Kentucky Knife Fight has been making consistent splashes in the music world for the past few years, but it wasn't until the beginning of February that the band found itself on primetime news.
Kentucky Knife Fight; The Bishop Tuesday, 9:30 PM; 7$ Since 2005, the St Louis-based quintet Kentucky Knife Fight has been steadily carving its niche in the grittier subsections of Americana and blues.
For the week of 2/24 through 3/2/2014 1. Thee Tsunamis - Delirium & Dark Waters 7" (Magnetic South) 2.
Cherub; The Bluebird Wednesday, 10 PM 5$ Do you know what you'll feel like doing when you listen to the Tennessee falsetto funk brothers Cherub?
For the week of 2/17 through 2/23/2014 1. Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else (Bloodshot) 2. Angel Olson - Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar) 3.
The 80s had new wave. The 90s had grunge. It's hard to pigeonhole the 2000s, but if you wanted me to pontificate I'd say the first half of the decade's rock scene was governed by cargo shorts and pop-punk and the later half was handed down to the po-faced indie kids.
Five minutes before Nashville punks Diarrhea Planet were set to play, I talked a little with guitarist Emmett Miller- one of four - about the band's influences. Among them are Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Satan, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Beyonce, Big Boi, and Formula 1 racers. Ten minutes later at soundcheck, the band was noodling through the Super Mario Bros.
Diarrhea Planet; The Bishop 12:00 AM 10$ cover If the words "party hard" or "shred gnar" have any place in your lexicon, then you need to check out Nashville punks Diarrhea Planet and Those Darlins.
The Apache Relay; The Bishop Thursday, 9:30 PM 10$ cover Audacious is just one word you can use to describe The Apache Relay-- a folk, indie rock outfit that illustrates the long, lonely search for self with a style rooted in folk but evolving into a poppy indie rock, ending up with something completely, wonderfully different.
For the week of 2/10 through 2/16/2014 1. The Sands - Hotel & Casino (Houseplant / Let's Pretend) 2.
Purple 7; The Bishop 10:00 PM 5$ cover When the members of the band Defiance, Ohio--named in honour of the actual town--decided to form a band back in 2002, it seems inevitable that that band would be a punk rock band.
The Bishop; Dead Beach Tuesday; Midnight 5$ cover There's a lot to be said for the solid, lo-fi garage rock band.
For the week of 2/3 through 2/9/14 1. Broken Bells - After the Disco (Columbia) 2. Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - New Ammo (Stoopid) 3.
Houndmouth may be on their way to the main stage, but their show at the Bluebird on Thursday night showed they still love playing on the small ones. "We're from Indiana, and this is like the historical Indiana place to play," lead singer and guitarist Matt Meyers said of the venue.
Johnnyswim; The Bluebird Tuesday, 8:00 PM Having been featured by such chic fashion icons as Tommy Hilfiger, Louis Vuitton, and Vogue, The Nashville folk and blues duo Johnnyswim seems to have done the impossible--make a husband/wife duo, one that originally met in Sunday school and that have disco origins, hip.
For the week of 1/20 through 1/26/2014 1. Mogwai - Rave Tapes (Sub Pop) 2. Damien Jurado - Brothers & Sisters of the Eternal Son (Secretly Canadian) 3.
Perfect Pussy's sound is as abrasive as their name. Their punk set at the Bishop Tuesday night was electrifying.
For the week of 4/15 through 4/21/2013 1. The Flaming Lips, The Terror (WB) 2. The White Stripes, Elephant (Third Man) 3.
Radio Astronomer; Rachael's Cafe Tuesday, 8 PM Not to be confused with the light rock band Radio Astronomy, the similarly named Radio Astronomer will be playing Rachael's Cafe tomorrow evening.
Laser Background; The Bishop Friday, 8 PM "Pop Candy Dream Magic Psych" are just a few of the surprisingly apt descriptions that could be applied to the Philly band Laser Background; taking the wonderful tune "Mystery Airplane Girl" (from their self-titled EP) for example, heavily accented second and fourth beats of the percussion and guitar, played in a freewheeling, almost aloof, style, lend the music its 'pop' while the other terms could describe the casual mania of noodling instruments in tunes such as "We Trust." This all being said, Laser Background is capable of having a balance between experimental fun and maturity (the strangely morose song "Pinwheels" for instance). You'll get it all when you make it out to the Bishop tomorrow night. Post by Brandon Cook
