What Nashville band will be playing at London's Hyde Park this summer?
Kings of Leon, actually. But what Nashville band might be playing there, too, if they win the Hard Rock Cafe's "Ambassadors of Rock" contest in which they are now one of 10 bands to make the final cut? That would be
The Cold Stares.
Go check out this video of them playing at the Hard Rock, and vote for them if you feel like doing that. The guitarist Chris Tapp looks kind of like a cross between Roger Clemens and Jonathan "Sus-Dog" Susman, and is a real wild man onstage. (Let's just say that if he was your boss, every day would be Casual Friday.) “With Nashville being known to the outside world as primarily 'country,' " Tapp says in a press release, "I believe we can get our fellow Nashvillians to help us show the world that Nashville rocks and bust that stereotype."
You heard the man, Nashville! Wait, you don't know The Cold Stares? They're like the Randy Moore and the Fabulous Suedes of rock duos! They're like the motherfucking Starlume of prog-blues! They've been together for almost two years! Well, anyway, according to the release, "The band is booking another Nashville show," so watch out for them. Rock over London.
