A Few Good Shows: 10/14/11
October 14, 2011
I apologize for the lack of posts this week, I’ve been working, finding a new place to live, and generally sorting out major life things. But I found a great new place to live that’s affordable and literally two blocks from 5 points, so I’m happy.
This weekend is looking pretty busy with lots of good shows going down:
FRIDAY:
Vitalic Noise presents CRAVE at the Wine Loft. I will be once again guest DJing at this FREE weekly dance party. We have good drink deals and sexy people, so come on down to the Gulch tonight! 10pm-3am, 21+ Dress code: No ballcaps, no shorts
Kindercastle, Codaphonic, Shaboi @ The 5 Spot. 9pm $5 21+
SATURDAY:
PUJOL EP release party w/ Turbo Fruits, D.Watusi, Fox Fun, and King Arthur @ The End. 9pm $5
Liam Finn, Marques Toliver @ Exit/In. 9pm $12
Sextide, Rubrics, How Cozy!, Nut Collector @ Little Hamilton Collective. $???
SUNDAY:
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart w/ Twin Sister @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $12
That’s it, have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 10/7/11
October 7, 2011
Remember that delightful promo video for Glossary’s new album? The one that featured Bingham Barnes bustin’ a move on the Murfreesboro square? Well now we have the follow-up, and it’s an outright showdown:
That transitions nicely into this week’s show listings because TONIGHT is Glossary’s album release show at 5 Spot! Here’s the full rundown:
FRIDAY:
Glossary Long Live All of Us album release show, with Ri¢hie at the 5 Spot. 9pm 21+ $5
Bobby Bare Jr., Tristen, and Ponychase @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $10
Girls & Boys Nashville ft. The Four Horsemen, Kidsmeal, Wick-it the Instigator, Coach, Hands off Sam, Kevin Perryman, Sam & Tre, and Creative Control @ Cannery Ballroom. Girls Free till 11, $5/$20 VIP
Vitalic Noise presents CRAVE @ the Wine Loft. 10pm-3am, FREE. DJs Losici, Dali Drama, and special guests every week.
SATURDAY:
Frontier Ruckus w/ Birdcloud at The End. 9pm $8 (I’m sure there is a least one other opener but I can’t seem track that info down.)
J Roddy Walston & The Business, The Bohannons, The Sex Bombs @ 12th & Porter. 8:30pm $10
SUNDAY:
Infinity Cat showcase ft. Mom & Dad and King Karl + DJs @ The Basement. 9pm $3 21+
Have a great weekend!
Back in May I formed a Weezer cover band to play at a benefit show for the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp. Mikey Owen, Jesse Baker, Laura Taylor and I had so much fun doing it that we decided to keep doing it. Thus, we decided to call it Cio Cio San & The Half-Japanese Girls, and we have our first show since the SGRRC benefit tonight at Melrose Billiards. We’ve expanded our setlist to include 11 Weezer classics from the Blue Album, Pinkerton, and a few B-sides & rarities from that era. Let’s just face it- very little that Weezer has done since 1997 is worth a shit, so we don’t even bother with it. Our friend Clint Wilson (of Frank the Fuck Out) has a new band called Dead Legs, and they’ll be opening for us. Jesse mentioned a third band that will be playing after us, but their name escapes me. (Sorry other band, if you’re reading this.)
So come out tonight and enjoy some nostalgia. Starts at 9:30pm, it’s FREE to get in, and you gotta be 21.
A Few Good Shows: 9/30/11, Glossary has a new record
September 30, 2011
If this promo video for Glossary‘s new album Long Live All Of Us featuring bassist Bingham Barnes bustin’ a move on the Murfreesboro square doesn’t make your day at least 100 times better, then you must not have a pulse. I feel that one might need to actually know Bingham to really grasp the hilarity of this, but if you don’t, it should still improve your life to some degree.
That being said, Glossary made a new record and it’s hitting shelves this coming Tuesday, October 4th. If you’re a local, mark your calendar for their release show October 7th at the 5 Spot.
Here’s what’s going down this weekend show-wise-
FRIDAY:
Nikki Lane album release show w/ Denny & The Jets and the Alabama Shakes @ The Basement. 9pm 21+ $7
tUnE-yArDs w/ Pat Jordache @ Exit/In. 9pm $12
Vitalic Noise presents a special edition of CRAVE/VITAL at the Wine Loft, ft. Lightsover LA, Sam & Tre, Donny West, Dark Sister, and a very special guest. 10pm, $5 cover (this is a joint Vital/Crave so the show isn’t free as usual Fridays are).
SATURDAY:
Wanda Jackson is doing an in-store signing and meet & greet at Grimey’s. 5pm
Wilco w/ Nick Lowe @ the Ryman (sold out, night 1 of 2)
Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 9/16/11
September 16, 2011
Behold: the world’s largest afro.
Now for what’s going down in Nashville this weekend.
FRIDAY:
Girls, Nobunny, and Papa @ Mercy Lounge. $13 9pm (Girls are also doing an in-store show at Grimey’s at 5pm.)
Vitalic Noise presents CRAVE at the Wine Loft every Friday from 10pm-last call. FREE entry, 21+, ft. DJs Losici, Dali Drama, and a rotating cast of special guests.
SATURDAY:
Local Honey end of summer sale ft. live performances from Tristen, Action!, and Dogs of Oz. Free, Sale 11am-6pm, music at 2PM.
Earth, w/ Mount Eerie @ The End. $12 8pm.
SUNDAY:
Local Honey fall fashion rollout with runway show and music from DJ Patrick Kearney. Rollout is 12-4pm, runway show starts at 8pm.
A Few Good Shows: 9/9/11
September 9, 2011
Soundland is quickly approaching and the $55 wristband price expires TODAY at noon, so if you’ve been putting off buying one, this is your last chance to get them before the price goes up. A wristband gets you into all the shows, including M.Ward at War Memorial Auditorium, Ghostland Observatory at the Cannery, Foster the People at the 12th Ave block party stage, and everything else. Get them before it’s too late.
Now for this weekend’s goodness:
FRIDAY:
Cassino, The Silver Seas, Ryan Case @ The Basement. 9pm 21+ $7
Girls & Boys Nashville presents Classixx, Justin Faust, Crizzly, Coach and Hands Off Sam @ The Cannery. 9pm $10
And as I told you yesterday, I will be DJing alongside Dali Drama and Losici at the Wine Loft for Vitalic Noise’s new weekly party CRAVE. It’s FREE and goes from 10pm till last call.
SATURDAY:
Grimey’s presents the 12th south concert series ft. The Coolin’ System, D. Watusi, and Turkeys at Sevier Park. Starts at 6pm sharp and it’s FREE. Turkeys is the name of the supergroup featuring Jessi Darlin (of Those Darlins), Joey Scala (formerly PUJOL), Sean Thompson (formerly PUJOL), Jamin Orrall (JEFF the Brotherhood), and Luke Schneider (Cortney Tidwell). They played their debut show at Dino’s a few weeks back as a nameless band, so it’s good they finally settled on a name (and a fitting one at that).
Tetsuo w/ the 1-10’s @ Springwater. 21+ 10pm $5
SUNDAY:
Ben Swank presents Hate Life ft. the Black Belles (who backed Stephen Colbert on “Charlene II [I’m Over You]”) @ The Basement. 9pm 21+ $5
Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 9/2/11
September 2, 2011
I know I haven’t posted here in a week. Sorry y’all. Sometimes life gets in the way of a blog.
A few things to mention before the show listings…
- My longtime friend Matt Pusti has two musical identities- Makeup & Vanity Set and DAAS. He just released a new album CLE under the DAAS moniker and you should check it out on his bandcamp if you like glitchy/blippity/chill ambient experiments. It’s FREE.
- B) Remember The Explorers Club? They made a record that sounded like it could’ve been a lost Beach Boys album way back in 2008. Well they’re back and they have a new album coming out next spring called Grand Hotel, and it’s being mixed by none other than Mark Linett. They’re doing a series of EPs leading up to it, and it’s really easier if you just watch the youtube video they posted, in which they explain everything.
Now for the show listings…
FRIDAY:
Otis Redding Tribute ft. Chubby & The Dots and Judd Hall @ The Basement. 9pm $5 21+
SATURDAY:
Bad Cop, Ranch Ghost, Kingston Springs, Turtle Bangs @ Mt. Swag (2111 Gladstone Ave.) This will be my first Mt. Swag experience but I’ve it’s a pretty awesome house for shows. Starts at 8pm sharp, and costs $3.
Of Montreal, Yip Deceiver, Kishi Bashi @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $18
MONDAY: (since it’s labor day weekend y’all!)
The Basement’s Labor Day Party/Buttondown Bird announcement ft. Cortney Tidwell, William Tyler, Coupler, Derek Schartung. Cookout starts at 6pm, music at 7.
Have a great Labor Day Weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 8/26/11
August 26, 2011
After last weekend’s insanity, this weekend is a little more chill in the show department, but there’s still plenty of good music to be seen this weekend in Nashville.
FRIDAY:
Natural Child, Liquor Store, and Thelma & the Sleaze @ Springwater. 10pm 21+ $5 UPDATE: apparently Diarrhea Planet and Denny & the Jets are also on this bill.
SATURDAY:
The Features album release show w/ PUJOL and Seth Timbs Thing @ Mercy Lounge. 9pm $10 (In addition to the awesome lineup, former Feature guitarist Don Sergio’s new craftbrewery Calfkiller will have a special Features brew on tap. AND local chocolatiers Olive & Sinclair have made a special chocolate bar that will be sold as well. BEER AND CHOCOLATE=YES x 1,000!)
Sex Cult, Dirty Dreams, U-Nix, New Pleasure @ The End. $5 9pm
Canon Blue, Action!, Tyler James @ The Basement 9pm 21+ $10
SUNDAY:
Hate Life hosted by Ben Swank @ The Basement. I can’t find a lineup for this anywhere but whatever it is, it’ll be good and you should check it out. The past lineups have featured some good bands and good DJs spinning boogie-jams.
Have a great weekend!
A Few Good Shows: 8/19/11
August 19, 2011
Well, this weekend is literally bursting at the seams with awesome music to go see. So if you live in Nashville and you’re not out seeing at least 1 good show this weekend, you have a problem.
FRIDAY:
Heartbeater, Bows & Arrows, and Action! @ the 5 Spot. 9pm 21+ $5(This is Heartbeater’s FINAL show, so if you’re a fan, don’t miss it!)
GLOVES, w/ Vitalic Noise, Jenn Harbin, and Mindub @ Virago Rooftop. 9pm $3. My man Justin at Vitalic Noise has been consistently bringing top-notch touring DJs from around the world right to our doorstep here in Nashville, and this week he’s trying something new: a rooftop party. GLOVES is one of my favorite DJ/producers and his brand new remix of New Zealand up-and-comer Kimbra’s song “Cameo Lover” has been on repeat lately. And where’s he from? Melbourne Australia. I am repeatedly blown away by amount of amazing sexy/smooth disco goodness coming out of that city. Cut Copy, Miami Horror, Cassian… the list goes on and on. This is one not to miss! For more info check out the Vitalic Noise blog.
SATURDAY:
8th Ave South is gonna be a madhouse on Saturday night.
Nashville Cream 5th anniversary party w/ The Features, Tristen, and Evan P. Donohue @ Third Man Records. 8pm, SOLD OUT. If you snoozed, you loozed. As I understand it, The Features will be playing a very special set that’s different from their album release party at Mercy Lounge 1 week later.
Up The Antics Nashville Block Party w/ Turbo Fruits, Delta Spirit, The Rosebuds, Surfer Blood, and The Wild Feathers @ Mercy Lounge/Cannery parking lot. 6pm, 18+, FREE w/ RSVP here.
Up The Antics afterparty w/ DJ set from Pat Mahoney (of LCD Soundsystem) @ Mercy Lounge. FREE w/ above RSVP.
Kyle Andrews in-store performance at Grimey’s. FREE, 5pm
The Clutters, Chocolate Horse, Century Club @ the 5 Spot. 9pm 21+ $5
SUNDAY:
Nashville’s Dead presents: Heavy Cream, Feral Beat, Useless Eaters @ The Basement. 9pm 21+ $5.
I have a feeling Nashville’s collective liver is gonna be hurting after this weekend.
My former bandmate and friend Seth Graves is hosting his 2nd quasi-annual Rock & Roll Science Fair tonight at Mercy Lounge, and it’s gonna be a blast. I’d like to think this blog was the original inspiration for Seth’s idea a couple years back, but that might a bit presumptuous. Regardless, obviously this is something I’m 100% behind. The lineup is fantastic and quite diverse:
Bad Cop
Sam & Tre
Thelma & the Sleaze
Leslie Keffer
Look What I Did
Hobbledieons
Spiderfriends Siberian Traps
Gay Vibes (Seth’s new sludge-core band.)
All bands and attendees are encouraged to bring some sort of science fair project. As with all 8 off 8ths it’s 100% FREE, 21+, and starts around 9pm. Get your nerd on.
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