Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Creamtastic Throw the Hammer Down: Competition for Road to Bonnaroo's Feb. 22 Installment Gets Fierce [MP3 from the NCOs]
Posted by D Patrick Rodgers on Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:32 PM
That's it! The gauntlet is being thrown down! Well, I guess it's a hammer in this instance, but the point is that competition is fierce. The first installation in the second annual Road to Bonnaroo series is nearly upon us -- as evidenced by this concise and informative Critic's Pick -- and certain bands have already begun to stir the pot, or drum up some competish, if you will.
Ever the self-promoters, Moon Taxi have created a Facebook event page to encourage their fans to show up and vote on Feb. 22. With 202 confirmed guests (though we all know some folks get a little click-happy with attendance confirmations) and the benefit of being shoeless-jam-fan-friendly, they might just have the competitive edge. Color-coded piano-popsters Parachute Musical also have an event page (91 confirmed guests), as do proggy pop-rock troupe Born Empty (87 fans ... and they sound like Coheed and Cambria). Mona, Ponderosa, Kyle Andrews and Cream favorites The Privates are also competing. But here's where the hammer truly drops: The Non-Commissioned Officers have recorded a very special and supremely sexy promotional tune to get your ass out to the show, and it features the pitch-perfect squealing and inexplicably Barry White-esque rumblings of Eric Lehning. Listen below. And note to competing RtB bands: Send us your propaganda (cream [at] nashvillescene [dot] com). Let's make this shit a real competition!
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Just so everyone knows the drill, here are the rules for voting that night: http://www.mercylounge.com/calendar/venue/mercy/2010/02/22/8-off-8th/
Why the hell isn't KNAPSACKHEROES! in this competition? I saw them last night and they blew my freaking mind. They're the only band I've seen in Nashville in well over a year that's actually doing something new. They ought to be headlining Bonnaroo!
Was "Throw the Hammer Down" made by the Mercy Lounge staff or maybe a Cream editor? It's pretty obvious Mona Lisa and Ponderosa Steakhouse aren't given much of a chance; hell Kyle Andrews wasn't even mentioned and Mercy loves him and his tracks. Parachute has a great shot, and would deserve to win. I don't pay much attention to anything the Cream says about Moon Taxi because they've obviously never heard them but continue to shit on them. They sold out the Exit/In 3 times already. I'm gonna spend my Monday night eating $5 burgers at Sportsman's.
Jan, "Hammer" was made by Non-Coms members Buddy Hughen and Eric Lehning. Any member of any of the competing bands who would like us to post something similar can send it along to the email I provided in the post.
I have heard Moon Taxi. I don't personally care for it, but I hardly think this post "shits" on them, as you put it.
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