June 2011 Archives

Chicken Little On the Local

Chicken Little On the Local

Dave Cuomo and Emma Berkey are not as miniature as you’d think. Given their band name “Chicken Little” and their slogan “half-pint-folk-punk,” one might assume they’re riding the TLC small person entertainment craze right into the music…

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Rebecca Jedd at the Now Records Launch Party 6-23-11. Photo credit: Micah Robinson

Now Records Launch Party at the Motorcycle Shop 6-23-11

All photos by Micah Robinson

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The Crowd at the End 6-18-11. Photo credit: Suzanne Smith

Strange Boys, Paperhead, Denny and the Jets and D. Watusi at the End 6-18-11

All photos by Suzanne Smith

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Another Chance to Help Save WRVU

The proponents of returning 91.1 WFCL (the all-classical affiliate of 90.3 WPLN) to 91.1 WRVU, Vanderbilt's storied and popular radio station have been vocal that the fight is not over since the station changed formats and call letters on June 7.

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Black Faces at the 5 Spot 6-17-11. Photo credit: Micah Robinson

The Ettes, Pine Hill Haints, Black Faces, and Divine 6s and 7s at 5 Spot 06-17-11

Here’s a video teaser of the Ette’s set.  We thought it’d be nice (of us) to give you an idea of what you missed if you weren’t there. Be sure not to miss them again. The Ettes Live at 5 Spot from Sinizine.net on Vimeo.…

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Flesh Vehicle at Loud Love's Benefit to Save WRVU.Photo credit: Denise Regan

Flesh Vehicle to play with rock and roll legend Chuck Berry

Nashville's own amalgamation of rock and roll staples, Flesh Vehicle (photos here: http://sinizine.net/?p=3340) are slated to open for Chuck Berry, arguably the most legendary of all rock and roll icons.

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An Interview with Face to Face

20-year punk rock veterans Face to Face look backward and forward

Every day we find more reasons to appreciate Nashville’s music community and here’s your newest reason: Trever Keith, the lead singer of the bi-decadal punk band Face to Face is a Nashville resident. In fact, he’s been here for nearly a year…

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Parachute Musical leaks “Back to Life” for “likes”

Yesterday, Parachute Musical decided to be a track-tease by dangling a 56-second sampling of "Back to Life" -- a new track of the forthcoming and anticipated album Kill It Cut It Down -- in front of their fans. They weren't just gonna song-block us…

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The Copyrights/The Dopamines Split - Songs About Fucking Up (It's Alive Records, 2009)

The Copyrights/The Dopamines Split – Songs About Fucking Up (It’s Alive Records, 2009)

In recent years pop-punk has been bandied around incorrectly so much that its meaning, like emo, has been obfuscated by people who don't know that Lifetime is a melodic hardcore band, and there hasn't been a punk band of any sort on Fueled By Ramen…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love Blog: In defense of vinyl

If you took anything away from our first two writings here at Sinizine.net, or if you're a long time listener/reader of Loud Love, you would know that we strongly believe in live music. We are lucky enough to live in a time and place where seeing…

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