened. They’ve celebrated their birthday every year in style, but this year they’re making it quite a party, with several great local bands on each stage and sponsorships by Yuengling and Brooklyn Brewery. Each night, the first 250 people will get in free, and the cover becomes $10 after that. Two-night passes can be purchased for $15 through the Mercy Lounge website. Listings for each night, along with some other picks are below. Happy 10 years Mercy Lounge!
FRIDAY:
Mercy Lounge 10-year anniversary night 1: (doors @ 8pm, shows @ 8:30pm, $10 but 1st 250 ppl free)
Cannery Ballroom- JEFF the Brotherhood, Ri¢hie, Turbo Fruits, and Clear Plastic Masks.
Mercy Lounge- Tristen, Wild Cub, Magnolia Sons, and Black Sea Royalty.
Hight Watt- James Wallace & The Naked Light, Evan P. Donohue, Matt Friction, & more.
David Allan Coe w/ Johnny Frtiz @ Exit/In. 9pm $20 adv/$25 DoS
Honey Locust, Poly, and Promised Land @ The Stone Fox. 9pm $5
SATURDAY:
Mercy Lounge 10-year anniversary night 2: (doors @ 8pm, shows @ 8:30pm, $10 but 1st 250 ppl free)
Cannery Ballroom- Cherub, Machines Are People Too, Brandon Jazz & His Armed Forces, Coin.
Mercy Lounge- The Weeks, Ravello, Sol Cat, Five Knives.
High Watt- Natural Child, Birdcloud, D. Watusi, Mystery Twins.
Steelism, Chris Scruggs, and Poly @ The Basement. 9pm $8 21+
D. Watusi in-store show @ Grimeys. 5pm free
Nashville music & other local stuff to look forward to in 2013
January 8, 2013
I’ve been slowly digging through the piles of posts in my RSS feed that accrued over the holiday break. While I’ve simply had to skip over the vast majority of it, I’ve found a few tidbits here and there about exciting and interesting things we can look forward to in Nashville’s awesome indie/local music scene in 2013. Check it:
- Ben Todd and his Nashville’s Dead crew have announced the dates for the FREAKIN’ WEEKEND IV. So mark your calendars for March 7-9. The past three have gotten progressively more awesome as they’ve incorporated more of their favorite out-of-towners in the lineup. More at Nashville’s Dead.
- Mercy Lounge will be celebrating their 10th year of putting on great shows this coming weekend. They have two nights, Friday and Saturday, of great local bands playing in all 3 of their venues- Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, and The High Watt. Some of the bands include JEFF the Brotherhood, The Weeks, Cherub, Wild Cub, and many more. Each night the first 250 people get in free, after that cover becomes $10. Check out their calendar for more info.
- Infinity Cat Records plans to open a small storefront sometime this coming summer. Not many details are known yet, but Steve Haruch at the Scene caught wind of it buried in a blog post on their website and wrote about it on the Cream. Kudos Jake, Jamin, and Bob!
- Not only does Nashville now have Craft Brewed, a combination taproom, beer store, and homebrew supply store, we also have yet another brewery opening downtown- Tennessee Brew Works. For more them, check out the Scene’s Bites Blog, or their official website. And for more on Craft Brewed, check out their facebook. I’ve been there twice already, and their official grand opening party is this coming Saturday the 12th. I highly recommend it for beer lovers!
- This is waaaaay off in the future, but Yazoo, Nashville’s first commercial craft brewery, will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary on October 13th, 2013. Congrats guys!
A Few Good Shows: 1/4/13
January 4, 2013
It’s kind of a slow weekend since we just had all sorts of New Year’s craziness earlier this week, but there are still several goods shows to check out this weekend in Nashville. Here are my picks:
FRIDAY:
Ghost Dance, The Electric Dollhouse Groovebuggy, and Fly Golden Eagle @ The Groove. 8pm, FREE
All Them Witches, Slick, Justin & The Cosmics, and Velvet Elvis @ The Basement. 9pm $5 21+
SATURDAY:
The Deli Magazine Presents: Magnolia Sons, Peter Terry & The City Profits, and Star & Micey @ The 5 Spot. 9pm $5 21+
Parquet Courts, OGG, Dirty Dreams, Nots, ArchAnimals, and Gold & The Rush @ The Owl Farm. 9pm $5
That’s it, have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 12/21/12 (Doomsday edition)
December 21, 2012
Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all through Nashville good rock shows were happening.
Seriously, there are plenty of good shows to see this weekend, many of which are “end of the world” parties tonight. Personally I’m already very sick of this end of the world bullshit but whatever. Here are my picks: (FYI, this will probably be my last post of the year, as I’m beginning my official holiday break tomorrow.)
FRIDAY:
QDP’s End of the World Party @ The 5 Spot. 9pm $1 21+
End of the World Party ft. DJ sets from Coach, Jim, Jacob Jones (Electric Western), DJ Rate (Boom Bap), and Keegan Dewitt @ The East Room. 9pm $10
Forget Cassettes, Tower Defense, CHARGES (new band from Jay Leo Phillips of Apollo Up!) @ The High Watt 9pm $7
Night 1 of the 4th Annual Beatles Vs. Stones Christmas charity show Ft. The Weeks, Mayhem, Buffalo Clover, Tim Easton, Megan Palmer and more @ The Basement. 9pm $7 Suggested donation benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. 21+
The Protomen w/ Uncle Skeleton @ 12th & Porter 9pm $15 (Makeup & Vanity Set was originally on the bill as well, but had to cancel.)
SATURDAY:
Night 2 of the 4th Annual Beatles Vs. Stones Christmas charity show Ft. Derek Hoke, Grimey & Friends, Courtney Jaye, Langhorne Slim, Anchor Thieves, Matt Friction, Magnolia Sons, and more @ The Basement. 9pm $7 Suggested donation benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. 21+
Yacht Rock Revue Holiday Special @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $12 GA/$20 VIP
The Paperhead @ The Stone Fox. 9pm $5
A Very Sleazy Christmas Ft. Thelma & The Sleaze, Fuckshow, Dave Cloud, and Vacation Bible School @ Exit/In. 9pm $5
That’s it! Have a happy holiday break and I will see you here in the new year! (Unless something crazy happens and I decide to blog before then.)
NASA does “Gangnam Style” parody and a Grammy nominee plays a Nashville chicken wing joint
December 17, 2012
It’s not every day you see a Grammy-nominated musician play a sweaty set of throaty, in-your-face rock ‘n roll jams at a tiny hot wing joint, but that’s just what happened Saturday night here in Nashville. Singer Brittany Howard of the Grammy-nominated Alabama Shakes fronted a Nashville supergroup called Thunderbitch, featuring members of Fly Golden Eagle and Clear Plastic Masks, last Saturday night at East Nashville hot chicken joint Ghot Wingz. I was there snapping photos of this bizarre show, all of which can be seen over at the Cream, along with The Spin’s more thorough review of the happenings. In short, I had to mention it because it’s one of those shows that will go down in history, and I’m proud that it happened in the music town I call home!
In other news, though NASA’s Johnson Space Center Students create fun promotional videos for NASA every year, this year’s is quite impressive. Behold “NASA Johnson Style,” their parody of “Gangnam Style.” :
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