Tonight: Wax Fang & Ghostfinger @ The 5 Spot
Look, I know there's Americana out the wazoo going on right now. And if you've never seen Jason & the Scorchers, tonight's Ryman gig is an excellent time to do it--possibly your last chance. It is $45 bones though. Well, they play again tonight at 11 p.m. at Mercy Lounge, but you'll need the $35 AMA wristband. And that's probably really your last chance.
A more affordably priced show awaits at The 5 Spot for only $7, and that one features locals Ghostfinger and Kentuckians Wax Fang. Wax Fang always blast it out live, and they're one of those bands I was heartbroken to hear never listened to math-rock wizards Polvo. Really? Even with all those bendy/mangled guitar parts and stop-on-a-dime time changes? Really? Then I recommended they check it out and they thought it was cool but didn't really get into it. As Stabert would say: tear.
Anyway, do it. It's pretty and squawky and classic-rocky and shouty and all-around a really shrewd mix of influences. Even if Polvo ain't one of them.
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Louisville called and they want Wax Fang to go home and stop playing Nashville every week.Someone should relay the message to those guys.
Posted 09/18/2008 at 08:00:05 PMWoah, is that Triple H in the middle?
Posted 09/18/2008 at 10:26:38 PMThe Scorchers were only supposed to play one song tonight. THey are playing a full set at the cannery soon---maybe this weekend?
Posted 09/18/2008 at 11:13:39 PMThis was a great show except for when WF's on-stage projector showed that surgery. I'm squeamish.
Posted 09/19/2008 at 08:37:32 AMDid anyone catch Trace Adkins last night at the Pub Crawl? Did he play Honky Tonk Badonkadonk?!?
Posted 09/19/2008 at 09:14:30 AMin case you missed ghostfinger last week, and the week before, and week before that....what, no Jeff show to report?
this is getting absurd.
Posted 09/19/2008 at 09:54:59 AMI guess the blog writers think that if they cover a bullshit band enough people will be brainwashed into thinking it's good music.Seems to be working,more JEFF and Ghostfinger coverage.They should change their name to "shitfinger", that would describe the music a lot better.
Posted 09/19/2008 at 12:42:32 PMGhostfinger is a great act. Haven't seen Jeff, and am not a huge fan of their recordings. . but several people I know have raved about their live show. . .I'm sure it's just a matter of time before i happen upon one of their shows and am too converted. . .If there was nothing special about these bands I'm sure the hype wouldn't have lasted anywhere near this long.
Posted 09/19/2008 at 06:54:04 PMi'm still not sure why the writers would care if anyone likes the music they dig.
why you guys have to make a fucking conspiracy out of everything?
Posted 09/19/2008 at 06:59:51 PM