I know that there are a few really cool bands in Nashville the ones I've seen and still think they are cool are:

Character (my favorite)
The Features (my number 2)
Lume
Kevin Thornton
Verde
Celebrity
Airline

I'd like to hear about some more bands that are worth seeing that someone would vouch for-
Someone vouch for some more bands that I should go see. I know there's got to be more...


(Edited by brianfrom78 at 2:58 pm on Oct. 16, 2003)

Welcome Brian!

1) If you can't find this thread in the future, it's because it's been moved to the proper forum under Misc->Music by our beloved webmasters. (Yeah, I know the Features are in your list, but the focus is not really on them here.)

2) I would add De Novo Dahl, Forget Cassettes, IBL, Slack, Jetpack, The Privates, and the Luxury Liners (plus a few others I'm sure I'm blanking on right now.

3) Congratulations on professing your love for the Features in your first two posts, you've already dodged several bullets there

4) Get ready for Sina to tell you that you and your band suck. Don't take it personally. Many people are especially critical here, mostly becasue we have the Features as a standard. For the record, I've seen you guys play and wasn't too bowled over.

5) Oh, and the signature is a bit obnoxious (not that I have room to talk). You won't find a lot of giant pictures at the bottom of people's posts here. Just a personal preference.

(Edited by carligula at 3:24 pm on Oct. 16, 2003)

You posted in the wrong forum, but since you listed Verde, you are forgiven. Anyway, since you are posting here at the De Novo Dahl message bored, you should probably check them out. I also recommend Hotpipes, Lone Official, Sam Ashworth, Slack, Jetpack and I'm sure I'm leaving out quite a few, but that's a start.

Damn- Carl beat me to it.

Hey- sorry about the big picture. I'm just trying to be awesome. (right?)
And also carligula... Thanks for saying my band sucks and that you really like the features... So do I.
I have seen Jetpack, and De Novo Dahl who I must have forgotten because I thought they were really good too. I also really like The Imaginary Baseball League. I still haven't seen Slack, but I've heard that they are good.
Brian

By the way carligula... I just went to your website and I really liked it. It also reminded me that I've seen Feable Wenier too and enjoyed them too.

Popular Genius.

Thank you, sir. All credit goes to the webmaster Zach (who, while we're plugging great bands, is in Mostly Robot). I'm just the inspiration.

By the way, I never said your band sucked. It's just not my bag. I respect what you're doing, however. I can especially appreciate a "christian" band (I think that's right, isn't it?) that's not so in-your-face about it. Not having any musical talent whatsoever, my opinion is far from significant. And like I said, we're all spoiled on the almighty Features (which is why we're all here in the first place).

By the way, I appreciate that you removed the picture from your signature.

I don't really think that's true. I mean, I have no experience making movies, but I feel like I can still judge the quality of them.

That's a good point, I suppose. But I don't feel that I'm as qualified as say, yourself, who knows something about making music as to whether or not a band is good as opposed to whether or not I like a band. To use your analogy, I think Peace Frog, BrianW, Wiyum, etc, may be a bit more qualified to judge the merits of a movie as they are studying or at one time studied film. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of art, though.

Word on the street is that Keith does have experience making movies... just a short one set to music...

Tennis anyone?

When it comes to music, a musician's ability to play/perform/record/dance/sing doesn't actually matter. It all depends on whether or not you like it.

Example on one hand: I can't listen to 2 bars of Stevie Ray Vaughn without wanting to puke my freakin' guts out, but the man can play fast.


Example on the other hand: The Features' actual musicianship has never been a factor as to why I like them.

Leave my porn past out of this.

yeah, for all the drifters sucked. but they made a good dress up christian alternative pop band.

my bestfriend thought you guys were singing "hold me more" when you were actually singing "hold me lord", (he thought you guys were gay) we left shortly after that.

speaking of christian and gay. i saw kevin max at MAC buying boy makeup. GAYYY.

oh and you should check out tan as fuck, the new faggot cunts, dave cloud, and ladycop

good band, I wish I could have seen them play last night, but I missed it.

Ah yes, all is right in Features-land.

zing!

Hey, just because the guy didn't give in to all your passes at 12th and Porter, doesn't mean he's gay.

Couldn't you have managed to sneak in a Hot Pipes plug in that post somewhere?

(Edited by Keith at 12:08 am on Oct. 19, 2003)

Yeah, he's not gay, just cheesy and has bad come-on lines.

I would also suggest Mercator.

No Keith, you seem to take care of that for me.

zing!

Slack rules.

are you speaking of the benefit show?
i think i may have seen a flier this past weekend when i was down.
i've only seen them a few times, but they're great guys with a refreshing sound and appeal. once they even made it up to good ole missouri.

Wow, you were right about people on the features message board being harsh... I actually laughed a few times even when people were dissing my band and calling us gay because they say we are a Christian band and thought our lyrics said "Hold Me Lord". ? Anyways, Carigula, I'm assuming you are in Verde... How did your 2NMC show go? Ours was pretty funny. We played after Masa... They were all drunk and broke the kick drum pedal off right before we went up. They also played an entire song without any kickdrum which I'm pretty sure was one of the most awkward things I've ever seen.

Just because I said I know nothing about making music doesn't mean I'm in Verde. Good guess, though.

I am, however, one of Verde's biggest fans and consider all of them very good friends of mine (and no, I don't just like them because they're good friends of mine-- I didn't know either of the two original members the first time I saw the band and the only current member I've known for more than 5 years joined the band after I fell in love with the music).

But to answer your question, they had one of their best shows at 2NMC (in my humble opinion). If you ask them, though, they might say otherwise.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned these:

The Shazam
Luna Halo
Turtleneck and the Sweats

because they fucking suck. I will never waste my money on those bitches again. One time was enough. Yknow...it was kind of funny for the first 3 songs or so, in a "tongue in cheek" sort of way, but after that...blah. They are overrated by the Rage.

Carligula's not sexy enough to be in Verde. I can't wait for the new cd to be in my hands. They were the first band we played with; back then it was the Dewese duo and Brian the drummer. They have improved ever since they got that guy playing bass, and continue to be the nicest people in nashville.

I totally agree. It was like watching a poorly-done spoof of tired 60s & 70s power pop.

Well ill stick to my guns and say that Popular Genius are Nashville's best local band these days.

Behind The Features, right?

Well...its a really tough call...
they are both completely different monsters really...but sure. the features have been my favorites for a long time.

but when it comes to straight up pop, melodies and multi-insturmental shit, nothing i have seen around can beat Popular Genius.
De Novo Dahl is pretty great too. well last i saw them (more than a year ago) anyway.

I guess we aren't a fan of power pop.

Only good power pop (i.e. luxury liners, jetpack, etc.)

you've got it all wrong.

my friends and i thought you were gay because of the way you looked. and the way the singer bent over the bass drum.

and the disappointment was finding out you guys are a christian band, and not a gay band.

got it?

i saw the shazam like 5 years ago opening for the dandy warhols. they fucking sucked. and courtney t. thought they sucked, too.

i saw luna halo last year. they fucking sucked.

and i don't know how you have turtleneck and the sweats in there with those two suck ass bands. i'm assuming you don't know anything about the guys in the band (yeah, we're friends) but they're connected to new faggot cunts who are connected to tan as fuck so the sweats could go without saying.

Well put Carl.

So, I got the new Mattoid cd at Grimey's on Friday. I'm not exactly sure how to convey the love that I have for this cd. It's completely worth the $11 and tax that I paid for it. I think my favorite song thus far is "Funeral Party", which features some badass guitar by William Tyler. I'm not sure if he's still playing live with them or not, but I hope so. Their cd release party is at the Sutler on Nov. 7, supposedly earlier than the Features show at 12th & Porter. I will be at both. It's party time.

william used to play guitar, but has been playing bass lately due to lineup changes. and yeah it's an awesome disc.

if you haven't heard it yet, check it out.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mattoid

(Edited by teddyfred at 1:13 am on Oct. 27, 2003)

i want to mention some other great bands in town - forget cassettes, apollo up, ass chapel, ruby amanfu, and the carter administration

I would recommend Rat Poison and Party Time from that link.

If you haven't seen the Shazam in 5 years, then well, they might have improved in that time period. They toured with Wesley Willis which is pretty cool in my book, and yes, I recognize that "power pop" isn't everyone's bag of tea.

As for Luna Halo, again, recent shows. They've only been together for a little over two years. I know Carey and Nathan (guitarist, guitarist/singer) and word of mouth has them possibly getting signed to the majors in a year.

As for Turtleneck, I know Matt from playing for Cheetah Chrome. Turtleneck is an experience.

Just my .02 cents. People can go on and on about "which bands suck" and which bands don't. I'm of the opinion that anyone who is willing to go up on stage and not act like their shit smells like roses is brave in my book. Not everyone can play guitar. If people say, "They suck" I say, "Okay, then you do better." Not that any of this matters. It's music. It's entirely subjective. Opinions really don't matter. Which is why someone on Pitchfork.media would rate Belle and Sebastian's "Boy with the Arab Strap" a 0.8 out of 10 and give Audioslave's debut album a higher score. Right.

J

Well, if a homeless man diagnosed with Schizophrenia who likes to head-butt people thought they were good enough to tour with him, they can't be that bad.

Does the last three months count? They were also on a beer commercial, but that doesn't make me like their music. The Kings of Leon are on tour with the Strokes, should I like/respect their music just because they are touring with the uber-popular Strokes? No, not really.

I think that they do believe their shit smells like roses, but that's just my opinion.

I shouldn't be such an ass about all of this, but I just don't think they're that good...at all. Sorry.

(Edited by richarddawson at 2:04 pm on Oct. 27, 2003)

Gotta agree with RD on this one (about both Kings of Leon AND The Shazam).

(Edited by ray davies at 5:53 pm on Oct. 27, 2003)

I couldn't place this name until I listened to the tracks- THANK YOU for reminding me!! I saw him play with some folks (but not W. Tyler) at The End. It was a mind-blowing experience. Seems he would've been a more fitting opener for Wesley than The Shazam. Because, you're right, they suck. And I love me some power pop. It just can't be annoying.

I'm so glad I can gab with you about this now. Yes, mind-blowing is the perfect adjective for their Sutler show that I saw in March. Word has it that Ray Davies might now be rotating the "Rat Poison" track on WMTS.

As for proper opening acts...the Mattoid (as he is now being referred to) did a little opener with Poppy Fields (his former accomplice) for the Moldy Peaches at the End in early 2002. It was very suiting.

(Edited by richarddawson at 9:47 pm on Oct. 28, 2003)

i played it this morning and i will continue to dip into the album on the show.

I love you

(Edited by richarddawson at 11:57 am on Oct. 29, 2003)

i too am feeling the mattoid cd. slacker's pain. happy happy happy happy.

My favorite songs are...

Blue Suede Shoes
Rat Poison
Funeral Party
Party Time

feeling it too much if you ask me.

And nobody will ever compare to Mr. Willis. I'm sure there are a few angels in music heaven with big knots on their respective foreheads by now.

Is it just me or does Mattoid sound like Bela Lugosi fronting for a surf band? I guess this is more accurate for their live shows. And does anyone know if they have a website yet?

Yeah, that's definitely the live show moreso than the album, in my opinion. I still think they could do a great cover of the Monster Mash. And no, unfortunately, the website is not up yet. I have heard that it's in development though.

just don't play 'Party Time'

It could be worse, at least Cocksuckers isn't on the album. Though, I really wish that it were.

One more song with the word "Party" in it, and it could be an Andrew W.K. album.

on the next one i hear. here's hoping.

anybody make it to the mattoid cd release show? it rocked. and i made it to the features show on time. what a grand evening.

Oh, I made both, and in grand fashion at that. Who are you? I used to think you were Loney, but that's not the case...

naa. not loney, a friend of his though. infact i'm in lylas, the other band on his new label.

Oh, ok, thanks for clearing that up. Is the back-up singer from Friday's show in your band? Or, maybe she's in the Lilacs or something...

naa. must be the lilacs.