Nashville for Free

Man, the Greenhornes have been all up in Nashville lately! The Basement, Third Man, and now Grimey’s, these Cincinnatians seem to have taken it upon themselves to make sure Nashville gets more than its recommended dose of awesome rock.

You might know these guys because the bassist and drummer, Lawrence and Keeler, are in the Raconteurs with Jack White and Brendan Benson, but that’s not the only thing they have going for them. The Greenhornes are a great band in their own right and I think it’s incredible that they’ve decided to play a free show to accommodate broke Nashvillians such as ourselves. Well, broke Nashvillians such as myself who couldn’t dish out $14 to see them at Third Man the other weekend…

Their new album, **** (Four Stars) will be getting hitting stores on the day of their performance, so it’s undoubtedly going to be a party.

They’re playing at Grimey’s this Tuesday, November 9th at 6pm. There will probably be free beer.

Man, the Greenhornes have been all up in Nashville lately! The Basement, Third Man, and now Grimey’s, these Cincinnatians seem to have taken it upon themselves to make sure Nashville gets more than its recommended dose of awesome rock.

You might know these guys because the bassist and drummer, Lawrence and Keeler, are in the Raconteurs with Jack White and Brendan Benson, but that’s not the only thing they have going for them. The Greenhornes are a great band in their own right and I think it’s incredible that they’ve decided to play a free show to accommodate broke Nashvillians such as ourselves. Well, broke Nashvillians such as myself who couldn’t dish out $14 to see them at Third Man the other weekend…

Their new album, **** (Four Stars) will be getting hitting stores on the day of their performance, so it’s undoubtedly going to be a party.

They’re playing at Grimey’s this Tuesday, November 9th at 6pm. There will probably be free beer.

I’m not going to even try to play it cool. I love me some Memphis punk. Jay Reatard, Reigning Sound, those are the bands whose CDs are tearing up my car speakers right now. It’s raw, bluesy, angry, it has a sense for melody and ugh, it makes me feel so good.

That’s exactly why I’m so excited about the Useless Eaters in-store at Grimey’s tonight. If like your music raw  then you’re sure to dig this.

Here’s what Grimey’s has to say about the in-store:

Useless Eaters is not just a cruel philosophy of social Darwinism, it’s also a Memphis-based punky new wave garage band! Recommended to us by one of the Bens from Third Man, we’ve just added them at the last minute to our in-store calendar for a free, all-ages performance this next Tuesday. Fans of the Goner Records aesthetic should really come check this band out as they’re playing here on their way to playing Gonerfest next weekend in Memphis. We’ll have cold PBRs ready to go for those 21+ and together we shall RAWK!

That’s RAWK in all caps and with a W. This is gonna get real. I’ll see you there!

Again, it’s at Grimey’s tonight at 6pm.

-Emily

this was as close as I could get

Apparently I completely underestimated the size of Magic Kids’ fan base.

I haven’t been to a Grimey’s in-store in awhile, but I certainly don’t think I’ve ever been to one where they store was filled to capacity, but that was the situation with Magic Kids.

I rolled into Grimey’s at exactly 6 o’clock worried that I’d miss the first part of their set, but was pretty confident that I’d at least get a decent spot. I was wrong on both counts. First of all my spot wasn’t great at all. I could barely even see the band! Also, they didn’t get started until about 6:30, at which point I was a little grumpy, a little tired, and feeling really hot.

All those nasty feelings (except maybe the overheating) melted away when Magic Kids started playing. God, those are some awesome pop songs. Their main influence is obviously 1960s pop like the Beach Boys (how many times have you heard that this year) but they feel less like imitators and more like the real deal. I’ll be damned if I didn’t feel like getting my groove on right there in the middle of the store. Sadly, I didn’t really have that much space to move around.

The band played for about 30 minutes, which is about the same as when they opened for Girls last fall, but I enjoyed them way more this time around (despite not being able to see them at all). It makes me wish I’d gone down to Memphis the other week to see them play a real show with the Memphis Youth Orchestra last week. Next time, next time.

Man, hopefully the next time will be soon. I hear they’ll be at The End in November!

-Emily

I would venture to say that most of the people in the world know Karen Elson as little more than Jack White’s wife. Unless you live around Belmont, in which case you know her as the person who owns Venus and Mars.

Well I’m about to turn your one dimensional view of Karen Elson on its head. She’s also a singer-songwriter, and a freaking good one at that.

Elson was recently signed to XL Recordings, which is one of my favorite record labels for a number of reasons. They have a great history of releasing awesome music, and this is no different. Her album, The Ghost Who Walks is being released this Tuesday and was produced by Jack White (who else?).

I’ve listened to the few songs that are streaming on her MySpace and I really dig it. By now you know that I’m not good at describing music, but her stuff just sounds cool. I much prefer it to anything Jack White has done. It reminds me a little of Mazzy Star and PJ Harvey. This isn’t just a musician’s wife milking her husband’s fame for what it’s worth. Karen Elson has the talent to back it up.

She’ll be playing a free in-store at Grimey’s this Wednesday, May 26th at 6pm. Go there.

I would venture to say that most of the people in the world know Karen Elson as little more than Jack White’s wife. Unless you live around Belmont, in which case you know her as the person who owns Venus and Mars.

Well I’m about to turn your one dimensional view of Karen Elson on its head. She’s also a singer-songwriter, and a freaking good one at that.

Elson was recently signed to XL Recordings, which is one of my favorite record labels for a number of reasons. They have a great history of releasing awesome music, and this is no different. Her album, The Ghost Who Walks is being released this Tuesday and was produced by Jack White (who else?).

I’ve listened to the few songs that are streaming on her MySpace and I really dig it. By now you know that I’m not good at describing music, but her stuff just sounds cool. I much prefer it to anything Jack White has done. It reminds me a little of Mazzy Star and PJ Harvey. This isn’t just a musician’s wife milking her husband’s fame for what it’s worth. Karen Elson has the talent to back it up.

She’ll be playing a free in-store at Grimey’s this Wednesday, May 26th at 6pm. Go there.

Photo: Judith Burrows

After a very successful Record Store Day (it was their best sales day ever), Grimey’s is back in the in-store game already with Devon Sproule. She sounds like a really cool lady, just read what Grimey’s had to say about her:

Virginian by way of Canada singer-songwriter Devon Sproule was born and raised on a commune in Ontario, home-schooled and independent from a very young age, she recorded her first record and began touring internationally before the age of 18… Devon has been favorably compared to Joanna Newsom and Paste magazine called her last album “The sexiest, sultriest southern album since Lucinda’s ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.’”

Wow, those are some pretty big words. A comparison to Lucinda means that this girl HAS to be good, at least worth checking out. Oh yeah, NPR likes her too.

Young Republic, a local favorite of Grimey’s, will also be playing.

The in-store is Friday, April 23rd at 6pm

-Emily

Photo: Judith Burrows

After a very successful Record Store Day (it was their best sales day ever), Grimey’s is back in the in-store game already with Devon Sproule. She sounds like a really cool lady, just read what Grimey’s had to say about her:

Virginian by way of Canada singer-songwriter Devon Sproule was born and raised on a commune in Ontario, home-schooled and independent from a very young age, she recorded her first record and began touring internationally before the age of 18… Devon has been favorably compared to Joanna Newsom and Paste magazine called her last album “The sexiest, sultriest southern album since Lucinda’s ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.’”

Wow, those are some pretty big words. A comparison to Lucinda means that this girl HAS to be good, at least worth checking out. Oh yeah, NPR likes her too.

Young Republic, a local favorite of Grimey’s, will also be playing.

The in-store is Friday, April 23rd at 6pm

-Emily

What: Wayne “The Train” Hancock In-Store
Where: Grimey’s Records
When: Saturday March 20th, 5:30

Wayne “The Train” Hancock has been called the King of Juke Joint Swing. Not sure what that means? Well, it means that he’s a rambunctious and fun mix of honky-tonk, western swing, blues, Texas rockabilly and big band. I haven’t seen his live show personally, but I imagine it’s blow-your-face-off awesome. Grimey’s describes them as “raucous affairs where women swoon and men stomp the floor relentlessly.” Sounds like an ideal way to end this week. Oh yeah, and it’s Beer:30, which means free beer (probably Fat Tire) so I don’t see the point of missing this.

Rock on.

-Emily