Weird shit happens on Friday the 13th. This February makes no exception to the rule. In a strange series of coincidences, the Privates will be releasing their full-length album, William Tyler will be playing his last show with the Mattoid (for a while), Sunflower makes his much anticipated return to the Mattoid, and the ever-evolving De Novo Dahl release a new song to the masses, all on one night for one show at one venue...the Sutler! No, hell is not freezing over, but rather, it's Friday the 13th. Like I said, weird shit happens. 3 of what I believe to be the 4 best indie bands in Nashville will be playing on one night for your convenience, at the coolest venue in Nashville. Missing this show would be a huge disservice to yourself and any ounce of cool that might exist in your body.

FRIDAY THE 13TH
OF FEBRUARY

THE MATTOID
THE PRIVATES
DE NOVO DAHL

@ THE SUTLER
9:00 PM

The Sutler is located at 2608 Franklin Road in Nashville. From I-65 South, take the Wedgewood Ave. exit and turn right off exit. Make a left onto Eighth Ave./Franklin Road; the Sutler is on the right in a center with a bowling alley, on the other side of the road from Kroger.

(Edited by richarddawson at 1:31 am on Jan. 27, 2004)

Thanks for rubbing it in that I have to miss this show. Lucky for me, I have no ounces of cool. Nevertheless, I am sad to miss such awesomeness.

Carligula, I am beginning to know what you felt like when you had to miss the November Features extravaganza.

Anyway, RD, it's great that you are supporting in such a big way. I look foward to hearing someone's recording of this supreme event.

I would argue that you have plenty of coolness.

You will, you might even get to watch it.

(Edited by richarddawson at 9:41 pm on Jan. 26, 2004)

okay, i know i'm really asking for it by asking a question of this nature, but i'm going to anyway...

correct me if i'm wrong, but the sutler is 21+. word on the street is that the sutler doesn't really enforce this rule. seems like i heard from someone who heard from someone who heard from someone that they have never seen anyone get turned away at the door. anyone have any firsthand experience with this myth? i'm willing to pay a considerable amount more than the normal cover. does this help at all? i'm basically just trying to find out if i should make the long ass drive there or if i'll just be wasting my time. "why don't you just call the venue?" because i fear that all i could get from them is a vague "it's 21+" answer.

i really want to go to this show not only because i want to see all the bands, but because this'll finally be my chance to obtain an ounce of cool. i've got several ounces of great and about a quart of awesome, but the cool i've been lacking.

The first time that I went there (yr & a half ago), I called and they said as long as I didn't drink, I could come. I would say that much like 12th & Porter (as of late), if you come a little early, you will have no trouble. I've been there about four times and not once have I had trouble, nor have I asked for trouble. Just don't drink and I think you're fine. Also, it doesn't hurt if you buy some Cokes and dinner.

(Edited by richarddawson at 10:13 pm on Jan. 26, 2004)

thanks, rd. you are, as powder p would say accompanied by his signature dance, most excellent.

and extra kudos to you for your super promotion of this show. i am definitely a fan of the privates and de novo dahl, and i like the one mattoid song that i have. this show will be great for sure.

Are you the promoter for this show, RD?

I wish, then I'd get some kickback when this bitch goes double-platinum. But, unofficially, I just want to make this the hottest ticket in town, because it deserves that kind of attention. If asked, I would do it on a regular basis...

(Edited by richarddawson at 12:02 am on Jan. 27, 2004)

I see, I see. I think that this show will have NO PROBLEM selling out. De Novo Dahl gets more and more popular with every show they do; they could probably sell out this show by themselves. But with the Privates, who have agruably the biggest buzz of any band in town right now, and the Mattoid, who are also very talked-about, I think that there will be more than a few people watching the show from out on the sidewalk. I can't wait!

RD, we should go into the business of promoting.

Don't toy with me JC, because I've given serious thought to asking you about business ventures lately. I have a lot of ideas that I'd like to pursue and I like your business qualities. Just don't get any of the door advertising magnets for your SUV. I hate those.

(Edited by richarddawson at 1:51 am on Jan. 27, 2004)

Thank you RD!

Not even close.

I need to get a guestlist spot for this show...

Yes to DND, Mattoid, and the Privates.

No to The Sutler.

come on sina, you can get country for a night

I agree. This show is waaaaaaay too stacked for the Sutler. I would hope that they'll at least take out the tables.

i don't like having to walk in front of the stage, bothering the people sitting at the tables, just to get to the bathroom.

Working on the table thing. Should be resolved shortly, assuming they've got somewhere to put the tables they remove from the front section.

Sweetness!

oooh i might get to go
and see if all this talk of the privates measures up.
yeah.

im not sina. do i look samoan to you?

you look like a drunk foreign chick

if by chick you mean someone who has male genitalia, then i guess you're right.



and i am drunk

don't go to a features show. people might talk.

I like the tables. Sitting down is where it's at. Otherwise, the short stage makes the Sutler too much like the Red Rose.

Ok, they CAN move the tables over to the side, but they can't remove them because they don't have enough storage space. It should help to create some space for a crowd, but still leave seating for folks who don't want to stand the whole time AND give us space for a merch table.

I would say that if the center tables were left in the front and the ones behind them (in what would be a center aisle) were removed, everything would be peachy and the people at the remaining tables could see. If tables are behind any sort of crowd, odds are that the people at the tables wouldn't be able to see much. Just my two cents.

If you can't wait until the show, Fictitiousrecords.com seems to be selling them now. I don't know if they are immediately available or if it is a pre-order type thing. I'm uninformed.

I'm curious as to why they felt the need to say "Some people like them. Others do not." in the bio. I guess that's true, but I can't figure out the advertising thoughts in that, nor can I figure out who they're basing the "others do not" comment on. I haven't heard anybody actually say that they don't like them. I would say that people who wouldn't like them probably wouldn't know about them anyway or would be in a very small number of people. Anyway, that seems fucked up to me.

coughneuboywroteitcough

That makes it less bad then. It seemed weird that a label would write that, but now it makes more sense, I guess. Thanks for the explanation.

(Edited by richarddawson at 11:34 am on Feb. 2, 2004)

Hey fuckface, I guess because of the fact that I frequently piss in the sullied pool that is music journalism I was tapped to write our bio. First of all I would like to comment on how fucking asinine it is to have someone that's in a band write their own bio. It's always going to come out sounding contrived. I decided to write something that was simple and to the point. It's obviously not great because I only spent about five minutes on it. I said that some people like us and some don't because it's obviously the case about any band. Maybe I should've said "The Privates are Nashville's newest sensation and are taking the music world by storm with their irresistible melodicism and massive rock hooks. They'll be rocking soon in a town near you." Pardon me for having more restraint than that. But since you obviously don't, why don't you write the fucking bio #1 fan.
*8====D~~~~

Yep, thanks. I sure did imply that.

And on a personal note, there's a lot of better reasons for you to call me a fuckface, the least of which is plugging all of your bands shows, introducing new faces to your band by giving them copies of your shows, paying (sometimes) to go to your band's shows, and driving to Nashville to see your band play. Don't give me that condesending #1 fan bullshit. Show at least a little respect, that's all I ask. And, if you're serious about any of what you said in regard to me, then you can blow it out of your ass.

(Edited by richarddawson at 12:03 pm on Feb. 2, 2004)

Geez, Ryan. Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays.

Shit no man, I believe you'd get your ass kicked saying something like that man.

...shrimp shooters, extreme fajitas...

I guess you told me.

let's change gears, shall we? the cd is NOT $11. it will be sold for $7....i think...at the show on the 13th. so don't buy it yet.

the album also has been known to pop up on soulseek occasionally

look on the bright side. we should all be thankful that the privates' bio doesn't say "You're Rock N' Roll dreams come true!"

(Edited by garygarygary at 1:09 pm on Feb. 2, 2004)

I really hope you were just kidding, but I gotta say, what the fuck, dude? Is this how you treat all your fans? Yeah, I admit some of us fanboys can get carried away sometimes, but what's the harm in professing your honest love for a band's music? It's not like he's offering to take you backstage and suck your dick (although I never was sure about that RD guy). He just likes your band and wants everyone else to check it out. Trust me when I say, that this guy is a very good fan to have.

I don't think he was saying you wrote a shitty review, just that it's not the best way to sell CDs to say that your music is not for everyone. Yeah, some people get off on only listening to music that everyone else hates (coughsinacough), but there are probably better ways to sell CDs. I agree with you, however, that you should not have been asked to write said review. This is far from RD's fault though.

I guess if you hate all this overwhelming cock-stroking for The Privates, maybe we should all go back to talking about the Lone Official.

all i gotta say is for you people who totally dissed me for mentioning a little something about popular genius now you know how fun it is.

The only difference is that 1) RD and I didn't lash out like little whiny bitches and 2) people here actually care about our opinion.

Good try, though.

pretty fucking shitty, ryan

besides, having people love to hate you is my schtick

dick

Alright, alright, I'm sorry for Christ's sake. I hate writing bios for bands I'm in and that's not the first time I've been asked to do it. I apologize for being overly insecure and lashing out. I've heard that Richard Dawson is a very nice boy and I appreciate the "overwhelming cock-stroking of the Privates" as Carl put it. I'll keep my Mondays in check in the future.

I appreciate it.

I love you Ryan.

And I love you Carl. Now for some quality advertising:
The cds are done and available at Grimey's and I believe CD Warehouse as well. I'll be going pick up a few from my man on the inside after work.

i think that this conversation should be the new privates bio.

in other news, grimey's and cd warehouse on 21st recieved their copies of the privates' new cd this afternoon. they'll probably be on the shelves today or tomorrow.

It is kind of like
"how the last place you'd go for a burger is becoming the first."

I don't think I would have put it that way.

i love the de novo dahl

I bought The Privates at Grimey's today and am enjoying my ass off. They told me I was the first purchaser.

I probably paid a bit more than I would at next week's show, but I can't make it, and I'm happy to give a few extra bucks to either The Privates or Grimes.

Watch out, neuboy might get angry at you for complementing his band.

How much was it at Grimey's?

I think she paid around $40. $45 with tax easily.

nice, privates at grimey's dont come cheaply.

i hear grimey is so desperate

he gives away his privates

oh shit, thats funny

$9.99.

Yes. 10 something with tax.

Ooooo, discounted privates are always the best

FYI, Fictitiousrecords.com now has the CD for $8 (including S&H).

As much as I love the sloshed Sina.

but i DOOOOO

Yeah, in the little "Flash" entertainment section of the MTSU paper today there was an article on Friendster with the title "Waiting for my Online Friendsters."

I hate the girl who wrote it. Mr. Davies knows who I'm talking about.

Indeed I do.

Is it the same girl that writes really shitty stories on the bands performing in Murfreesboro? The girl who writes absolutely nothing relevant to the music of the band? The girl who does not realize that no one will go see a band that they have not heard/heard of, if the article is not musically relevant? Yeah, that girl.

That's the one. I sometimes read her articles just to remind myself of why I hate her.

Yeah, but you'd still make out with her, right?

No.

And believe me, you wouldn't want me to.

I don't get Sidelines so I'm out of the loop...

I copied and pasted the article. She just can't write is all, and I'm pretty sure the only reason the article is titled as such is because she was at the De Novo Dahl 'Boro show. I really, really dislike her. She also is on a Red Bull street team or something.




Waiting for my online friendsters

The new way to connect yourself to your circle of pals
By Leslie Carol Boehms

Published: Thursday, February 5, 2004

Are you tired of meeting those crummy 51-year-old, bald, smelly men in chat rooms? Or you - yeah you with the suspenders - are you tired of getting slapped with statutory rape charges because God only knows you had no idea she was only 12.

Well, for all of you wasting away at Internet dating to no avail now there is hope. Going to a bar! (Just kidding .... keep reading.)

Friendster is an online "community" of sorts wherein you can connect yourself to friends (real, actual people you have met) and then you can look at their friends and so on and so on (well, up to three links outside of your friend).

But the idea is that you are no longer connecting yourself with that 80-year-old woman and her 46 cats. You are now "interacting" with people you are somewhat remotely connected to.

Friendster.com was created as a new way to date online.

Jonathan Abrams, a Silicon Valley software engineer, started the site as a way to take the "creepiness" out of dating in our Internet age. Abrams, along with former Yahoo CEO Tim Koogle, former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel and two other major Internet board members collectively invested more than $1 million on the inception of Friendster.

However, unlike many other online "dating" Web sites, Friendster's services are free. You just sign up, fill out a profile to whatever extent you like, and begin meeting other people.

At this point, you might be saying, "this is totally stupid." Well yes, fine college educated reader, it is - sort of. And I too thought that the Friendster craze was just a meaningless stint at actualizing popularity. After all, you created your box of friends that links you to hundreds of thousands of people (your home page will keep a running total of exactly how many people you are connected to at any given time).

Yet, for those of you insisting that Friendster.com is just a high school contest - or a way for the hipsters to seem that much cooler than you in their square glasses and Gap jeans - I have a little piece of refreshing news. Friendster is good for a number of things outside of weighing in your popularity and finding a mate. Friendster makes it easy to e-mail the people you've been trying to get in touch with but can't find their e-mail address.

All you have to do is find their profile and send them a message.

See, I told you there would be an upside.

Anyhow, I had my doubts, too, about this Web site.

I bashed it left and right when my too-cool-for-school friend told me about it.

I waited and waited and finally signed up. You might regret it if only for the reason that it can be kind of addicting (in that "It's 2 a.m, I'm drunk and bored sort of way").

If you're still not sold, there are a number of alternatives to Friendster.com.

Examples are: Enemyster.com, or the ever popular Fiendster.com whose slogan is "the new way to hate people."

I'm not one to critique writing, but Leslie has always been good to De Novo Dahl. She has us on her radio show and did one of our very first print interviews for us.

She's never been mean to me personally...quite the opposite!

friendster sucks

2nd.

It's all about the Myspace now! Friendster+online diaries=Best Website Ever. Ok, not really.

She has been a total bitch to me on more than one occasion.

Yep, it's sooo last season. MySpace is better, except that I liked how Friendster showed how you were linked to people.

On a spearate note, the Flash writer has given DND some good publicity, but that article that she wrote about them in August was garbage.

i like the search engine on friendster better.

That's true. You can't search for matching musical tastes and whatnot on Myspace.

Six pages later and the day is finally drawing nigh. Who is going? And better yet, who's actually getting there in time to get in?

The show starts at 9 and it's only FIVE FUCKING DOLLARS (not to be confused with regular dollars)! What a steal!

The show is in this order:

The Mattoid
The Privates
De Novo Dahl

The "Mile 8" Show at 3rd & Lindsley should get a run for their money!

(Edited by richarddawson at 3:09 am on Feb. 12, 2004)

Tom Foolery and I will be there.

It's De Novo Dahl's 2nd Anniversary too, and they are still as in love as they were at the beginning.

(Edited by poohbear's girl at 7:22 am on Feb. 12, 2004)

Will we get to see them kiss?

i will probably try to get in after i get off work since there's nothing else to do. my hopes arent very high. at all.

About work, or the show?

the show. i still enjoy work very much.

I'll be there, if I can get in. SecretVixen could be my mommy! (She just had me when she was, uh, two... )

To people on the board that I haven't met: introduce yourself to me at the show.

I had the most bizarre dream last night! I went to a Features show, and all of the usual message board people were there. We were all hanging out, having a good time. I think DND opened and then some weird Euro guy sang. Anyway, it's time for the Features to go on so we're all pretty stoked. Rollum goes on the stage, sits down behind his drums, and says, "Uh... sorry everybody, but the other guys are sick so we can't play." Then Keith stands up and says, "Hey, I can play bass." neuboy and OobaSomethingOrOther3.14 go up with him. The four of them start playing together... but they're not playing Features songs. They're playing these other really good songs... almost like they'd practiced. Then they annouce they have a CD for sale with some of those songs on it.

It was so strange! What could this dream mean?!?

i think it means that you are in love with your mom.

I smell an Oedipus complex!

Well? How sold out was it????????

I don't think we shut the door, but there were a grand total of 180 in The Sutler last night, as far as I could tell by the accounting. 165 paid + 15 guests (that I know about). I think the fire code is 110.

Aren't you on Friendster? And Myspace (a Friendster clone)?

Mm hmm.

J

What she meant was "friendster sucks now". Everyone knows Myspace is better than friendster.

the show was wonderful. one of the most stellar shows that i have been to in a very long time. i love the mattoid and their bo diddley/mo tucker beat. i love the privates and their tuneful cacophony. "cha-cha-cha" is one of the best songs i have heard all year. de novo dahl and their mohawks were magnificent as always. the fact that the mattoid played "cocksuckers" and the privates played "needle in the camel's eye"(which was awesome, i might add) made my night.


did i mention that the sutler was hotter than a motherfucker...

Indeed it was....

I kept hoping someone would be a genius and just prop the front door open with a brick or something.

(Edited by chrisanthemum7 at 5:01 pm on Feb. 15, 2004)

Is this article flattering?

I would say so... You could have gotten a hell of a lot worse from the good old Scene!

I think it was flattering as well. At least it wasn't a review from the NME. I doubt anybody would know what the hell that was about.

Flattering? Not really. Accurrate? Sort of. I think one problem with the review was that she finds fault in many of the things I find positive (i.e. I think the lack of between song banter just works well for you guys).

I want more banter... stuff like (Howzya doing Nash-Vegaaaaazzzz!?!?!??!) and if you are ever in Little Rock, you gotta pull out the "THIS AIN'T LITTLE ROCK.... IT SHOULD BE CALLED LOTTA ROCK!!!!!! WOOOOOOOWWWWWW"
Always a classic.

I wasn't bothered by the article. Just thought it was funny.

in case you havent seen the privates, this is what the lead singer looks like (with his adorable pageboy)!

all i wanna know is

who was the hottie with brianW?!?!?!?!?!?!

brianW, does this mean you're breaking up with me?

TRUE 'DAT!!

I always like to be entertained by the wit of the band. Screw going to hear music. It's comedy I want.

Well, I just want to look at cute boys with pageboy haircuts.

When Vanderbilt finds those little boy pictures on your computer, you're gonna be in deep shit Carl.

I thought this was a decent blurb. I too agree that our lack of stage banter is a good thing. Less talk more rock. "And they indulged in none of the between-song banter of more seasoned performers." I hate to sound like a dick (the jury is still out as to whether I am or not), but all of us have been in bands since our early-mid teens. We're well-seasoned by now. Keith is seasoned with Jerk Sauce. Zing!

You are what you eat. Zing!

Would you say it was a well hung jury?

i just served jury duty last week, and i must say my favorite part (aside from exhibit a) was joking about a hung jury.