We decided to bring back of our Video of the Week feature and to kick things off by keeping it local. Strung Like A Horse is a Chattanooga “garage grass” bluegrass band who are on our must-see list of local bands. The boys also just won the 2012 Road to Nightfall competition and will be headlining this summer’s Friday Nightfall Series on August 3rd.
Directed by Tomás Andres Donoso and recorded by Spanner Sound, check out the official video for their single ‘Byrd Dog’ below…. And keep an eye out on Strung Like A Horse’s tour calendar HERE
R.Ring is a new band featuring Kelley Deal of The Breeders and Mike Montgomery of Ampline who are dropping by JJ’s Bohemia tomorrow, February 19th! Chattanooga is one of the few Southern cities who will be able to experience this new project which Montgomery described in a Cincinnati Metromix interview as “Two guitars and two voices.” [read the full interview HERE]
The band is currently putting the finishing touches on a 7-inch due out via Misra Records later this year, but before that drops, swing by JJ’s Sunday and get a first taste of this new project. The only sample we could find is from an April show promo for the Dayton, OH venue South Park Tavern, which you can check out below… but come on, Kelley Deal and Mike Montgomery? You know it’s gonna be good, don’t miss it!.. See full tour dates below including Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham:
UPDATE (4/6):Venue change, the show has been moved to Barking Legs Theater at 1307 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga
Ottawa Canada’s Peach Kelli Popmust have enjoyed her first Southern tour back in December because she’s coming back for more this April… BUT this time stopping by Chattanooga’s Collective WarehouseBarking Leg Theater on Sunday April 22nd!
This is also a great chance to hear some new songs from her new upcoming Infinity Cat Records LP dropping later on this year… Until then, if you want to buy a PKP shirt or have suggestions/ideas/comments about any of the shows, feel free to drop Allie an email at allie.nation@gmail.com — See below for some tunes and the full April tour schedule:
sat 14 philly @ perry’s house
sun 15 nyc @ cake shop
mon 16 baltimore @ golden west
tues 17 cleveland @ the atlantic (basement of now that’s class)
wed 18 cincinnati @ the comet
thurs 19 nashville @ the end
sat 21 (off-day) sun 22 chattanooga @ collective clothing warehouseBarking Leg Theater
mon 23 huntsville AL @ vertical house
tues 24 lafayette IN @ TBA
wed 25 milwaukee @ quarters rock n roll palace
thurs 26 chicago @ TBA
fri 27 kalamazoo @ louie’s trophy house
sat 28 detroit @ house show
We are pleased to announce that Justin Townes Earle is coming back to Chattanooga via Track 29 on June 1st! Justin will be touring in support of his 4th full-length LP, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now,’ which is due out March 27 on Bloodshot Records.
Check out the details of the new LP HERE from our December article, and check out the trailer from the making-of the album below… This one is gonna be killer! Tickets go on sale 2/10 HERE:
If you’re in the Chattanooga area, come on out and hear some local tunes… and if you’re not familiar with some of these bands, check out the showcase sampler below… Tickets are only $10 and are available ahead-of-time HERE and check out this week’s Pulse write-up on each band HERE… See you this weekend:
Sweden’s Loney Dear premiered their video for ‘Loney Blues’ via Stereogum yesterday, a single that comes from their latest LP ‘Hall Music’ that dropped last fall via Polyvinyl Records. Pick up a copy HERE and get your tickets to see the band in April at Chattanooga’s Track 29… They’ll be opening for of Montreal April 9th along with Kishi Bashi… Get your tickets HERE and check out the video below:
Lots of big news for Chattanooga’s Moonlight Bride who are about to embark on an East coast tour promoting their new 7-inch ‘Lemonade,’ a release that is also included on the Memetic Society’s Tennesthesia collection that dropped earlier in December (see details HERE). The song is their first single from the band’s upcoming EP ‘Twin Lakes’ which is set to hit shelves later this Spring… There is also a remix EP in the works which will be featuring a remix of ‘Lemonade’ from Tom of Los Campesinos!
Check out the new track below and come out to hear a taste of the new material in-person! Moonlight Bride are headlining Chattanooga Pulse’s Winterfest at Track 29 January 28th… and then February 11th, for the band’s ‘Lemonade’ 7-inch release party at JJ’s Bohemia, as well as a handful of other dates. Full tour listing below:
Chattanooga’s Dolphin Mouth (formally of Forest Magic) is now in transition to Nashville, but before the move, is having some studio time in Mississippi while recording a new album and prepping an early Spring tour… Stand-by for further details, but until then, enjoy this first taste of some new Dolphin Mouth tunes. This new track is called ‘Busy Brain’ and we’re diggin’ it from the start! Take a listen below:
We decided to bring back of our Video of the Week feature and to kick things off by keeping it local. Strung Like A Horse is a Chattanooga “garage grass” bluegrass band who are on our must-see list of local bands. The boys also just won the 2012 Road to Nightfall competition and will be headlining this summer’s Friday Nightfall Series on August 3rd.
