If i didn't know better, I'd swear this show was happening at Glen Danzig's House.
In case you missed the memo: THE REMAINS ARE PLAYING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE BASEMENT!!!
No really, that's what the memo says. Caps-lock, exclamation points and all. And I got to interview head Remain and longtime Nashville resident Barry Tashian! I can hardly contain my excitement! (OK, I removed some of my fan-boy squealing, but that's for your benefit.) For those who aren't hip to The Remains: For shame, 'cause they are quite possibly the greatest garage band in the history of the genre. Need proof? Try their lone Epic Records full-length on for size. It'll blow your ever-loving mind. It's pure rock 'n' roll perfection — the kind you kids and your house shows seem to love.
This is one of the most baddest bands to ever walk the earth, and they'll be playing a super-rare, super-intimate show at The Basement. It's the kind of show that record nerds dream about at night — Barry even said they're playing nothing but the classics! Have I convinced you that you need to be there yet? Maybe? Put this in your pope and smike it. Ya, I knew you were gonna dig that one. You can't mess with the Remains — this band is baaaaaaaaaaaaad-ass. Needless to say, I was more than a little stoked to talk to Barry. I've been a fan since I was a kid, when some kind, benevolent record store clerk hipped me to their Greatest Hits. I've been resisting the temptation to stalk Barry since I moved down here nine years ago. Glad it didn't have to come to that.
Check the interview — sans fan-boy squeals — after the jump.
