December 2010 Archives

Jimmy Eat World -- Jim's sporting semi-Beiber hair in the middle.  Photo courtesy of band's Facebook page

Jimmy Eat World Interview

The crowned champions of alternative/emo, Jimmy Eat World, returned to the scene in 2010 with their album Invented and an international tour. The Mesa, Ariz. natives have released numerous critically acclaimed albums and hit singles since their…

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2010: Top 10 Discoveries

2010: Top 10 Discoveries

Kindergarten Circus I first saw them at Rock the Block on the Exit/In stage right after they released their No More Wizards seven inch.  At first glance, I thought they it was a group of 14 year-old getting ready to play their first gig, but…

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Murdock (final show) at Rocketown.  Photo credit: Sandrene Mathews

Murdock (final show), Stuck Lucky, Dollarhyde, Born Without Bones at Rocketown 12-21-10

All photos by Sandrene Mathews

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Records and Ramen: Nick Hardy

Records and Ramen: Nick Hardy

Picture this: a young, skinny kid ska kid, a junior in college. He has short, scraggly hair and likely an RX Bandits shirt on. He’s standing in the back of crowd that just danced away all their energy to the likes of Westbound Train, Deals Gone…

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The Beat Officers at the Save WRVU Benefit at Clothing Xchange  Photo credit: Ashley Curtis

Photo Gallery: Save WRVU Benefit Show at Clothing Exchange

In an effort to garner funds in support of the campaign to Save WRVU 91.1FM, artists and retailers joined forces on Wed. Dec. 15 at the Clothing Exchange in Hillsboro Village. The Medders, I Am Sabot and The Beat Officers played sets while the…

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Daniel Pujol On the Local

Daniel Pujol On the Local

On The Local is a routine feature of local artists perpetuating good music, thoughts, ideas and initiatives. There’s a musical revolution in Nashville where the underground scene has extended beyond honky-tonks and the Rutledge showcases, and are…

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Parachute Musical at 12th and Porter 12-11-10.  Photo credit: Andy Hollingsworth

Photo Gallery: Parachute Musical at 12th & Porter 12-11-10

Piggybacking on a friend’s birthday party at 12th and Porter, piano-driven rockers Parachute Musical played a free show consisting of their entire, yet-unreleased album.

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Cry Baby - Please Mr. Jailer

Top 4 Rockabilly Songs from Musicals

Musicals might mostly feature random break-out song and dance numbers and overly romantic ballads of premature confessions of unrequited attraction, but to lump all musicals into that group would mean missing out on some truly classic numbers and…

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Frank the Fuck Out at Springwater.  Photo credit: Ashley Curtis

Photo gallery: Frank the Fuck Out (final show), Diarrhea Planet and Clorange at Springwater

Dec. 4, 2010 — Frank the Fuck Out played their final show at Springwater after less than a year of straight-up, throwback, hardcore punking.  They earned a reputation as one of the more abrasively fun acts in town.  Here’s a tune and…

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PUJOL - Alive at the Same Time

PUJOL – Alive at the Same Time EP (Turbo Time Records, 2010)

Imagine watching a grainy old home movie of a beach, middle of summer, the sun brightly shining on sun burnt shoulders, with sweet smiles of kids who are still young enough to believe in romance. Now take that picture and put it in a…

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