A Few Good Shows: 8/24/12
August 24, 2012
As usual, there’s not shortage of good music to see this weekend in Nashville. In fact, this weekend is completely insane. Here are my recommendations.
FRIDAY:
Oh My Me, Ponychase, and Ancient Warfare @ Exit/In. 9pm $7
Ezra Furman, No Regrets Coyote, and Reid Magette @ The End. 9pm $10
Fox Fun 7″ release party, with Dirty Dreams and Aboriginals @ 306 McCall St. 7pm, FREE, All Ages.
My So-Called Band @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $10 adv/$12 DOS
SATURDAY:
Nashville Cream’s 6 year anniversary party ft. PUJOL, Natural Child, Nikki Lane, Sparkle City DJs, Wild Cub, Future Unlimited, Y2K @ Mercy Lounge and The High Watt. 9pm $8. (Mercy Lounge lineup: Natural Child, PUJOL, Nikki Lane, Sparkle City DJs. High Watt lineup: Future Unlimited, Wild Cub, Y2K afterparty.)
The B-52s w/ Brandon Jazz & His Armed Forces @ The Ryman.
SUNDAY:
Sunday School Presents: Scale Model EP release show w/ Magnolia Sons and Sound & Shape @ Exit/In. 7pm FREE
My band Scale Model released our new self titled EP last week, so pardon the self-promotion for just a moment. We worked on this for most of the summer and Brian Carter at Paradox Productions did a fine job of recording, mixing, and mastering. I highly suggest him! Our friend Ryan Roberts took the cover photo, and I added typography and design. You can check it out below and purchase on bandcamp.
Also, if you’re in Nashville please come out to our EP release show this Sunday night (Aug. 26th) at Exit/In. It’s part of their new Sunday School series and it’s totally FREE. Joining us will be Magnolia Sons and Sound & Shape. Show starts nice and early at 8pm SHARP, rock o’clock schmock o’clock. This will be done by 1130 so you can go home and get some rest. This is gonna be one helluva weekend with the B52’s+Brandon Jazz & His Armed Forces @ The Ryman and the Cream Anniversary Party @ Mercy Lounge/High Watt, afterall!
A Few Good Shows: 8/17/12
August 17, 2012
Prepare to see some good shows this weekend- Nashville’s rock clubs are full of both local (East Nashville Underground!) and touring goodness. Here are some shows that piqued my interest.
FRIDAY:
Caitlin Rose, Andrew Combs, and Dirt Heavy @ The Basement. 9pm $10 21+
East Nashville Underground night 1 ft. Chancellor Warhol, Blackfoot Gypsies, Sex Bombs, Roots of a Rebellion, The Joy of Painting, and Kim Logan @ The East Room. This venue is new to me, but it appears to be in or near Matty’s Alley. Address is 2412 Gallatin Rd. $12 nightly wristbands/$20 full weekend wristbands which includes free drinks. More info on facebook.
QDP @ The 5 Spot. 9pm
SATURDAY:
Cio Cio San & The Half-Japanese Girls (my Weezer cover band), Foxcore (Sleater-Kinney covers), How Cozy! and Calicocat @ The End. 9pm $5
East Nashville Underground night 2 ft. Fly Golden Eagle, Oh No No, H-Beam, Hello Kelly, Mr. Jitters, and The Young International @ The East Room. $12 nightly wristbands/$20 full weekend wristbands which includes free drinks. More info on facebook. ENU also has a day party from 1-7pm- check that info here.
Archers of Loaf @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $18
Ttotals, Dirty Dreams, and Gangly Youth @ Brick Factory. 9pm $5??
SUNDAY:
Shonen Knife, White Mystery, and Heavy Cream @ Exit/In. 9pm $10
Sunday School presents Honey Locust, the Hardin Draw, and Copper into Steel @ The End. 8pm FREE
Weezer and Sleater-Kinney tribute bands this Saturday at The End
August 16, 2012
Pardon me for the shameless self-promotion here, but there’s a great show this Saturday happening at The End and I’m proud to be part of it. My Weezer cover band, Cio Cio San & The Half-Japanese Girls, is playing, along with Foxcore (a Sleater-Kinney tribute ft. members of Heavy Cream and Take The Power Back), Calicocat, and How Cozy!. I believe Foxcore will also be covering some That Dog songs. CCS&THJG formed over a year ago as a one-off project to play a benefit show for Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp, but it was much fun that we decided to keep doing it every now & then just for fun. I basically learned to play guitar by learning Weezer songs, so this is possibly one of the funnest things I’ve ever been a part of. We will play last, but please come early and support all the bands on the bill. And if you’re heading to the Archers of Loaf show at Mercy Lounge, why not pop on over to The End afterward and fuel the already burning 90s nostalgia buzz you’ll have going? The AOL show will no doubt be over by 1130ish, and we will probably go on around midnight, so come on over afterward and belt out El Scorcho with us!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/394449223943974/
A Few Good Shows: 7/20/12
July 20, 2012
Before we get to the show listings, I must quickly share something totally awesome- a new wing of xkcd called “what if?” On this new blog xkcd founder and physics genius Randall Munroe answers bizarre hypothetical questions that random people send to him. He presents the answers with a touch of that same humor and wit that makes the web comic so awesome. My favorite so far is Relativistic Baseball, in which he explains that a baseball thrown at nearly the speed of light would cause a nuclear explosion. This guy is my hero.
On to the show listings for this weekend. Nashville is very busy this weekend with good rock shows!
FRIDAY:
Infinity Cat 10 year anniversary ft. Skyblazer, Tristen, Deluxin’, and Psychic Hotline @ Exit/In. 9pm $10
QDP @ The 5 Spot. 10pm FREE
SATURDAY:
Chris Crofton & The Alcohol Stuntband w/ Tower Defense @ The 5 Spot. $5 10pm
SUNDAY:
Sunday School ft. Ogg, King Karl, TBA @ The End. 8pm FREE
The Goldroom, Ascent of Everest, Parlour, and Old Baby @ the High Watt. 8pm $7
Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 7/13/12
July 13, 2012
A little late to the punch on this Friday the 13th but better late than never eh? I had a great vacation in NYC/Long Island with my lady Lauren from Old Red Boots. Head over there to check out some pics from the trip, along with all the other goodness she posts.
This weekend has some good show offerings in Nashville. Here’s what looks interesting to me:
FRIDAY:
Bad Veins, Mom & Dad, The Dead Towns @ The End. 9pm $7
RR Bash ft. D. Striker, Leroy Powell, and Dirt Heavy @ the Basement. 9pm $7 21+
SATURDAY:
Neon Trees w/ Penguin Prison and JJAMZ @ Cannery Ballroom. 8pm $20 ALL AGES.
Henry Clay People w/ Evan P. Donohue @ the High Watt. 8pm $8 ADV $10 DOS.
Ranch Ghost, Majestico, Dead Mellowtron, and Promised Land @ The 5 Spot. 9pm $5 21+
SUNDAY:
Wye Oak, James Wallace & The Naked Light, By Lightning! @ The High Watt. 9pm $10
Sunday School ft. No Regrets Coyote, What Up, English?, and Orbit Funeral @ Exit/In. FREE 6pm. (Sunday School is a new FREE weekly series at Exit/In and The End with all local bands and awesome drink specials. They’re all early shows- 6pm- so come early!)
That does it for this week. Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 6/29/12
June 29, 2012
As a TNTRC volunteer and long-time supporter of YEAH (Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities) I must first plug this Saturday’s Tennessee Teens Rock & Roll Camp showcase at Marathon Music Works. Doors are at 2:30pm and show starts at 3. We have 16 bands this year, and unlike past years where campers could choose between doing a cover song or writing their own, this year all bands wrote their own songs together. It was a big step but it has paid off, and believe me when I say there are some good songs this year! There will also be a raffle with tons of goodies! Being involved with this organization is one of the best things I’ve ever done and they need your support so please come out- the door and raffle money all goes right back into supporting the mission. Now for the rest of the listings:
FRIDAY:
The Mynabirds, with Sean Bones and Matrimony @ The High Watt. $10 9pm
Bitchfest Night 1 ft. Fancytramp, Slutever, Dirty Dee & The Sweaty Meat, and How Cozy! @ The End. 9pm $5
SATURDAY:
Nikki Lane, Jasmin Kaset, and Jimmy Stewart @ The 5 Spot. 9pm $5 21+
Bitchfest Night 2 ft. Birdcloud, Thelma & the Sleaze, Hot Cha Cha, and White Mystery @ Exit/In. 9pm $7
SUNDAY:
Bitchfest Night 3 ft. Crybaby, I am Sabot, and Lurancy Vennum @ Springwater. 9pm $5 21+
The debut of Sunday School, a new free weekly series alternating between Exit/In and The End. This Sunday features The Paperhead, Denny & The Jets, and Prince Coyote & the Dogmen. $FREE and it STARTS AT 6PM. DRINK SPECIALS AND DAY DRINKIN’ Y’ALL.
Have a great weekend and stay cool!
A Few Good Shows: 6/22/12 (and some hipster astronauts)
June 22, 2012
Since everyone’s up in arms about the NY Times article using the word hipster so much to describe Nashville, I thought I’d post a photo of some hipster astronauts, eating food in space. 🙂
Whoa. This weekend is jam-packed with good shit to go see, both local and non. Get your hipster ass out and see some hipster ass music!
FRIDAY:
Yeasayer w/ Delicate Steve @ Cannery Ballroom. 8pm $20 adv/$23 DoS
Official Yeasayer afterparty ft. Brandon Jazz & His Armed Forces, Five Knives, and a DJ set from Chris Keating of Yeasayer @ the High Watt. $5 Doors 10pm.
The Protomen’s A Night of Queen album release (aka The Protomen covering Queen) w/ The Non-Commissioned Officers covering Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life and The Remones @ Exit/In. 8pm $14
SATURDAY:
Dan Sartain w/ Phil Hummer & the White Falcons @ The End. 9pm $8 adv/$10 DoS
Lost In the Trees w/ Daytona @ 12th & Porter. 830pm $10
Kidsmeal Revue Ft. Peripheral, Sam Shacklock, Gates, and Passalacqua @ Exit/In. 9pm $FREE
SUNDAY:
Weird Weeds, Cherry Blossoms, and Deluxin’ @ Brick Factory (Inside Cummins Station
Suite 126 by Elevator B (middle of building, bottom floor). 8pm $6-10 suggested donation.
Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 6/15/12
June 15, 2012
A lot of good shows, both local and non-local, are happening this weekend in Nashville. Here are a few that stick out to me.
FRIDAY:
Gospel Music, Bows and Arrows, Mom & Dad, The Dead Towns @ The End. 9pm $6
Queer Dance Party @ the 5 Spot. 10pm $1 21+
Reid Magette & the 1020s, Ri¢hie, and New Pleasure (Reid Magette’s album release show) @ Zombie Shop. 8pm $5
SATURDAY:
Hey Champ w/ Future Unlimited @ The High Watt. 9pm $10 adv/$12 dos
Chris Crofton, Faux Ferocious, The Fastboys @ The Basement. 9pm $5 21+
Umbrella Tree, O Don Piano, Eyes of the Elders @ The 5 Spot. 9pm $5 21+
SUNDAY:
The Weeks, Kingston Springs, and Asherel w/ special guests Shivery Shakes and Bobby Jealousy @ The High Watt. 9pm $7
Have a great weekend!
steve cross loves music and science 