Paint the Picture
Our frens over at Third Man are giving us the goods this week all the way from Londontown. Ultimate Painting will be bringing their jingle-jangle, lackadaisical pops to the Blue Room. These Londoners would fit the bill during just about any stage of Flying Nun’s roster, even the current manifestation distributed by Captured Tracks. Equally fitting, Bill and Lisa Roe…
BANGIN week coming up. Sheer Mag and Pinecones come together for one sick show at the Stone Fox tonight, there’s one for the weirdos with Craow and more at Drkmttr tomorrow, and then Thursday happens. One night, four shows: Ultimate Painting at Third Man, Alloy Orchestra at the Belcourt, Sonny Vincent at the Basement, and…
THE RUNDOWN – 9.7.2015 – 9.13.2015
Tomorrow night Natural Child and more are at Fond Object while the Coathangers are at the Stone Fox, Andrew W.K. is at Exit/In on Wednesday while Mild High Club and Savoy Motel are at the new DIY spot Drkmttr, the FMRL group are hosting Ahleuchatistas at Portland Brew on Friday, Ralph Stanley is playing a…
THE RUNDOWN – 8.31.2015 – 9.6.2015
TONITE is the return of our man Dylan Simon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Roller Skain’ series, Thursday night brings us Fox Fun and our newest faves Teddy’s Rough Riders at the East Room, Negative Scanner is at the Basement on Friday, ex-Strange Boy Ryan Sambol is playing Fond Object on Saturday, and Grooms are closing…
Toonie Loons
You probably already know West Coast hardcore label Iron Lung Records as a synonym for Total Control, but they are also building their roster easterly with Berlin’s Diat. The sound of the German trio is not too far off the pool of British punk and post-punk that Total Control draws from, ie. Killing Joke and Crisis. However, Diat explores a…
THE RUNDOWN – 07.27.2015 – 08.02.2015
In the all-too-apt words of Bill Watterson, the days are just packed. Wow, Ghostface Killer and Raekwon are at Marathon tomorrow, so that will be incredible. For those lamenting old Nashville, Friday is a classic Nashville night with our sweet queen Dolly Parton will be Ryman-rocking meanwhile our favorite mom-country artist Shania Twain will be stadium-rocking at Bridgestone. Not to mention, the same night heavyweights Hans…
THE RUNDOWN – 7.20.2015 – 7.26.2015
Wow, we have been truly blessed this week. Gnarwhal opens for Melt Banana at Exit/In tonight while the Belcourt’s Music City Mondays series continues with a Johnny Cash documentary from 1969. Tuesday rolls on with a couple big shows at Queen Ave and at Betty’s. Friday brings a blue pill and a red pill: Bully has their…
THE RUNDOWN – 7.13.2015 – 7.19.2015
Not the craziest week ahead, but there are still kicks to be gotten, steam to be blown. Mom and Dad are at Queen Ave. tonight, Big Surr play the End on Thursday, and Sunseeker are at the Stone Fox on Saturday. Sunday is the big blowout with Promised Land Sound, Ranch Ghost, Gnarwhal, and more…