Piece of Crop
Among the Nashville bands readying 7-inch vinyl singles for upcoming release is Crop Circle Hoax, the power-pop quintet led by Cole Carter, one of Music City’s most engaging smart-alecks and Ed McMahon impersonators. The single will contain a duet featuring Carter’s wife (and utility vocalist) Kim and is due for release this fall. In the meantime, the group plays Lucy’s Record Shop Friday, Oct. 6, in a show that doubles as a birthday party for the band’s friend M.B. Trask. Even if you don’t know Ms. Trask, says Carter, you’re encouraged to bring a gift. Sharing the bill are Dick ’n’ Jayne and the San Francisco band Hugh, which features John Murray, formerly of local band Wishcraft.
Somehow, in our listing last week, we supplied all the vital information about the 10-band extravaganza Red Moon Jam ’95 except the date. The show takes place Saturday, Oct. 7, just off Hwy. 269 on Moto-X Road in Christiana; follow the signs to find the event. Bands include Surfing the Coaldust and Charlie’s Attic; food vendors and tattoo artists will be on hand as well. Gates open at 10 a.m., and admission is $8.
When you want to raise awareness of teen health services, nothing works like screaming surf guitar and rampaging wildmen in dresses belting out punk anthems. But we’re not the first ones to make this logical connection: That honor goes instead to Lotsa Cool Bands, a free concert sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee.
The concert, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Centennial Park Band Shell, features an impressive list of Nashville alternative faves, including Fun Girls From Mt. Pilot, Thee Phantom 5ive, Teen Idols, Surfing the Coaldust, Deep Voodoo and The Vacancy. Kids can mosh even as they learn valuable lessons about the wide variety of health services available locally to teens, including the Crisis Intervention Center, the Oasis Center, One-In-Teen, Nashville CARES, and Crittenden Services. Mostly, though, they can just mosh. The concert lasts from noon to 7 p.m.; call 353-0755 for more information.
What sounds like a strong contender for the year’s best show is also the worst-kept secret in town. 328 Performance Hall closes the year down one day early on Dec. 30 with a dream-team lineup of electric Nashville honky-tonk: headliners Jason and the Scorchers with special guests Shaver and BR5-49. Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 30.
’s solo album Highway Diaries will be released Oct. 17 by L.A.’s Little Dog Records, the label founded by producer/guitarist Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam). Finlin, formerly of the Thieves, will be touring the South this fall with Jesse Dayton and Nashville residents Duane Jarvis and Buddy Miller on the so-called “Eclectic Glide Tour.” Finlin’s songs really come alive in performance, so if he comes through town, don’t miss him.
