
Not only is this weekend sure to stuff your face with all sorts of foods you probably wouldn't let yourself get away with on a usual basis, but it also comes stock with an unusual amount of awesome shows here in the Bluff City. Thursday (11/24) will kick things off with a rocking show from Arma Secreta at the Hi-Tone . They'll be releasing their new LP Dependent Lividity , so anyone who loves new music (and music [...]

John K. Samson of The Weakerthans at MHOW (09/18/09) Photo : Matt Fricovsky ( more ) Aug 25 2011 Seether Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ 07:00 PM Buy Tickets Amex presale begins: Thu, 07/14/11 09:00 AM [...]
Ingram Hill - Memphis trio best known for their deft blending of power trio riff rock and melodic power pop unplug for an acoustic collection of a ten catalog album tracks and fan favorites as well as a couple of new songs...described as a "living room" recording, the sessions were produced by frontman/guitarist Justin Moore // Release : Blue Room Afternoon (Just out, Rock Ridge/iTunes exclusive) // Sounds like : "a look into what the songs sounded like when we first wrote them" says Moore...peeling away the production depth and volume of the [...]

Memphis-based rock trio Ingram Hill are playing a Capital Ale House tonight and I think their music fits perfectly in that venue. From the group's bio: Ingram Hill would probably love to have it look as if their latest album, "Look Your Best," was as easy-breezy to create as the lyrics suggest, but lead singer/guitarist Justin Moore says it was made with a great deal of hard work, determination, and grit. "I think it felt like we were in a place in our career where we really were going through a stressful time," says [...]
Queen was my first musical love and, re-listening to these tunes for this post, I remember why. Few dispute Freddie Mercury’s position as one of the greatest frontmen of all time, but Brian May’s absurd guitar playing and Roger Taylor’s rock-solid drumming helped propel these tunes to another dimension. As a kid I never went beyond the greatest hits, and I never needed to. They’re that good. So here are some of said hits, done different. Electric Six - Radio Ga Ga The Detroit six-piece behind [...]
What a post delay, huh? I'm very much the type of person whose interests come in waves and the blog wave just didn't hit me for a while there. Long-time readers are accustomed to this pattern, so I won't necessarily apologize, but I felt a warning was necessary for newer readers. Blah, blah, blah, but now the weather smacks of fall (and fall's my favorite) and the wave crashed into me today and here I am. Another wave that's pummeled me (aside form a momentary desire to use annoying Internet abbreviations) the past week is [...]