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Win Tickets to see Clear Plastic Masks & The Pollies this Thursday!

December 3, 2012 1 Comment

Clear Plastic Masks return to Chattanooga this Thursday, December 6th at The Honest Pint! And on-top of that, Muscle Shoals, AL’s The Pollies are making their Chattanooga debut. Plus add locals Eight Knives in the mix and you’ve got one heck of a can’t-miss show for a Thirsty Thursday evening… And one lucky reader will have a chance to score a pair of tickets for free!

Brooklyn’s Clear Plastic Masks have been living in Nashville the past month recording their new record at Bomb Shelter Studios (the same studio the new Alabama Shakes and Denney and the Jets material were recorded). The last time we had to chance to catch this 4-piece live was last July at Track 29 during our very first South Rail Presnets… And speaking of the A-Shakes, the Brooklyn boys have recently been working on new material with Alabama Shakes’ front-woman Brittany Howard along with Nashville’s Fly Golden Eagle in the new super group Thunderbitch. Learn more about them HERE.

The Pollies are touring this Fall/Winer in support of their new LP ‘Where The Lies Begin.’ If you haven’t checked it out yet, do it now. Worth every second of your time (full album stream below). And like we said, this will be their Chattanooga debut! Looking forward to catching these guys live!

Now, how would you like to see this show for free? This is all you need to do:

CONTEST RULES:

Just send an email to thesouthrail (at) gmail (dot) com, with the subject “December 6th” and your full name in the message… and that’s it, you’re entered! That simple. See full rules below.

Now, if you not familiar with the bands, get that way! Stream samples of all bands below and see you at the show. Doors at 8pm, show starts at 9pm sharp. $5 at the door get you in, unless of course, you’re one of the lucky winners — Facebook RSVP HERE:

Contest Rules: Contest ends Thursday, 12/6/12 at 12:00pm. One winner will be selected randomly and notified via email on Thursday afternoon (the day of the show). The winner’s name (+ guest) will be at the the door the night of the show. There are no actual tickets, just admission.

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GET TO KNOW: SharkWeek

November 29, 2012 0 comments

SharkWeek is one of the newer bands here in Chattanooga who’ve recently caught our attention. After finishing up a 7-song EP this fall, select tracks have slowly been leaking onto the internet. Just dig into the singles ‘Thief of the Night’ and ‘No 2’ below and you’ll definitely be in anticipation for more from this 3-piece… I know we are.

And a if you’re diggin’ what you hear, and are in the Chattanooga area this Saturday, come on down to Mainx24 and catch SharkWeek for FREE! They will be playing a free all-ages show December 1st at Clyde’s Auto Glass along with other #CHA locals Summer Dregs (Click HERE for details)… On top of that, later that night, they will be opening for up for The Dirty Guv’nahs at Track 29. Click HERE for tickets and follow SharkWeek here: Facebook – Twitter

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TSR EXCLUSIVE: Stream Moonlight Bride’s NEW EP ‘Dead Language’

November 26, 2012 4 Comments

The Chattanooga 4-piece Moonlight Bride are one of our favorite local bands. With that said, we were honored when the band asked us to premiere their latest release, ‘Dead Language,’ a week before the official release date!

The new 5-song EP is dropping December 4th, and is holding us over as the band finishes up their full-length record that will be out later next year (2013). As frontman Justin Giles explains, “It’s a group of songs we recorded and always liked, but just didn’t seem to fit with the material that we’ve been putting together for the new album.”

In detail about the EP, Giles continues, “Our generation is obsessed with the flash and flare of some pawn dancing around and pressing a couple of buttons and calling it electronic or dub-step. ‘Dead Language’ is anti that.”

Stream ‘Dead Language’ in its entirety below and download your copy via iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and Rhapsody Tuesday, December 4th:

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Machines Are People Too: ‘Do What You Love’

October 29, 2012 0 comments

Local boys Machines Are People Too are hittin’ the road for the next couple weeks in support of their brand spankin’ new single ‘Do What You Love.’ Not only that, but in celebration of the tour, this track is FREE for a limited time! Download and stream the track below and catch MRP2 in a town near you!

And if you haven’t already, download the band’s EP ‘Dreams’ (for free as well) HERE:

MRP2 Autumn Tour:
10/30/12: Oxford – The Lyric Oxford
10/31/12: Tuscaloosa – The Bama Theatre
11/02/12: Auburn – War Eagle Supper Club
11/03/12: Athens – Georgia Theatre
11/04/12: Tallahassee – The Sidebar
11/07/12: Birmingham, AL – BottleTree
11/08/12: Nashville, TN – The High Watt
11/09/12: Knoxville, TN – Ciderhouse
11/10/12: Athens – Georgia Theatre

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The Kingston Springs: New LP + Chattanooga Show Tonight!

October 9, 2012 0 comments

The other week we gave you a first taste of The Kingston Springs‘ self-titled debut full-length, with the single ‘Lowest of Animals.’ Now, stream the full LP, available in its entirity below. The album dropped digitally last week and will be out in physical for here shortly… If you ask us, this sucker is definitely a contender for our top albums of 2012! We can’t get enough!

If you dig what you hear, order a physical copy HERE or pick one up LIVE tonight in Chattanooga (or a Southern city near you – Full tour list below). The Kingston Springs will be at JJ’s Bohemia tonight (10/9) with locals Eight Knives. Doors/9, show/10… and come early & stay late with $1 beers all night! See you there!

10/9 – JJ’s Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN w/ Eight Knives
10/10 – Preservation Pub – Knoxville, TN
10/11 – GRAVEYARD TAVERN/The Basement – Atlanta, GA
10/12 – Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
10/13 – Fall for Greenville – Greenville, SC

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WE’VE BEEN PULSED!

September 13, 2012 0 comments

The kind folks at Chattanooga’s The Pulse Newsweekly wrote one heck of an article on us! Written by Sarah Skates from an interview with The South Rail’s founder Rich, the feature is hot off the presses and is available now! So get off your can, go to your favorite local location and pick yourself a copy today!.. Not in Chattanooga? No worries, read the full article HERE or below.

We feel the love! Thank you – SR

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Banditos: ‘Cry Baby Cry’

July 31, 2012 0 comments

If you visited the merch booth at Track 29 during our very first The South Rail Presents event Friday night, then you might be one of the lucky people who purchased the brand new EP from Birmingham, Alabama’s Banditos! The 6-song disc is called ‘Everybody Goes To Milo’s’ and was nicely packaged in a brown paper bag accompanied with a Budwiser label style Banditos sticker.

In addition, from that EP’s first track comes the new single ‘Cry Baby Cry’ that is available for FREE download below, if you didn’t get ‘yer hands one of these hand-made suckers! More details to come with this EP, but until then, stream/download the single below and get ready for BIG things from this up-and-coming band who put on one hell of a live show! And see their full live dates HERE to get an EP in-person:

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Thank You Chattanooga!

July 30, 2012 0 comments

We would like to thank Track 29, the amazing bands, Joshua Shoemaker, High Class Hillbilly and everyone who came out to our very first The South Rail Presents! The show was a great success and we can’t wait to do it all again!

Many people asked us about the music playing before and between the bands’ sets. Here is the full playlist from Friday night’s hand selected tunes. Hopefully you not only enjoyed amazing live music and scored some killer gear from Nikki Lane’s High Class Hillbilly, but discovered additional bands you will see and support in the future.

Thank you Chattanooga! – The South Rail

Deer Tick: ‘The Bump’

JEFF the Brotherhood: ‘Six Pack’

Turbo Fruits: ‘Sweet Thang’

These United States: ‘Honor Amongst Thieves’

Quiet Life: ‘Jim’s Wedding Band’

Houndmouth: ‘Penitentiary’

Natural Child: ‘That’s How I Got to Memphis’

Burnt Ones: ‘Gonna Listen To T.Rex (All Night Long)’

Ranch Ghost: ‘The Water’

PUJOL: ‘Mission From God’

King Tuff: ‘Anthem’