
While Sunday is the official last night of the festival -closing out with a special Next Big Nashville edition of Nashville Sunday Night at 3rd and Lindsley - Saturday night is the last real night of showcases, and you have nine to choose from before the official after party at City Hall.
My pick of the evening is actually that after party - The Features and Jensen Sportag? Sign me up. But earlier in the night you have lots of great stuff to choose from - particularly the Lake Fever/Nashville Scene showcase at Exit/In with a lineup of Evil Bebos, Coral Castles, The Privates, Howlies, Ghostfinger and How I Became the Bomb. You also have the Chicken Ranch Records/Nashville Scene showcase at The End that includes The Carter Administration, We Were The States and The Clutters; a great lineup at 12th and Porter with Pico vs. Island Trees and Tommy & The Whale; and an excellent-looking bill at The Basement with Shoot the Mountain, Caitlin Rose, Eef Barzelay and more.
The full schedule and another batch of mp3s after the jump.
Mercy Lounge (1 Cannery Row)
BMI Showcase
8 p.m. - Cary Ann Hearst (mp3: "Dust and Bones")
8:45 p.m. - Courtney Jaye
9:30 p.m. - Modoc (mp3: "Rock and Roll")
10:15 p.m. - Erin McCarley (mp3: "Pony")
11:00 p.m. - MONA
Cannery Ballroom (1 Cannery Row)
American Songwriter Showcase
8:15 p.m. - Carey Ott (mp3: "Virginia")
9 p.m. - Sam & Ruby
9:45 p.m. - Brooke Waggoner (mp3: "Hush If You Must")
10:30 p.m. - Thad Cockrell (mp3: "A Country Of My Own")
11:30 p.m. - Ten Out of Tenn
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The End (2219 Elliston Place)
Chicken Ranch Records and Nashville Scene Showcase
8 p.m. - The Armed Forces (mp3: "Everything You Know is Wrong")
8:45 p.m. - Willie Heath Neal
9:30 p.m. - Tiger Tiger (mp3: "A Dangerous Crowd (live)")
10:15 p.m. - The Carter Administration (mp3: "Oxycontinental")
11:00 p.m. - We Were the States (mp3: "Up Your Sleeve")
11:45 p.m. - The Clutters (mp3: "Surrender")
Exit/In (2208 Elliston Place)
Lake Fever and Nashville Scene Showcase
8:15 p.m. - Evil Bebos (mp3: "Sirens Beckon")
9 p.m. - Coral Castles (mp3: "Phatic, Static, Magic!")
9:45 p.m. - The Privates (mp3: "Surprise")
10:30 p.m. - Howlies (mp3: "Sea Level")
11:30 p.m. - Ghostfinger (mp3: "Born On the Moon")
12 a.m. - How I Became the Bomb (mp3: "Secret Identity")
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12th and Porter (114 12th Avenue North)
8 p.m. - Alva Leigh
8:45 p.m. - Meghan Kabir
9:30 p.m. - Andy Davis (mp3: "Chicago, City of Shoulders")
10:15 p.m. - Oblio (mp3: "Skyline")
11:00 p.m. - Pico vs. Island Trees (mp3: "Open Doors")
11:45 p.m. - Tommy & The Whale (mp3: "Blackout")
3rd and Lindsley (818 3rd Avenue South)
9:30 p.m. - The Dirty Guv'nahs
10:15 p.m. - Brian Ritchey
11:00 p.m. - Shelly Fairchild
11:45 p.m. - Chris Janson
The 5 Spot (1006 Forrest Avenue)
8 p.m. - Dabney Morris (mp3: "Love, Part 1: Jars")
8:45 p.m. - Peter Barbee
9:30 p.m. - Harrison Hudson (mp3: "California Girl")
10:15 p.m. - The Worsties (mp3: "Tone Deaf")
11:00 p.m. - David Condos (mp3: "Like Wolves")
11:45 p.m. - Cougar Fight (mp3: "Relapse")
The Basement (1604 8th Avenue South)
8 p.m. - Shoot the Mountain (mp3: "Texaco")
8:45 p.m. - Danger Bear (mp3: "Three Legged Dog")
9:30 p.m. - Caitlin Rose (mp3: "Dead Flowers")
10:15 p.m. - Whispertown2000 (mp3: "Intentions")
11:00 p.m. - Eef Barzelay (mp3: "Make Another Tree")
11:45 p.m. - Claire Small (mp3: "Rewind")
The Rutledge (410 4th Avenue South)
8 p.m. - Cali
8:45 p.m. - Nite Nite (mp3: "Amongst the Tenants")
9:30 p.m. - The Glib (mp3: "Mentor")
10:15 p.m. - Forget Cassettes (mp3: "Salt and Syncope")
11:00 p.m. - The Good Wolves (mp3: "Little Situation")
11:45 p.m. - Plex Plex (mp3: "Outbreak")
UPDATE: Note that the after party has been moved to the Cannery Ballroom!
AFTER PARTY:
Cannery Ballroom (1 Cannery Row)
Diesel:U:Music Afterparty
11:30 p.m. - Hell Ya!
12:30 a.m. - The Features (mp3: "Lions")
1:30 a.m. - Jensen Sportag (mp3: "2x2")
Check out more of Out the Other's Guide to Next Big Nashville 2008.
Just so's you know, the Chicken Ranch (The End) and Lake Fever (Exit/In) shows are being co-sponsored by the Scene. There'll be some free stuff, maybe some prizes, la la la.
Posted by: Steve H. | Monday, September 08, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Seems to me there's no reason to leave Elliston Pl. on Saturday... at least not until the after party. But up until then, we'll be doing it classic Rock Block style, y'all!
Posted by: Joe Baine Colvert | Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 10:57 AM