Nashville rock supergroup Million Dollar Emperors had planned to toast the release of their excellent eponymous debut album back on Jan. 29 with a performance in The Lounge at Eastside Bowl, but the icepocalypse forced them to postpone their celebration. Well, this Saturday the band will finally get to celebrate the album, which was released to all the major digital platforms on Jan. 17, with a show in The ’58 at the same venue. The record’s 10 tracks hit a sweet spot between classic British rock of the 1970s and Southern rock of that same era. Featuring five veterans of the Nashville rock scene — Joe Blanton (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica), Tim Carroll (lead guitar, vocals), Robert Logue (bass), Seth Timbs (keyboards, vocals) and Jonathan Bright (drums, vocals) — the group makes its experience evident in the accomplished songwriting and tight performances throughout the album. Even though they are the headliners, MDE will play the middle set of Saturday’s three-act bill, and they plan to perform the entire album in sequence. Timbs will kick off the evening with a set of material from his latest solo album Idle Hands, while punk- and power-pop-influenced Friend or Foe will close the show.
7:30 p.m. at The ’58 at Eastside Bowl
1508A Gallatin Pike S., Madison
