Meant for the Milk Crate at The Cobra

Meant for the Milk Crate returned to The Cobra October 13, 2017 with performances from Jason Da Hater, Finess, Seene P, Magnetic Forces, AL-D and E.T., and DJ Vamp with an open mic cypher before and after the show. The Cobra is at 2511 Gallatin Ave, Nashville / 9:30 doors / 21+ / $5 cover.

The event was featured as a Critics Pick by the Nashville Scene:

"What’s better than a quarterly blowout party featuring lovingly curated top-shelf local and regional hip-hop performers and an open-mic cypher? How about one that goes down more often? Hosts AL-D and E.T. are slowly but surely building up the Meant for the Milk Crate party, and this will be the third time this year they’ve had it on an every-other-month basis — an exciting bit of news for a town bursting with rap talent but sorely in need of a place to show off. Representing the 615 on this particular bill are Seene P and his swinging flow; Finess, whose 2016 release Senior YR shows her dropping verses in a variety of contexts; and Magnetic Forces, a duo whose nerdier tendencies help them go deep into old-school territory on their 2017 full-length The Vision on Multiple Occasions. Supremely seasoned Memphis MC Jason Da Hater tops the bill. Some cool extras to note: There will be an additional cypher before the featured MCs take the mic, and there’s a screening of the damn funny lampoon-tastic horror-comedy Black Holler at 7:30 p.m. (And if you come out and pay the $5 to see that, you’ll get a discount on your admission to MFTMC.)" Stephen Trageser, Nashville Scene

Cold Lunch Black Out! at Pavilion East

Cold Lunch Recordings will hosted their Cold Lunch Black Out! August 21, 2017 at Pavilion East (1006 Fatherland St, Nashville, Tennessee 37206), featuring Pujol, Ron Gallo, Western Medication, Lean, and Microwave Mountain. The event kicks off at 11am and runs to 6pm, and is $12.

Meant for the Milk Crate at The Cobra

Meant for the Milk Crate returned to The Cobra Saturday, August 19, 2017. Hosted by AL-D and E.T., the event featured DJ Vamp with performances by Remsteele, James Fate, Tiara P, BEZ & Jordn, with an open mic cypher after the show. The Cobra is at 2511 Gallatin Ave, Nashville / 9:30 doors / 21+ / $5 cover.

What the Blues Has Done For You at Make Music Nashville

The interactive “What the Blues Has Done For You” performance (feat. Shannon Williford, Bentley Caldwell & Casey Lutton) took place June 21, 2017 at the Make Music Nashville event at Fisk Chapel.

Meant for the Milk Crate at The Cobra

The Cobra hosted Meant for the Milk Crate Saturday, June 10, 2017. This time around the night featured Black Atticus, J-Bush, BA the Lewe, Nikko Green, Priestess (of Planet X), AL-D, E.T., and DJ Vamp. $5 cover; doors at 9:30pm & the show was followed by an open mic cypher.

Black Holler at The Belcourt

The Nashville Fringe Festival proudly supported Black Holler, a Kickstarter-funded, horror-comedy, feature film produced in Nashville, TN starring Tamiko Robinson as La Femme Laquita Johnson.

The project held a special premiere showing April 24, 2017 at The Belcourt Theatre.

 

The event was featured as a Critics' Pick by the Nashville Scene:

"In the wake of films like Scream and Cabin in the Woods, you’d think more stock characters in horror flicks would have some idea of the peril their behavior puts them in. But where would the fun be in that? The all-local crew behind Black Holler is hip to this quandary, and the film revels in the campiness of familiar situations for maximum comedic effect. To wit, the plot features a bunch of cheese-addled horn-dog students who go traipsing into the woods like so much machete fodder, and it’s up to Laquita Johnson (played by the outstanding Tamiko Robinson Steele, who recently starred in Nashville Rep’s production of A Raisin in the Sun opposite Eddie George) to save them from the terrors that await. You’ve got your choice of screenings for the film’s world premiere on Monday: Come early for the Fancy Screening, complete with (bloody) red carpet, photo ops and a talkback, or come late for the Rowdy Screening, which promises Rocky Horror-style audience participation." Stephen Trageser, Nashville Scene

Meant for the Milk Crate at fooBAR Too

Meant for the Milk Crate hit fooBAR Too with music from MICxSIC, Phene, Great Scott, Finess, Bobby Black, DJ Vamp, and AL-D.

Meant for the Milk Crate at The Cobra

Meant for the Milk Crate hosted its quarterly showcase March 18, 2017 at The Cobra. This installment of the show featured G.E.D. Soul’s Magic in Threes, Street Band Clan, Rashad Tha Poet, and Wally Clark, with AL-D, E.T. & DJ Vamp holding things down throughout the night. The show kicked off at 9:30. Tickets were $8 and the show was 21+. 

The event was featured as a Critics' Pick by the Nashville Scene:

"Spring is in the air (when the snow isn’t falling, anyway), and AL-D and E.T.’s quarterly hip-hop showcase is bringing some bands into the mix to keep the action fresh. This time out, half of the bill is dedicated to purveyors of soulful and funky instrumental sounds ripe for rapping — check out Magic in Threes from the G.E.D. Soul family, who spent 2016 writing and recording one new song every week, and Street Band Clan, who stir elevated jazz into the pot. Expect some excellent live-band hip-hop action, since the MCs on deck have experience working with these particular groups. The last time we saw the masterful Rashad tha Poet work a room, Street Band Clan was backing him up, and Wally Clark, known for his sample sorcery, actually graced some of last year’s Magic in Threes tracks with his deceptively laid-back drawl. DJ Vamp will tend to the 1s and 2s, and your gracious hosts will lay down a few bars between sets. As always, the night concludes with an open-mic cypher. If you can’t stick around, word to the wise: AL-D also hosts a weekly cypher every Tuesday at Bearded Iris Brewing in Germantown." -Stephen Trageser, Nashville Scene

Concurrence 2017 Residency

Concurrence played select dates throughout February and March 2017 around Nashville, with special guests.

February 18: The Groove
February 25: The Groove
March 4: Michael Weintrob Gallery The Groove
March 9: The Night Owl

SPEWFEST in East Nashville

On Friday, February 17 SPEWFEST hit East Nashville, featuring 21 bands on 3 stages at 2 venues (The East Room and The Cobra). The lineup included Meth Dad, The Minks, Crease Reader, SEXX, Boyscott, Charlie and the Evil Mothers, The Burps, Telefones, Mouth Reader, Quichenight, The Medium, Lasso spells, Gunther Doug, Harpooner, Spoken Nerd, The Inscape, Liz Cooper, Mom and Dad, Lawndry, Penicillin Baby, and Warm Ryders. The event kicked off at 7pm.

Main stage – East Room
1130pm – Quichenight
1045pm – Lasso Spells
10pm – Warm Ryders
915pm – Harpooner
835pm – The Burps
8pm – The Medium
730pm – Telefones

Psych Alliance Stage – Cobra(Big Room)
1145pm – Liz Cooper & The Stampede
11pm – Penicillin Baby
1015pm – Lawndry
930pm – Crease Reader
845pm – The Minks
810pm – The Inscape
740pm – Charlie and the Evil Mothers
Liquid Light Show by Silver Cord Cinema.

Puke Stage – Cobra – Front Room
12am – Meth Dad
1115pm – Spoken Nerd
1030pm – Gunther Doug
945pm – SEXX
855pm – Mom and Dad
820pm – Mouth Reader
750pm – Boyscott