Greetings from Music City, USA!
This, my rock ‘n’ roll journey, found me on the move and in front of many bands. Yeah man, “sky high” on bands! Last weekend’s FYF (Fuck Yeah) rolled into a short trip to Nashville and another great night of bands. Houndmouth, Cold War Kids, J Roddy Walston & The Business on a summer night in the south sounded like a cool idea for about 20,000 of us.
This will be my first of two trips to Nashville over the next month. With age I’ve learned to really appreciate “the south” and all that it brings to mind; hospitality, good food, and guitars. The emergence of a cool rock scene coming out of the south is imminent and Nashville will certainly be the hub. A few cats from LA and many former New Yorkers have relocated for a comfortable lifestyle and a town that is drenched in sound.
Indeed I have my own “idelic” brand of country sounds I enjoy listening too. Inspired by Houndmouth’s anthemic single “Sedona,” I’ve been digging through crates compiling my own “nash stash” of songs. This hour-long Idelic taste of south is almost as good at the catfish and shrimp and grits I ate night before last.
Catfish are a jumping, long live Lowell George, enjoy the dog days of summer.
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
Wavves – Heavy Metal Detox
Southern hospitality.
