Lord Goldie at The East Room's 10th anniversary celebration, 6/10/2022
As far as the local small-club landscape and the bands that populate it are concerned, East Room GM and talent buyer Taylor Cole is not just in the loop — he is the loop. Also the leader and namesake of maximalist pop ensemble Tayls, Cole assumed booking duties at The East Room in 2016. Since then, the towheaded Tullahoma native has solidified the unassuming Gallatin Avenue show-space’s standing as a vital proving ground for rising locals and touring acts alike. With the venue turning 10 in June, you can bet he threw a big party. For the three-day affair, Cole — never one to shy from cross-genre bills — amassed a stylistically varied cast of seasoned and newer players, spanning Peachy’s smartass Muffs- and Sleater-Kinney-inspired punk-pop stylings to Oginalii’s technical yet soulful headbanging, Heru Heru’s cerebral posi-hip-hop and the risqué, outspoken stand-up of local comedy institution Brad Sativa. Cheers to scene unity — and future East Room jubilees.
