Nashville's Dead

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it probably more than once: Daniel Pujol is a hard-working dude. In our list of Hardest Working Nashvillians, he’s definitely in the top 5. He’s got his cassette release tonight [we’ll post about that again later] two more house shows lined up in the next week, couple more shows on top of that, recording for a 7″, and getting ready for another tour [And he’s been writing up some gems for us, you’ll see soon.] Oh, and he’s in grad school right now?! Geez. Anyways, here’s some info about a couple other shows he’s playing coming up. This Saturday at The Willow with Spandy Candies and a couple touring bands and then Monday night at the Rabbit Hole with Looks Like a Snake [one of the most underrated local bands, those guys rule], TV Torso, and Darwin Deez. How’s that grab ya?

What better way is there to celebrate Veteran’s Day than with Those Darlins and The King Khan & BBQ Show? Yeah! With the way shows have been going in this town, you can go ahead and expect tonight to be a rocking and rolling BBQ storm full of fun. And our buddy Ben from Third Man Records is going to be on the ones-and-twos tonight, you know, slinging out all the best White Stripes, Dead Weather, Jack White-related jams there are [You’re required to do that since you work for Third Man, right? Just yolking, baby. We know you’ve got your steez on lock.] Seriously guys, unless you’re Lita-ing out tonight, make your way down to Exit/In: 1. King Khan + BBQ rule 2. Those Darlins rule and 3. Ben from Third Man really knows how to get ’em wet on the dance floor. See you tonight!!

Ok ladies, we’ve been doing this blog for a minute or two now and we’re thinking about changing it up a bit. Don’t worry, nothing drastic. How’s abouts we talk about one new band everyday? They don’t have to be from Nashville, we just have to like them. Sound good? I mean, we’re still gonna keep doing all the Nashy-related goods. We just thought this might be a good way to up our content, you know, really get viral. WE’RE GOIN’ VIRAL!

This all-star duo is from Orlando, FL and they’ve quickly become one of our favorite rock and roll tag-teams. Tim and Sam [arms above] shell out simple, raw, almost-kind-of-stupid punk jams. Because of the name of the band and the names of the songs [ “Friends Mistaken for Brothers” or “She Left Me for God” are both candidates for best trackname this year] you’d probably think this band is a joke. And you’d be kind of right. But also wrong. I mean, in a time where everything is over-produced and kids think that Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA” is better than Jonathan Richman’s “Parties in the USA“, we just need something that we can listen to and hear that makes us think “Fuck that”. So, I guess for us, listening to Magic and the Johnsons is like saying “Fuck you” to Miley and the Jo-Bros and all the mickey-moused bologna. Plus, we just really like it. Unfortuanately, M&TheJ’s are now on hiatus because Tim is in the Air Force. Here’s some photos from their last show from super rad Florida zine Kickbright. Sam’s in another band called The Shreds and they are planning to go on tour in the early nether-parts of next year with St. Dad. Nashville. Yes?

Word on the street is that Aerosmith are finally calling it quits! We typically don’t like to bash on bands or mention bands that we’re not big fans of around here, but we’re pretty stoked at the idea of Aerosmith not being around anymore. Rumor is that Steve-y babe quit the band to pursue some solo stuff. We’ll ring Liv up and get all the details tomorrow. As for now, we go out and celebrate the thought of it.