Hair of the Dog

Tonight at at Mercy Lounge, Indie Ghetto is proud to be co-hosting Next Big Hangover with Janet Timmons of Out the Other and Michael Eades of We Own This Town & Yewknee notoriety. It'll get kicked off at 9pm sharp and is free. So if the weekend wasn't enough to get your local rock OD, go ahead and plan on coming out.

I've got your long weekend planned (pt. 2)

So go ahead and sleep in on Friday, my Ghetto peeps. You'll probably need it after Thursday night (did I mention that they'll be $1 PBR's at the Bomb/My Tyger show? Well there will be, so drink up, kiddies). It's OK, we'll forge you a doctor's note for work.

ANYWAY... the good times keep coming on Friday night as I'll be hosting a night of stellar locally grown rock goodness at Mercy Lounge. This will be Mercy's official grand re-opening party after the remodeling job they've been working on the past several weeks. It looks great, by the way. After being there tonight to see country music legend Charlie Louvin, I can truly say that Mercy Lounge is hands down the best larger venue in the city. Come see for yourself.

The Tits will get things started at 9pm, so plan on getting there early for some deafening punky cock rock. After that will be indie-folk troubadour Wes Sp8, followed by Nite Nite and their Nancy-Sinatra-on-downers brand of goth-pop. Batting fourth will be The Glib who brought a Stooge-y mayhem to the last 8 Off 8th I hosted, violently tossing their instruments around as if there were a stack of back-ups backstage (there weren't). Rounding out the evening will be the Shoot the Mountain, who remind me of a southern-bred Replacements and finally Eastern Block, who sound a lot less Communist than their name implies.

Tune into the show this afternoon - 1:00 - 3:00, 91.1 WRVU - to hear all these bands along with the best in local and regional rock. Hit Matt & me up with your requests at 615.421.7625 or 615.322.7625.

Oh and don't sweat swinging by the ATM before coming to Mercy, 'cause there's no cover charge! Do I take care of my crew or what? Who's yer boy?

Tonight, Bitches!

Another Indie Ghetto 8 off 8th goes down tonight at Mercy Lounge. The jams shall be kicked out at 9:00...

Here's the batting order:
Chris Freeman & The Unicorn Horns
Kevin Ferriman
This Modern Station
The Nobility
Tristen
Nite Nite
Cuttlefish
The Glib

See y'all there.

A Ghettofabulous 8 Off 8th

Hey folks. I'm hosting 8 Off 8th at Mercy Lounge this upcoming Monday, June 16th. It's gonna start at 9pm, so come out early.

Here's the batting order:
Chris Freeman & The Unicorn Horns
Kevin Ferriman
This Modern Station
The Nobility
Tristen
Nite Nite
Cuttlefish
The Glib

Tune into the radio show on Thursday afternoon from 1:00 - 3:00 as I'll be spinning cuts from all the featured artists. 91.1 on the FM dial or streaming in Real Audio at wrvu.org.

...and yes, that's yer boy on the flier. Let's just sat that puberty was very, very good to me.

Have Mercy

Tonight's bill at Mercy Lounge seems like an exercise in contrast. You've got the fractured pop of The Privates & The Sleep Study juxtaposed with the Americana Soul of Cassino & Brian Ritchey. Ah whatever... it's gonna be good. See y'all there!

Tune in to today's radio show from 2-4pm for tunes from all these acts, along with all your favorite local and regional jams. Find us at 91.1 WRVU on the FM dial or at wrvu.org online. Oh and we love it when you call in with requests - 615.421.7625 or 615.322.7625

Until then, here's some music to tide you over.

"Haunted Device" - The Sleep Study
"Surprise" - The Privates
"Governor" - Cassino

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who came out on Monday to the inaugural Indie Ghetto/Out The Other 8 off 8th. It was a rousing success and we most certainly will be doing another as soon as possible. To those of you who decided to go see Earth at Springwater instead, I just hope you didn't buy a shotgun or any heroin off Dylan Carson.

Also, let me thank the following folks:
-All the bands for rocking out so hard
-Janet Timmons for being an excellent co-host
-John Bruton for being awesome, even though he didn't rock his Gumby suit
-Jared & Will for making everyone sound so good
-Mishka & Terra for serving the drinks cold and stiff
-Luke Schneider and Hollerin' Rollum Haas for spinning tunes between acts
-Becky Timmons for baking the coolest birthday cake I've ever seen
-Linwood & Jessi at Look Print & Design for those awesome posters
-Aaron Wood of ATL rock combo Howlies for the handbills and flyers

Michael Harrell

Michael Harrell is a talented young songwriter with a knack for penning catchy and literate power pop. His debut EP, Greetings from The Village brings to mind classic pop dudes like Evan Dando, Alex Chilton, and Elliott Smith. However, his next release - which is currently in production with Jason Bullock at Lake Fever - has a definite heavier and raucous tone.

Wise past his years, he knows the importance that a great band can have on a recording and has tapped John Davis (Superdrag), Ethan Luck (Reliant K, Demon Hunter) & Josiah Holland (Lonely Hearts, Holland) as a studio backing band. Davis and Luck will serve as his rhythm section at our upcoming 8 off 8th at Mercy Lounge. He also keeps his fans and friends up to date on his comings and goings over at his blog.

"The End"
"Private Joke"

Out the Other/Indie Ghetto present 8 off 8th

I'm teaming up with my homegirl/fellow DJ/blog mentor Janet Timmons of Out the Other to bring y'all a night packed full of local talent. It's only one week away, so swing back by this and I'll have more info on all the bands.

Here's the order of the evening's performances
Orange in Circles
Meemaw
Michael Harrell
All We Seabees
Esposito
And the Relatives
Hotpipes
Stories That Live

A HUGE thanks to our boy Aaron Wood of ATL madmen Howlies for designing the flyer. He's one major dude and the ladies love him for all the right reasons.