Nashville's Dead

WHERE DA POOL AT? It’s getting hot, Nashville. Summer’s upon us, and it feels GOOD. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s gonna be a slow week for shows, but that doesn’t mean things will be completely dead. Cheap Time is playing at Ye Olde Stone Fox tomorrow, and R. Stevie Moore and Deluxin’ are playing at the End on Sunday. That should enough to hold you over for a week, right? And look at it this way…with that extra time you’ll have, you can go ahead and locate all the choice pools to crash the rest of the summer. Do yr thing…

Monday May 20

:: Ode and Ide
:::: North of Nashville Band
@ the Basement
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

:: Soul Radics
:::: Sammy K and East los 3
:::::: Fury
@Foobar
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

Tuesday May 21

:: Last Year’s Men
:::: Cheap Time
@ the Stone Fox
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: The WhiteWall Gentlemen
:::: The Scorchin’ Sons
:::::: Joel Heumann
@ The End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Jim Oblon
:::: Joey Plunkett
@ Foobar
$Free – 21+ – 9:30PM

Wednesday May 22

:: Rick Brantley
:::: Clare Dunn
@ Exit/In
$5 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Blank Range
:::: Julia Haltigan
:::::: Kendra Morris
@ the Basement
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

:: Lipstick
:::: Black Shag
:::::: Ziona Li Riley
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

Thursday May 23

:: The Lonely Wild
:::: Little Bandit
:::::: Banditos
@ the Stone Fox
$7 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Golder Spurs
:::: Shy Guy
:::::: T.Rust
@ Foobar
$3 – 21+ – 9PM

:: Tiger Blood
:::: The Sideshow Tragedy
@ the 5 Spot
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

:: Hellyeah (Editor’s note: woooof)
:::: Voodoo Prophet
:::::: Oblivion Myth
@ Exit/In
$25 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Vandaveer
:::: The Breedings
@ the High Watt
$10 – 18+ – 9PM

Friday May 24

:: Bear Cub
:::: The Great Barrier Reefs
:::::: Andrew Leahey
:::::::: Levi Weaver
@ the 5 Spot
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: La Force
:::: Coach
@ the Stone Fox
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Stagolee
:::: The Weakenders
:::::: The Future
:::::::: William the Accountant
@ the Basement
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

:: Wheat House
:::: The Opposed
:::::: Cryptic Calling
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Night Beds
@ Mercy Lounge
$10 – 18+ – 9PM

Saturday May 25

:: Loretta Lynn
:::: Rory + Joey
@ Loretta Lynn’s Ranch
$A lot (probs worth it) – All ages – 8PM

:: Josephine Foster
:::: Honey Locust
:::::: The Cherry Blossoms
@ the Stone Fox
$7 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Vortices
:::: Jackboot
:::::: Soma
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

Sunday May 26

:: The Woolen Men
:::: Lame Drivers
:::::: R. Stevie Moore
:::::::: Deluxin’
@ the End
$7 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Arum Rae
@ the Basement
$5 – 21+ – 8PM

TWO WORDS: FUCKIN RIPPER. That’s the best way to describe Milk Music’s new LP Cruise Your Illusion that came out last month via Fat Possum. Mixing the best elements of the Wipers, Husker Du, and maybe even a little Neil Young, Milk Music have really set the bar with this one with Nick Coxen’s shredding ability on full display throughout the entire recording. In an age when endless punk albums from many different subgenres are readily available for anyone who’s got a mind to track them down, it’s a pretty amazing feat to come up with something as original as “Cruise Your Illusion” while still staying in the parameters of what made this type of music relevant in the first place. Consider this a recommendation. Oh Yeah, Milk Music and Destruction Unit are playing the Stone Fox on June 2nd. You should probably go. Stream a track from “Cruise Your Illusion” below.

Milk Music – “Cruising with God”

–Editor’s note: Crenshaw Mafia is a true Memphis punk rocker. You may recognize him from his zine, Achtung!, or his band, Ex-Cult. We’re thrilled to have him writing for us.

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We read the blogs, we check the boards, we keep out ears close to the ground, but still we somehow miss out on big news from time to time. Case-in-point: a track from the new Oblivians record was released a month ago! Did you know that shit? We did not know that shit. The track, “I’ll Be Gone,” is the first single off their new record, Desperation. It definitely sounds like a post-Reigning Sound Greg Cartwright song, but it’s still cool to hear how that sorta thing comes out when put through the Oblivians filter. Pre-order for Desperation went up a couple days ago, so head over to In the Red if you want the limited color vinyl. Peep the track below…

The Oblivians – “I’ll Be Gone”

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With him not tour as much and seemingly putting his focus on Fuzz, we were beginning to wonder if we would get a solo offering from Ty Segall before the end of the year. We didn’t have to wonder for too long as the Golden State Warrior announced plans for his next LP yesterday. Sleeper [due out Aug. 20 on Drag City] will be the first proper Ty record since last year’s Twins, and even the thirty second teaser video has it showing serious promise. Check it below and get ready.

It’s Monday. Did you tell your mom you loved her yesterday? You better hope so because there are some pretty sick shows with parental ticket prices this week (also moms deserve all the luv they can get. Rodriguez is tonight at the Ryman, and Kris Kristofferson will be there on Wednesday. For more attainable shows, there’s Titus Andronicus at the Stone Fox tonight, and a pretty good show happening at the Other Basement on Thursday. Catch it all below and get out there. Maybe call your mom too.

Monday May 13

:: Titus Andronicus
:::: The So So Glos
:::::: Diarrhea Planet
@ the Stone Fox
$12 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Rodriguez
@ the Ryman
$35 – All ages – 7:30PM

:: Alpha and Omega
:::: Bent Life
:::::: The Beautiful Ones
:::::::: Focused Minds
:::::::::: Chained
:::::::::::: Street Debt
@ Little Hamilton
$10 – All ages- 8PM

:: Tera Melos
:::: TTNG
@ Exit/In
$12 – 18+ – 7PM

Tuesday May 14

:: Billy & the Mats
:::: Southerner
:::::: Phin
:::::::: Trey Blackman
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: The Breeders
@ Cannery Ballroom
$20 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Sarina-Joi Crowe
:::: Kelsey Harmon
:::::: Chris Nathan
@ the High Watt
$6 – 18+ – 9PM

Wednesday May 15

:: Endless Summers
:::: Dirty Dreams
:::::: Kin Ship
@ the Stone Fox
$7 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Kris Kristofferson
@ the Ryman
$35 – All ages – 7:30PM

:: 17 Stories
:::: Forwards Edwards
:::::: The Tin Crows
:::::::: Ripley
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Kvelertak
:::: Black Tusk
:::::: Cancer Bats
@ Exit/In
$14 – 18+ – 8PM

Thursday May 16

:: Ttotals
:::: Forwards Edwards
:::::: Paperhaus
@ the Other Basement
$5 – All ages – 9PM

:: Octaves
@ the Owl Farm
$5 – All ages – 8PM

:: Ponychase
@ the 5 Spot
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

:: New Wave Rebellion
:::: The Static Trees
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Jess Chambers
:::: Brad Jones
:::::: Runs with Bulls
:::::::: The Rouge
@ the Basement
$7 – 21+ – 9PM

Friday May 17

:: James Wallace & the Naked Light
:::: Frontier Ruckus
:::::: Fox Bear Snake
@ the Stone Fox
$10 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Scorpion Child
:::: Slick
:::::: BludEagle
@ the End
$10 – 18+ – 9PM

:: ninedays
:::: Brad Passons
@ Exit/In
$10 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Ethan Ballinger
:::: Young Summer
@ the Basement
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

Saturday May 18

:: The Delta Saints
:::: The Memphis Dawls
:::::: The Deep Fried Fives
@ Centennial Park
$Free – All ages – 2PM

:: SPACE IS THE PLACE
@ the Stone Fox
$Free – 18+ – 9PM

:: Debonair
@ the Owl Farm
$5 – All ages – 8PM

:: Bobby Bare Jr.
:::: Birdcloud
:::::: The Grenadines
@ the Basement
$8 – 21+ – 9PM

:: The Avett Brothers
@ Bridgestone Arena
$Lots – All ages – 8PM

:: Lobo
:::: Cryogen Second
:::::: Iraconji
:::::::: Ten Ton Gun
@ the End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

Sunday May 19

:: Wei Zhongle
:::: Caleb Gegory
:::::: Cherry Blossoms
@ the Owl Farm
$5 – All ages – 8PM

:: Ariel Hill
:::: Alicia Michilli
:::::: Levi Ray
@ the Basement
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

CRAZY SPIRIT

After releasing one of the best records of 2012 (looking at you Hank Wood & the Hammerheads), we haven’t heard to much out of the Toxic State Records camp lately. That doesn’t mean they haven’t been doing anything. It just means we’re a bunch of jabronies and are in need getting the low-down from our main man DD666. Looks like the just put on a pretty sick festival, and now there’s a compilation LP to boot. Ground Zero, released on Toxic State to coincide with the festival, is pretty slab that gives you a tastes of all the currently NY punk scene has to offer including tracks from Crazy Spirit, Dawn of Humans, and the aforementioned Hammerheads. Check out the latter’s track below, and pick up the comp here or download it for free here (label’s permission included!).

Hank Wood & the Hammerheads – “Five Million Eggs”

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Our favorite bogus bros have been hitting the road hard lately: tours, Coachella, and opening for the Flaming Lips. Baby boys are moving on up, and a couple days ago, we were treated with the first new material from JEFF since the release of Hypnotic Nights last summer. The track, “Melting Place,” is included in the free Garage Swim sampler released this week. It’s a return to their more stoner-y, hard rock side. We’re talking Rafiki’s Vision-era JEFF here. That’s something we can always get behind. Check out the track below, and download the entire sampler for free here. It features additional unreleased tracks from Cheap Time, Mikal Cronin, the Gories, Thee Oh Sees, and more.

JEFF the brotherhood – Melting Place

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We’ve been repping Mikal Cronin’s magic for several years now. It seems like only yesterday that Moonhearts were playing at Glenn Danzig’s House. From his time with them to his collaborative efforts with Ty Segall to his solo debut two years ago on Trouble In Mind, we have always been clear on exactly how we feel about the Cron-bone. In a time where “garage rock” is a term and genre abused by lazy journalists and musicians alike, Mikal has never been afraid to rise above the trends. Truly smart songwriting and a blind dedication to pop music has shaped him into one of the more relevant artists in American rock and roll. Today marks the release of his second solo full-length, MCII, and it doesn’t disappoint one bit. On the contrary, it gives you everything you could want from a Mikal Cronin record while also giving you more. More sweet melodies, more orchestration, more crooners, more dancers. We don’t want to get too excited, but this might be the one that takes him to the next level. Pick it up here, and see him at the Stone Fox on June 24.

Mikal Cronin – Shout It Out

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