Tonight (8/10), there are two noteworthy events happening:
First:
A couple of weeks ago Ron Snyder of Peppermint Sun contacted me about a different show they were playing at The Poplar Lounge (2586 Poplar Ave.). After listening to their record Oblivianation, I was quite blown away by them. As I said a couple of weeks ago, their sound reminded me of Paul Westerburg’s later work (which from me is a complement). Peppermint Sun will be playing again tonight, and they will be joined by another band I like Gasoline Grace! By the way, Gasoline Grace also has an album out called Hearts of Fire which I also highly recommend. Things should kick off tonight at 10:00pm with a $5 cover. The Poplar Lounge is a 21 and up venue.
El Karaoke Grande Pulls Double Duty This Weekend
Apparently El Karaoke Grande has lost his mind. He is gracing us with not one, but two karaoke parties this weekend. The first takes place tonight (8/10) at Murphy’s (1589 Madison Ave.). As a celebration of the end of the Olympics, tonight’s theme is the Olympiad of Bad Music. Come out….get tanked…and sing some of the worst songs to ever grace the pop charts. Then tomorrow (8/11) at Le Chardonnay (2094 Madison Ave.) this will be happening…
That’s right….Karaoke is For Lovers makes it dramatic return. Sing your favorite love songs, drink copious amounts of beer…and for God’s sakes…tip El Karaoke Grande. Both events are free, and both Murphy’s and Le Chardonnay are 21 and up venues.
So in addition to El Karaoke Grande on Saturday night, it seems that pretty much every local band is playing. We’ll begin with these guys….
After spending the summer on the road, not playing any Memphis shows, it is with great pleasure that I can say…Tiger High is back in action locally Saturday night! They will taking the stage at The Poplar Lounge (2586 Poplar Ave.) and they will be joined by Sheiks, and Nashville, Tennessee’s Ranch Ghost.
Cover is $5, things will kick off at 10:00pm, and The Poplar Lounge is a 21 and up venue.
Capgun, Special Victims Unit, Our Own Cadence, 3, 2, 1, Blast Off!, and Chump Change
Tomorrow night at The Daily Planet (3439 Park Avenue), pop punk will be taking over. Locals Capgun, Our Own Cadence, and 3, 2, 1, Blast Off! will be joined by Union City ,Tennessee’s Chump Change. With five bands, expect to things to actually kick off at the 9:00pm starts time. Cover is only $3 and The Daily Planet is an 18 and up venue.
Dead Soldiers, The Near Reaches
We all know shows at The Cove (2559 Broad Ave.) can be a blast! Saturday night head there to catch Dead Soldiers and The Near Reaches! Word on the streets is The Near Reaches will have their new 7″ available for sale, so don’t blow all of your money on booze so you can get a copy! Things will kick off at 9:30pm, and cover is $5. The Cove is a 21 and up venue.
Adios Gringos, Powers That Be
Honestly, I’m not sure what we’re calling them these days. Are they just Gringos? Are they still Adios Gringos? Does it really matter? The only reason keeping it straight is so difficult is because these guys have been absolutely owning Memphis music since the mid 90s. They’ll be playing the Hi-tone (1913 Poplar Ave.) Saturday night with Powers That Be and Ritual Decay. This show has a $5 cover and will kick off at 9:00pm. The Hi-tone is an 18 and up venue.
Cities Aviv, Ex-Cult
Cities Aviv has been out on the road a lot recently spreading his hip/hop gospel to the masses. Saturday night, he will be playing locally at The Beauty Shop (966 S. Cooper St.). He’ll be joined by the trashy garage punk stylings of Ex-Cult. Things should kick off in the 10:00 hour with a $5 cover. The Beauty Shop is a 21 and up venue.
So at this point, I am absolutely pooped from listing all of this weekend’s shows. Perhaps I should also mention that Relient K is playing at The New Daisy Theater (330 Beale St.)? I dunno, I have a feeling that if you were a Relient K fan, you wouldn’t need me to tell you about this show anyways. If you really need the full deets on that show, then look it up on the New Daisy’s website!
Coming soon, I will have some pics up of Tanks and Daikaiju from Tuesday night’s show at Murphy’s. I promise not to be such a slack ass, like I was for most of this summer, and I’ll also have the record reviews promised in previous posts.
Also…It’s almost time for Rock for Love 6 and the online auction is already up and running with tons of awesome goodies you can bid on. I highly suggest checking it out!
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