Upcoming Shows

Jan 24, 2009 The Nick Birmingham, AL
Jan 29, 2009 JJ's Bohemia Chattanooga, TN
Jan 30, 2009 Star Bar Atlanta, GA
Jan 31, 2009 Caledonia Lounge Athens, GA

Archived Shows

Dec 31, 2008 The Basement NYE 2009 Nashville, TN
Dec 13, 2008 Mercy Lounge w/ The Protomen and Jensen Sportag Nashville, TN
Dec 12, 2008 Tomato Tomato Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 22, 2008 JJ's Bohemia Behold! We come to celebrate new websites, musics, and videos!!! Tis truly PARTY TIME. Chattanooga, TN
Nov 20, 2008 Star Bar Big Trouble in Little 5 Points: w/ The Judies, and Tendaberry Atlanta, GA
Oct 30, 2008 Aerial Free Pre-Release Pre-Halloween Show! Dress like an idiot! Get a secret password to download a new Bomb track! With Shoot the Mountain, Jensen Sportag, Vovo, and My Tyger! Please be our esteemed guests. Nashville, TN
Oct 11, 2008 Mercy Lounge Lightning 100 Miller Made Music Showcase. With Kyle Andrews, Harrison Hudson, and Gabe Vitek and The Ivory. Nashville, TN
Oct 3, 2008 Agave Playing in the parking lot @ Agave with: Mean Tamborines, Coral Castles, and Talking With Hands $5 (21+) $8 (18+) Nashville, TN
Sep 27, 2008 Midnight Mt. details soon... could be @ your house, your mama's house, international house of pancakes... stay tuned! UPDATE: @ 1102 E. Academy with Shoot The Mountain and perhaps other party favors, not excluding random tap-dance. Murfreesboro, TN
Sep 13, 2008 Exit/In for next big nashville festival. Nashville, TN
Sep 12, 2008 Rhythm and Brews with The Protomen Chattanooga, TN
Aug 30, 2008 Mercy Lounge with The Howlies and Eureka Gold! Nashville, TN
Aug 29, 2008 The Earl With The Howlies (SINGLE RELEASE), and Giant Tigers! Atlanta, GA
Jul 31, 2008 Aerial Dance Party! Nashville, TN
Jul 19, 2008 JJ's Bohemia Chattanooga, TN
Jul 18, 2008 The Basement Nashville, TN
Jun 13, 2008 Echo Music Bands and Beer (bring your own!). This is a picnic ECHO MUSIC is having for their clients. They told us to invite our friends. We'll play some songs and dance around 6. Tent around back. Nashville, TN
Apr 19, 2008 JJ's Bohemia Best place on the planet! playing with Forest Magic... and others for a special lady's berfday. do bring gifts. Chattanooga, TN
Apr 18, 2008 Wolfcastle w/ Meemaw and We Were the States! Free beer with admission. Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 29, 2008 527 Main St w/ Velcro Stars and Coral Castles 18+! Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 29, 2008 The 5 Spot 9pm, $7, 21+ w/ Prabir and the Substitutes (friends from Richmond, VA) & Spanish Bombs (featuring ex-members of Velcro Stars and The Bubblegum Complex) Nashville, TN
Mar 13, 2008 JJ's Bohemia w/ Heypenny Chattanooga, TN
Jan 28, 2008 Mercy Lounge 8 off 8th, Lakefever Production presents: We have the pleasure of sharing the stage with Stories That Live, Tommy and the Whale, Sleep Study, Vovo (Mark Bond's solo project), and more... Sure to be a treat. For you, free Nashville, TN
Jan 26, 2008 Forecastle Festival we play right after Band of Horses and VHS or Beta... Louisville, KY
Jan 18, 2008 Mercy Lounge w/ The Carter Administration, The Clutters, De Novo Dahl, Ghostfinger, et. al Nashville, TN
Jan 11, 2008 JJ's Bohemia w/ The Protomen. Come, be entertained by the Mega-mania! Chattanooga, TN
Jan 10, 2008 World Grotto w/ Wax Fang Knoxville, TN
Dec 31, 2007 Mercy Lounge w/ The Features. New Years Bash. Nashville, TN
Dec 8, 2007 JJ's Bohemia w/ Wax Fang. Chattanooga, TN
Dec 7, 2007 4th Street Live w/ Wax Fang. come one. come all. our glorious return! Louisville, KY
Dec 6, 2007 The Dame with our ole friends, J. Roddy Walston and the Biz, and Wax Fangers! totally bitchin'. Lexington, KY
Nov 23, 2007 Pop Bar Razzmatazz w/ Soulsavers Barcelona, ES
Nov 20, 2007 Espacio Movistar w/ Editors Barcelona, ES
Nov 19, 2007 Cormoran w/ Editors, The Boxer Rebellion Valencia, ES
Nov 15, 2007 Santana 27 w/ Editors, Boxers Rebellion, Pol. In. Santa Ana Telleria Bilbao, ES
Nov 12, 2007 Club NME Studio 41 Canterbury, UK
Nov 9, 2007 Pressure Point Turncoat + The Laser Crabs Brighton, UK
Nov 5, 2007 Barfly w/ The Crew, New Projects Liverpool, UK
Nov 4, 2007 The Purple Turtle w/ The Luminaires Liverpool, UK
Nov 2, 2007 Club NME - Sin City Swansea, UK
Nov 1, 2007 Waterrats London, UK
Oct 26, 2007 Ammersham Arms London, UK
Oct 23, 2007 The Social (Milk) w/ VIP Party Boys (NYC) and Nick Harrison London, UK
Oct 22, 2007 Rescue Rooms All Day. Nottingham, UK
Oct 18, 2007 Maida Vale Radio One Session Will record 3 tracks at legendary Maida Vale Radio One studio!!! Keep your ears clean, and we'll let you know more when we do. London, UK
Oct 17, 2007 Fibbers York, UK
Oct 16, 2007 King Tuts Glasgow, UK
Oct 13, 2007 The Faversham John Peel Day w/ The New Puritans and ox.eagle.lion.man Leeds, UK
Oct 10, 2007 Metro w/ The Toy Guns, The Acute London, UK
Sep 27, 2007 The Boro Our better-later-than-never back-to-school show! Please join us for debauchery, dancing, and verbal derby! This is to be Velcro Stars final performance with the ever-lovable Danial, and our very own drum machine, Big Spo. Also, starring The Dirty Holidays!!!! Do dance with us all. Murfreesboro, TN
Sep 21, 2007 JJ's Bohemia with the Coral Castles! Account for yourselves! Chattanooga, TN
Sep 15, 2007 The 5 Spot Our first of many battles on the fertile soil of East Nashville. with The Love Society and Coral Castles (Chattanooga)!!! Nashville, TN
Sep 8, 2007 Cannery Ballroom Hello, lovers! A slight delay in our return to Europe has enabled us to participate in this wonderful event. Playing with friends: The Features, De Novo Dahl, Skyblazer, Eureka Gold and Paper Rival @ Cannery Ballroom. Do come dance! $30 Festival pass/ or $15 at door for this and access to Mercy Lounge too (Dance party, upstairs, right after our set). More details here: www.nextbignashville.net Nashville, TN
Aug 17, 2007 Mercy Lounge Newer to our burgeoning music scene we have 3 bands that are sure to wet your pallets: The Sleep Study (Chad McWherter, ex. My Relationship with Gravity, and Rollum Haas' new project.) Stories that Live ex Floridian newcomers to East Nashville, also Joe Colvert (Lakefever Productions, and ex-Girls and Boys) joins in on bass. The Turf- young group of exciting musicians, playing their first Mercy Lounge gig. Please get there early enough to catch them all! We intend to dance and pop music your faces off. ALL AGES SHOW!!! $10 for 18+, $7 for 21+ Show starts at 9:30! Nashville, TN
Aug 9, 2007 The 40 Watt We return to the Athens Popfest, one of the finer things in life. With Ted Leo and many more. Athens, GA
Jul 28, 2007 JJ's Bohemia w/ The Clutters.... We re-visit the best place on this earth, JJ's. Chattanooga, TN
Jul 27, 2007 WFPK We are to play over the strong airwaves of Louisville's 91.9 WFPK. Please visit their site and listen live... www.wfpk.org noon to 1pm (eastern time)! Yea! Louisville, KY
Jul 27, 2007 Forecastle Festival De La Soul and Girl Talk headlining!!! We dance for/with you on Friday @ 6:30 on the West stage (just 2 bands before De La Soul!). check here for more details: http://www.forecastlefest.com/2007 Louisville, KY
Jul 17, 2007 The Buffalo Bar Artrocker magazine night. playing with The Answering Machine... £5, but FREE if you go to (artrocker.com) and going to the club page and apply for membership on membership@artrocker.com London, UK
Jul 15, 2007 Latitude Festival We journey to the UK to play the most interesting and acclaimed Latitude Festival! Suffolk, UK
Jul 14, 2007 Summercase Festival Barcelona, ES
Jul 13, 2007 Summercase Festival Madrid, ES
Jul 2, 2007 Mercy Lounge Bawston Shawn's 8 Off 8th. Look out! Featuring Velcro Stars, The Tennessee Turncoats, Tigers With Cheese, German Castro, Those Darlins, and more! Oh my! Nashville, TN
Jun 30, 2007 The End Do come! The Love Society and Moresight. Nashville, TN
Jun 23, 2007 ISP Art House w/ Slushco and Moresight. That's about all we know. Atlanta, GA
May 5, 2007 The Basement Grimey's & The Basement's CINCO DE MAYO Blowout Party and Big-Ass Sale!! – Sat. May 5, 11AM-?, FREE! Here's a brief re-cap of what's in store: Free Live Music starting around noon and going `til dark. Tons of great bands with kick-ass local DJs spinning between sets. The Yazoo beer truck pouring killer Dos Perros, Baja Burrito serving up tasty tex mex and tons of unbelievable bargains in the way of $2 CDs, $1 LPs, and everything in the store on sale to boot. It's a party, y'all – the logical and totally overwhelming extension of our in-store performances. We're inviting some other local retailers and organizations to join us like the Nashville Rollergirls, WRVU, and Local Honey. More details will follow as things fall into place. Look for regular updates in the weeks to come leading up `til May 5th. Here's what we've got confirmed so far for live music: Dr. Dog Dixie Dirt The Zone feat. Billy Bass (Funkadelic) & Ron Dunbar (Parliament) How I Became The Bomb Cortney Tidwell Elizabeth Cook Hotpipes Jedd Hughes Nashville Shakespeare Festival plus DJs D-Funk, Geezus, Cool Out, Slim Goodie, DJ SRC and more coming. So go ahead and put May 5th, Cinco De Mayo, on your calendar to hang with us in the parking lot. It's gonna be a stone cold blast, guaranteed Nashville, TN
Apr 20, 2007 JJ's Bohemia w/ The Ocelots. we wrestle them in video game experience points... it will be an unequivocal matchup! Chattanooga, TN
Mar 31, 2007 Holy City Popfest Holy City Popfest 2007 @Cumberlands Lineup tba We know it gots De Novo Dahl and the Features Charleston, SC
Mar 30, 2007 The Pilot Light w/ De Novo Dahl Knoxville, TN
Mar 25, 2007 Exit/In Certainly our pick for the one show you cannot miss. Aqueduct is the favorite band of at least two How I Became the Bombers. David Terry is exceptional and large. Youth Group is the next big thing and who better to see on a Sunday nite? Nashville, TN
Mar 17, 2007 Casa Burrito with king BAD ANIMAL and prince DJ BAWSTON SHAWN. Drink, drink, drink. Dance, dance, dance. Teetotalers unwelcome. Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 15, 2007 Longbranch Inn - SXSW Playing amongst some awesome bands: The Clutters, The Woggles(Atlanta), The States, etc. Austin, TX
Mar 14, 2007 Maggie Mae's Rooftop SXSW y'all! Fighting on the rooftops of Austin for a chance to become kings of men. If you get a chance to see us in the thick of all the other great bands, we would greet you with hugs and dance moves. Austin, TX
Mar 12, 2007 Mercy Lounge An 8 Off 8th for local bands heading to South by Southwest. Do come. Nashville, TN
Mar 2, 2007 House Show Elekibass (Japan), Velcro Stars and ourselves will conquer and assume control of the basement of The 3 Annas residence in Nashville. 205 Morton Avenue (Nashville) ...near Nolensville Pike/ Thompson Lane/ Briley pkwy Nashville, TN
Feb 17, 2007 JJ's Bohemia w/ Forest Magic Chattanooga, TN
Feb 16, 2007 Smith's Old Bar This is to be an ASCAP showcase (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC). w/ Summerbirds in the Cellar, Rouletta, and Dead Confederate. tickets are only $6 per night, or $10 gets you the whole showcase. Available at ticketalternative.com or the door at Smiths. Thurs & Friday are 21+ Atlanta, GA
Feb 3, 2007 Caledonia Lounge w. Casper and the Cookies/ and Russian Spy Camera Athens, GA
Jan 20, 2007 Mercy Lounge First, go see our friends Der Bomb Bomb Bomb in a very special showcase performance early in the evening (10-ish) at The Basement. Peoples from overseas come to see us dance. Celebration at Mercy Lounge is with Jetpack, The Clutters, and ourselves. Please be there. Very important to see you. Nashville, TN
Dec 31, 2006 Grand Palace How I Became the Bomb vs. Bubblegum Complex vs. The Mattoid. Late show, but party starts early (10:00). Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 8, 2006 Wallstreet w/ All We Seabees and Jeff Boswell (of Jeff's Pizza Party USA): our first show at the Wallstreet. Lets cave in the ceiling once and for all. (pizza not included)... Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 2, 2006 The Pilot Light With the revolutionary BAD ANIMAL! Also some DJ tomfoolery by Baby Tiger and Taradactyl. 18+, Call 865.524.8188 for directions Knoxville, TN
Nov 18, 2006 Mercy Lounge W/ The Selmanaires, and the Non-Commissioned Officers. Nashville, TN
Oct 28, 2006 Parkway Billiards w/ J-Roddy Walston and the Business and The Bohannons Chattanooga, TN
Oct 27, 2006 Casa Burrito W/ J. Roddy Walston and the Business (Chattanooga). Chattanooga, TN
Oct 20, 2006 WMTS Mahalo, friends! Mr. Bizness and I will exhibit our elocution skills on Miss Jane's Eclectic Cuts Radio program on 88.3 WMTS. Be wary. Yours, J. H. H. Burr, Jr. Murfreesboro, TN
Sep 19, 2006 Grimeys Aw shivers, me likes to invite ya swashbucklers to this humdinger of a good time. There will be treats for the youngsters and adult beverages for those of age. We be bringin' our own rum drinks. Hope to see some ole' skallywags and meet some new young bucaneers. See ye there! Nashville, TN
Sep 17, 2006 The Basement w/ Dr. Dog Nashville, TN
Aug 30, 2006 Rhythm and Brews finally going to play in Chattanooga.. w/ The Features Chattanooga, TN
Aug 19, 2006 On The Green An outdoor concert showcasing several of Nashville's top local bands performing to benefit The Nashville Humane Society. Starting at Noon, Bang Bang Bang, Autovaughn, How I Became The Bomb, The Lonely Hearts, The Casual, The Comfies, Spout and, other special guests to be announced, will perform to an all ages crowd so...please bring your parents. Great food and beverages will be available all day so please leave your grill at home. You are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs and sunbrella's to enjoy a beautiful day of food, music and friendship in support of The Nashville Humane Association. Parking and lawn space for hundreds of visitors so....come on down!! The event proceeds will help support "ROVER", an important community outreach program conducted by The Nashville Humane Association providing Spay & Neuter services to qualifying Middle-Tennesseans. The NHA needs our help this summer to control over-populations of homeless animals in Davidson County and surrounding areas. For more information email the Kat or click HERE for a map. Your $18 contribution gets the whole show and parking too! Proceeds benefit The Nashville Humane Association http://www.nashvillehumane.org/ Nashville, TN
Aug 12, 2006 Monkey's Tale Our first show outside of these Confederate States. Part of the Midwest Music Summit, which should play out to be three days of gherming and debauchery. Lotsa other Middle Tennessee bands are set to showcase this weekend: Glossary, Forget Cassettes, Apollo Up, The Comfies, The Carters, Stone Jack Jones, Autovaugn, & good ole' Masa. We also stumbled upon a band from NC called Burr Lives... Weekend wristbands are $20 ($25 after 08.04). Indianapolis, IN
Aug 11, 2006 Exit/In Forget Cassettes is releasing their new album, "Salt" It will truly be a party. Also playing will be one-time Nash. act The Whole Fantastic World. Nashville, TN
Aug 9, 2006 Little Kings Club Athens Pop Fest - Joe Sidney, the Specific Heats, My parents our favorites ...Velcro Stars, Gift Machine, Baby Calender, Flash to Bang Time, the Maybellines, So Many Dynamos, the Instruments, New Sound of Numbers, Megaband and we will be there too! Athens. That's in Georgia. Festival. With lots of pop. AHHHHH this is gonna be amazing. Athens, GA
Aug 5, 2006 Lenny's w/ All The Saints! our first ever trip to Atlanta! Hope you can all make it out, at least if you live the area... Zodspeed! Atlanta, GA
Jul 30, 2006 The Upside Down Plaza This is to be our first out-of-state romp with badass cheekyrockrrrs The DirtyLungs. Please come out and support, if you're in the area. We love you. w/ The Dirty Lungs. Birmingham, AL
Jul 22, 2006 Grand Palace This show is sort of a pre Athens Popfest showcase. It's going to be Velcro Stars and How I Became the Bomb and several bands from the Athens,Ga record label Happy Happy Birthday To Me. HHBTM hosts the Athens Popfest and all the bands playing this night will be playing the Popfest in August Murfreesboro, TN
Jun 5, 2006 Mercy Lounge Keith Lowen of De Novo Dahl and Hail to the Keith fames is hosting the Mercy Lounge's weekly 8 off 8th event. Sure to be a great lineup with that man in charge! Nashville, TN
May 26, 2006 Exit/In GHOSTFINGER, and THE CLUTTERS, a million bliglocks better than your average show. Nashville, TN
May 13, 2006 Mercy Lounge "Let's Go!" CD Release Show!!!!!!!!!!!! Getting crazy and bringing a variety of support. Lazerman and the Non-Coms, performing soundtrack music from "Make-Out with Violence," the first feature length film produced by the Deagol Brothers. (zombies!) The world premier of the preview/trailer will follow their performance. And right before The Bomb does their thing, Bad Animal (Knoxville) will lend his peculiar array of keyboard samplings and dance skills. Surely a night you may never forget! Unless you drink too much, and then you'll at least have an official copy of our CD to refresh your memory. Nashville, TN
Apr 28, 2006 The Evergreen This is to be the last show for The Bang Up, local darlings. And if that wasn't sweet enough, it is the CD release party for the much anticipated the Choir Invisible Records Compilation, Singing In the Choir, featuring unreleased material by Murfreesboro acts such as: Velcro Stars, How I Became The Bomb, The Bang Up, GhostFinger, The States, The Roosevelts, Kelly Kerr, and Jacob the Great Murfreesboro, TN
Apr 22, 2006 The End We will be performing w/ the ever mysterious Protomen. If you do not know who they are, just ask your 10 year old nephew. He knows them. They are in his Nintendo Power magazine. Also, there is a DJ named Makeup and Vanity Set who will be spinning beats that make you think about yourself. Nashville, TN
Apr 1, 2006 The Basement April Fools "Secret Identity" Masquerade Ball! THIS SHOW WILL BE A SPECIAL PRE-RELEASE OF OUR FORTHCOMING EP "LET'S GO!" Wear a mask to get a FREE copy! w/ MASA (Nashville's foremost Japanese songwriter) and GIRLS AND BOYS (Nashville's foremost group of girls and boys). You won't be able to get another copy of the EP until MAY23! So be there punk! Nashville, TN
Feb 18, 2006 Mercy Lounge w/ The Features and The Privates! Shall be grand. We'll have some stuff to trade you. Hope to see you downtown. Nashville, TN
Feb 9, 2006 The Boro w/ Stock Market Crash (Oklahoma City, OK) and tba. In the midst of a rediculous tour-- 41 shows in two months, we are glad that this hard working band is stopping by in our town. Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 4, 2006 The Basement Grimey's one-year anniversary party!!!! (at their new location). Playing with The Sun, the first band ever to release their whole album in DVD format. (laymans terms: that's pretty cool.) Also performing: Juke Joint Saturday (2 members of The Legendary Shackshakers). special t shirts will be dispersed for the event. The first 80 people to pay cover will get a free T Shirt. yay! Nashville, TN
Jan 27, 2006 Temptation Club w/ Captain Of Industry (Do Tell Records) and Human Reunion, both from Dayton, Ohio. A night of lo-fi electronica and hi-fi nudity (venue is in fact a strip club every other weekend). Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 13, 2006 The Basement w/ Snakerider (aka- Ghostfinger) and D. Striker. Special Friday the 13th release party of RR Magazine. We have no alias as of yet. Nashville, TN
Dec 13, 2005 Grand Palace w/Castanets (Brooklyn, NY). Grand Palace is open, and now this town will be getting some good national acts. Castanet's is the first of those, and we are really happy to be playing with them. Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 20, 2005 Grand Palace w/ Murfreesboro's favorite outta-towners, The Rachel Nevadas, The Bang Up, and Velcro Stars. Was @ Farm House, now @ Grand Palace. Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 12, 2005 The Basement Really incredible show w/ awesome NC band, The Strugglers, Cortney Tidwell, and a puppet show(?). Don't know, but I am interested. Nashville, TN
Oct 31, 2005 The Boro Haloweeeen. Spooky Line-up. Water Melancholy Flower, then us, followed by The States, and Victor Furious to round out the bill. Maybe we'll give out some candy or somthin. Murfreesboro, TN
Oct 27, 2005 The Basement Velcro Stars. Girls and Boys. This is going to be radical. Nashville, TN
Oct 22, 2005 The Boro w/ our friends Velcro Stars and Venice is Sinking via Athens, GA. Check out their video @ veniceissinking.net Murfreesboro, TN
Aug 22, 2005 The Temptation Club We shall be playing with the mighty Z/28s and a band from a faraway land (Dig, Shovel, Dig--Asheville, NC). You should come. And bring your friends that have boobs. Murfreesboro, TN
Jul 30, 2005 The Boro I know Ghostflower is playin'. So there's that. Murfreesboro, TN
Jul 15, 2005 The Boro with The Hanks, Prabir from The Rachel Nevadas, and zee Bang Up! If you don't show, we will molest your pets! Murfreesboro, TN