Friday, January 2, 2009
Cream Calendar Weekend Round-Up: 2009 Style!
Posted by D. Patrick Rodgers on Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Hope everyone had a fun and safe time ringing in the New Year this week. And it looks like the first weekend of Two-Thousand-Fine will be offering up a sundry handful of treats for the Nashville rock 'n' roll consumer. While pickin's are thin tonight, there will at least be a midnight showing of Back to the Future at The Belcourt, so get into that or whatever. Saturday evening, on the other hand, boasts a host of impressive bills to choose from:
Of Montreal w/Fire Zuave at Cannery Ballroom. This will be the first showing from Elephant 6's pride-and-joy in a hot minute. Be on the lookout for fresh tunes off of OM's latest, Skeletal Lamping, as well as Kevin Barnes' ding-dong (
Luke from Character's Birthday Bash feat. The Features, Hotpipes, My Tyger and a potential guest appearance from someone secret at The Basement. There will also be DJ sets from Dave Paulson, Adam Gold, D-Funk and Curse of the Drinking Class. If this is the type of fanfare Schneider gets for turning 29, I can't wait for dude's 30th birthday.
Shoot the Mountain w/Cuttlefish, Tigers Con Queso and Vermicious K'nids at Springwater. This, I'd have to say, is one of the better recent examples of great-band-bad-band-name lineups.
Branded Sons w/Pale Blue Dot and Caitlin Rose at The 5 Spot. For all you bitter East Siders who wouldn't even cross the river if Lou Reed played Springwater.
So there you have it. A difficult decision, no doubt. If it gets too tough for you to decide, you could always just stay home and listen to Porn for the Blind, undoubtedly the most simultaneously heartwarming and disturbing website I've come across in weeks. You'll thank me.
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yea, that springwater show really has four(4) of the worst band names going. i have no suggestions, i'm just saying. actually, if it was tigers with cheese that would be pretty sweet, but i know i'm not the first or the last one to think that.
The Basement, for Luke, if nothing else. Oh, yeah, and the Features are pretty damn good, too.
Normally, I would be all about an Of Montreal show, but Skeletal Lamping is pants. Sorry, Kev.
And yes, Tigers Con Queso is a dreadful band name. Never really gave them a chance because of it, I'll admit.
yeahh... well. Tigers Con Queso is what you get when you agree to let a random audience member name your band at your first show.
makes for a good story, though?
I really don't feel like Tigers Con Queso is so bad. Vermicious K'nids, on the other hand...I'm aware it's a Roald Dahl reference, but damn. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue too well, does it?
Hello was looking for the best time to travel to Nashville to see the most live music in a single week. Do u guys have any local music fest, leaning of course towards the rock side of life. Kennyd
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