Sooooo one week from tomorrow, I turn 28. In honor of this less than momentous birthday and my increasing oldness, I thought this year called for a little bit of a birthday shindig. And crazy music girl that I am, I thought the appropriate birthday party for a DJ and music blogger would, of course, be a show. And you're all invited. Next Friday, September 18th (my birthday eve - my actual b-day is the 19th), I'll be partying it up with three kick-asstic local bands over in East Nashville at The 5 Spot [...]
DJ Shadow. The Avalanches. Those are some wickedly good producers/djs/artists right? How would you feel if I threw the UK's Organ Morgan (aka Mathew Mayes) in the mix. You'd probably... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Tristen: "Matchstick Murder" from Tristen on Vimeo . [mp3] Tristen: "Eager For Your Love" We here at Stark are delighted to bring you "Matchstick Murder" the debut video from amazing Nashville songwriter Tristen . You know her from her impressive NY debut at our Northside showcase and from our plentiful posts on her in the past. Jeff Wyatt Wilson filmed and directed this video as part of a feature on Tristen that will [...]
Fleetwood Mac - "Say You Love Me" *Quality, not the best, but deal. It's nice music! Last night, Nashville went back in time. Not with Doc, but with host Nashville Cream -- radio promo done by Out the Other . Caitlin Rose , Tristen , And the Relatives , Turbo Fruits and other local bands took to the stage at [...]
And The Relatives "Animals" from Lake Fever Sessions on Vimeo . And The Relatives = Patrick Rodgers, Eli Beaird , and Andrew Brassel . Garland Sisters = Tristen and Caitlin Rose ________ All those pictured above are good friends of Stark Online; be it Patrick Rodgers with whom some of us worked and attended Bonnaroo with; Eli Beaird and Andrew Brassel , with [...]
Five minutes. Three personalities. One dude. I'm sure many of you remember recently defunct local rockers The Glib. What most of you don't know is that the band was originally formed solely by singer ... Continue reading ""Five Minutes With The Glib" Podcast Does Week of Nashville Themed Episodes" >
You might remember YouTube user tinycorkscrew from this post a few months back. He or she is the one who did us the saintly deed of posting rare videos of Brainiac performing at Lucy's Record Shop i... Continue reading "Golden Nugget: Videos of Ocelots Playing Springwater Posted on YouTube" >
#25. And the Relatives - " Animals " Kicking off this year's countdown is And the Relatives, who over the course of the last year, year and a half have absolutely become one of my favorite Nashville bands. This is off of their new EP Animals , which is one of my favorite local releases (and favorite releases, period) this year. #24. Little Joy - " No One's Better Sake " Little Joy was a pleasant surprise toward the end of this [...]
Fire on Fire Where: South Portland, Maine To-Be-Released: The Orchard (12/10/08,Young God Records) Sounds Like: The Band, Arcade Fire, Old Crow Medicine Show Myspace After releasing a beautiful handmade, self-titled EP, Fire on Fire are set to roar on to the scene with their debut album. The Orchard is orchestral-bluegrass, roots-rock...that rocks. There are elements of past Americana influences such as The Band, coupled with modern-day, Acrade Fire-esque harmonies. The album sounds like [...]
Thursday feels like the real first day of the festival, which is no surprise really, considering the fact that there are fifteen different showcases for you to choose from, or hop in between. Yes, FIFTEEN. It's enough to make your head spin, which is one of the main reasons I decided to do these showcase-by-showcase preview posts in the first place. This is going to be a night of tough decisions no matter what your tastes in music veer towards - you've got several different brands of rock and singer-songwriter stuff to choose from. [...]
There are more than 130 bands playing this year's Next Big Nashville , and like I said the other day, that's a HUGE list of performers to digest - some of which are familiar names around town, some of which I'll admit I've never seen, heard, or maybe even heard of. So what's the best way to learn more about these artists? Ask them some questions! Here's the first in a series of mini-interviews I'll be running from now until the festival kicks off on September 5. [...]
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