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This week for What Where Wednesday, we discuss Cannery Hall with general manager Brent Hyams. The site off 8th Avenue South formerly known as Cannery Ballroom, Mercy Lounge and the High Watt, sold to a New York-based real estate company back in 2019. After undergoing renovations for the new space, the new Cannery Hall is set to start running shows starting tonight. Hyams discuss the process and vision for the venue.
The This Is Nashville team is out for the Thanksgiving holiday. We are rebroadcasting an episode about Nashville's indie venues, which first aired in June. Nashville's independent music venues have long been a proving ground for up-and-coming artists. They're also increasingly under threat as development and gentrification continue to put pressure on property values. Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom and the High Watt have closed, and Exit/In recently announced that it will close and reopen under new management after Thanksgiving. The city is waking up to the problem. Mayor John Cooper declared the week before Memorial Day weekend to be “Music Venue Independence Week.” What makes these spaces so vital to the life and culture of Music City, and what do we risk losing if they continue to shut down — or are replaced by corporate venues? We'll look at some of the history, the daunting circumstances of the present and what, if anything, can be done in the future to preserve this slice of Nashville's cultural landscape. But first, WPLN health care reporter Blake Farmer has an update about the flu season. Guests: Chris Cobb, owner of Exit/In and president of Music Venue Alliance Nashville Jeff Syracuse, Metro Council member, District 15 Kathryn Edwards, co-owner of DRKMTTR and musician Mel Bryant, musician Ariel Bui, musician Previous WPLN coverage: Exit/In, Midtown music venue beloved by locals, will close Nov. 24 ‘Growth is not always progress': What Mercy Lounge's closure says about the health of Nashville's independent music venues WNXP: In the Scene: On the complexities of emo nostalgia & creating a sustainable and equitable music ecosystem
Nashville's independent music venues have long been a proving ground for up-and-coming artists. They're also increasingly under threat as development and gentrification continue to put pressure on property values. Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom and the High Watt recently closed, and it's an uncertain future ahead for revered venues like Exit/In. The city is waking up to the problem. Mayor John Cooper recently declared the week before Memorial Day weekend to be “Music Venue Independence Week.” What makes these spaces so vital to the life and culture of Music City, and what do we risk losing if they continue to shut down — or are replaced by corporate venues? We'll look at some of the history, the daunting circumstances of the present and what, if anything, can be done in the future to preserve this slice of Nashville's cultural landscape. Also this hour, we talk with WPLN producer Marianna Bacallao about her reporting on anti-trans laws in Tennessee. Guests: Chris Cobb, owner of Exit/In and president of Music Venue Alliance Nashville Jeff Syracuse, Metro Council member, District 15 Kathryn Edwards, co-owner of DRKMTTR and musician Mel Bryant, musician Ariel Bui, musician
Listening to the tidal wave in “Giant Peach,” the riotous “Moaning Lisa Smile,” or the punked-up “Play the Greatest Hits,” it's hard to imagine Wolf Alice as an acoustic duo. Then talk to Joff Oddie about his integral use of effects—“These pedals can do such crazy things; to not do crazy things with things that can do crazy things seems odd”—and the band's origin story becomes even more improbable. But it's true: Wolf Alice started with guitarist/singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Oddie playing acoustic-folk music during open-mic nights in North London pubs. After self-releasing an EP, they expanded and electrified their sound with the help of Theo Ellis (bass/synths) and Joel Amey (drums/synths). Now sure, plenty of the band's repertoire from their four official releases stays in the quieter, softer settings—creating maximum drama—but Joff and the gang give some animation to nearly every note played. (To give further cred to the group's juxtaposition of floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee, in a https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/wolf-alices-joff-oddie-pop-goes-boom (2015 PG interview) Oddie cited John Fahey and Sonic Youth as two of his biggest influences.) “On Blue Weekend, we leaned into our past quite a bit, where we layered up sounds with acoustic instruments. We used loads of 12-strings, banjos, resonators, and tenor guitars,” Oddie says about the band's recent release. “We're even performing an acoustic fingerstyle number—‘Safe From Heartbreak (if you never fall in love)'—each night, so it's nice to get back there.” Before Wolf Alice's sold-out show at Nashville's Cannery Ballroom, guitarist Oddie shared an hour with PG's Chris Kies. The resulting conversation covered the cathartic process of building his first guitar during lockdown (a Jaguar-Jazzmaster hybrid) and why he switched to a pair of Fenders that are “a big sheet of paper that you can paint on.” Plus, he illustrates how every moment in a Wolf Alice set has a pedal, and those moments are unique and not repeated. [Brought to you by D'Addario 360 Rechargeable Tuner: http://ddar.io/Nexxus.RigRundown (http://ddar.io/Nexxus.RigRundown)]
Do you hear that thunder? That's the sound of strength in four 100-watt stacks. (Actually, one is a 200-watt bass tube head.) IDLES' guitarists Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan finally have the firepower to match their fury. (Original members singer/lyricist Joe Talbot, drummer Jon Beavis, and bassist Adam Devonshire fill out the band. Kiernan took over for guitarist Andy Stewart after 2015 EP Meat was released.) For much of the 2010s, the bashers from Bristol played on anything and plugged into everything. Low-budget imports and solid-state combos were what they had and they made that work. They toiled around the U.K. sharpening their sneering tongue, quickening their sting, and focusing their vision. Doing so meant playing small rooms as much as possible. So the need and access for big, potent, top-shelf gear was unnecessary. That volatile energy, sensible setups, and Sten-gun attack anchored both 2017's Brutalism and 2018's Joy as an Act of Resistance. The popularity in those releases opened doors to new tools and the time to explore fresh tones and approaches. When writing Ultra Mono, Bowen and Kiernan looked for sounds rather than riffs. “The noise-making had to be thought of from the start,” Bowen told PG in 2020. “We basically created a sound palette first, and once we created a sound, that sound informed the riffs.” And the most obnoxious sounds on Ultra Mono were intentional. “When we were writing this album, we'd go to random guitar shops and ask them for the weirdest pedals they had,” adds Kiernan. “It may sound useless, but it still might touch you somehow. Every now and then, a pedal that does something really weird will kick you into gear.” Using hip-hop beats as a North Star and often performing on their instruments as drummers, the duo unlocked a combination of heartless sounds for Ultra Mono that elevated Talbot's heartfelt (and challenging) lyrics. For the just-released Crawler, they continued exploring obtuse sounds. Some continued to be unusual to the masses and others were atypical for IDLES. “Car Crash” is a disjointed, cold-war-siren-sounding, brooding banger. Considering its brash, bizarrely brilliant predecessor, it's right in line. However, one track no one saw coming was “The Beachland Ballroom”—a bring-you-to-your knees soul song. The incessant brave exploration advances their brutal power, supports their menacing energy, and paints with broad colors to complement Talbot's biting commentary and tales of personal troubles. Touring ahead of 2021's Crawler (now available), IDLES' Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan invited PG to Nashville's Cannery Ballroom for an extended gear chat before their sold-out show. Just ahead of soundcheck, Kiernan clarified his seemingly callous treatment of his Fenders, while Bowen establishes that his acrylic Electrical Guitar Company EG 500 is heavy to dance about onstage, but its “angry piano” sound makes it worth it. They explain why they need a collective of five pedalboards and 50+ stomps to cover guitar, bass, baritone, synth, inhuman sounds, and whatever they mean when they say “genk.” (In a 2020 interview with PG, Bowen described the term like this: “'Mr. Motivator' is a good example: Lee makes this ‘genk' noise that sounds like a hammer in a metal factory, and he plays that along with the drums, and that part really only occupies a frequency range around 1.2k to 2.3k—which is a large bandwidth, but it's where the transients of the drums and the cymbals sit. That part really pops in that space.” Also, Bowen and Kiernan created a YouTube show called Genks during the pandemic, which focuses on effects. (Even if you're a minimalist, it's worth a watch for the laughs.) Big thanks to IDLES tech Gavin Maxwell. Full Rig Details: https://bit.ly/IdlesRR Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com [Brought to you by D'Addario XPND...
Aaron and Mike welcome local rocker legend Jeremy Asbrock to the podcast!! Jeremy Asbrock tours with Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley's bands as lead guitarist. He also hosts a popular event local to Nashville called "Thee Rock 'n Roll Residency" where they cover classic rock hits from the past 40 years and quite often see special guests on stage at Cannery Ballroom. For lessons contact him at jeremyasbrockstore@gmail.com. Find him on social media at @TheeJeremyAsbrock What have you done to keep busy? Let us know! Find out more about Nashville Tour Stop at nashvilletourstop.com and on social media platforms @nashvilletourstop. Find Aaron at @theaaronschilb and Mike at @mikedunbarmusic. Email us at info@nashvilletourstop.com - Theme Song: "Let's Go", written by Aaron Schilb and Tyler Bank. - Produced by Aaron Schilb and Nashville Tour Stop.
Dave Clayton // 06.09.19 // Cannery Ballroom || ethoschurch.org
Tyler Zarzeka (Professional Drummer) talks about upcoming US headline tour with Noah Cyrus" GOOD CRY TOUR 2018" and KIIARA TOUR 2018. In the interview Tyler explains his excitement for the upcoming tour including rehearsals and how he has developed a love for the road calling the tour bus "home away from home". Tyler currently on the roster for Q drums, Zildjain, Remo, Roland, Vic Firth, etc. For more information follow the links below. Tyler Zarzeka https://www.tylerzarzeka.com https://www.facebook.com/tylerzarzeka https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYYouL-ZVZWummUankP07Q https://www.instagram.com/tzarzeka/ NOAH CYRUS THE GOOD CRY TOUR 2018 SEP 22 REVOLUTION LIVE. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL SEP 23 THE BEACHAM. ORLANDO, FL SEP 26 CANNERY BALLROOM. NASHVILLE, TN SEP 28 BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE. BALTIMORE, MD SEP 29 The Big E. West Springfield, MA OCT 01 IRVING PLAZA. NEW YORK, NY OCT 03 THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS. PHILADELPHIA, PA OCT 05 SAINT ANDREWS HALL. DETROIT, MI OCT 07 HOUSE OF BLUES CHICAGO. CHICAGO, IL OCT 08 VARSITY THEATER. MINNEAPOLIS, MN OCT 10 GRANADA THEATER. DALLAS, TX OCT 11 HOUSE OF BLUES HOUSTON. HOUSTON, TX OCT 13 SUMMIT MUSIC HALL. DENVER, CO OCT 16 THE BELASCO THEATER. LOS ANGELES, CA KIIARA TOUR 2018 OCT 29 LINCOLN HALL. CHICAGO, IL, US OCT 31 FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE. MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US NOV 01 THE SHELTER. DETROIT, MI, US NOV 05 ELSEWHERE. BROOKLYN, NY, US NOV 06 THEATER OF THE LIVING ARTS. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US NOV 08 THE SINCLAIR. CAMBRIDGE, MA, US NOV 10 REC ROOM. BUFFALO, NY, US NOV 11 U STREET MUSIC HALL. WASHINGTON, DC, US NOV 12 TERMINAL WEST. ATLANTA, GA, US NOV 14 TREES. DALLAS, TX, US NOV 15 WAREHOUSE LIVE. HOUSTON, TX, US NOV 16 ANTONE'S. AUSTIN, TX, US NOV 18 THE CRESCENT BALLROOM. PHOENIX, AZ, US NOV 19 THE OBSERVATORY. SANTA ANA, CA, US NOV 20 REGENT THEATER. LOS ANGELES, CA, US NOV 21 AUGUST HALL. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US
Dave Clayton // 09.10.17 // Cannery Ballroom || ethoschurch.org
In episode 24 of "The Perfect 10," comedian Jill-Michele stops by to give her best Drew Barrymore impression. No, it's not that random. The next segment is about comedian Rusty Dooley and his sexy encounter with the child star and A-list celeb. Ralphie May interviews Trace Adkins, yes, THE Trace Adkins, country singer extraordinaire. The band of the week is GoldRoom, live from Cannery Ballroom in Nashville.
In which I preview Foster the People at Cannery Ballroom and request that Wilco release their new album on my birthday. Download Out the Other, Volume 3 The playlist: 1. Foster the People - Miss You (Torches) 2. Canon Blue...
Here is my interview with Heather Karls for the annual Nashville Fusion event! http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/tunedin/10/100319fusion.mp3Fusion 10 - April 10th @ The CanneryFusion 10, a Nashville-based music and arts festival, will once again be hitting the Nashville scene in an effort to raise support for the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation. With over 1000 people attending each year, Fusion is the largest Young Adult Cancer Awareness event in the country.Entering its sixth consecutive year, the multi-faceted event will be held on Saturday, April 10th, 2010 in Nashville’s Gulch community at The Cannery Ballroom (One Cannery Row). Having formed a reputation among young professionals in the Nashville community as a SOLD OUT event, Fusion 10 will not disappoint. This year’s event will feature over 150 visual, film and musical artists, from fashion designers, photographers and videographers to painters, sculptors and musicians. With live performances by renowned Nashville musicians and fierce new fashions from Nashville’s local designers competing to be NASHVILLE’S NEXT DESIGN STAR, Fusion 10 is sure to delight the senses.Saturday, April 10, 2010Cannery Ballroom7:00pBENEFITING: THE MINNIE PEARL CANCER FOUNDATION_________________________________________________________ Outgrowing The Cannery; Adding MercyJanuary 5, 2010Fusion is busting at the seams. With an attendence well over 1000, we are adding Mercy Lounge to our event space this year, which means there will be even more to see and do at Fusion 2010. Don't forget to buy your tickets early, as the event is expected to sell out well in advance. You don't want to miss this.Purchase your tickets here.