Author Archives: Michael Eades

RSD at The Groove, Saturday June 12th

Just a quick reminder that as we hurdle into summer, vaccinations are on the rise and COVID cases are down across the country (including Tennessee). With this, we’re seeing a small return to what life was like before the pandemic; including live shows. One such celebration is happening at The Groove Records for Record Store […]

The 5 Spot Launches Re-Opening Campaign

As we hurdle forward towards a world where venues are starting to re-open for honest-to-goodness, in-person, safe for the vaccinated, events; we’re also going to start seeing the financial pains for venues to actually accomplish that goal. Over the past year, The 5 Spot has raised money to keep their staff and community safe, converted […]

Sonatore – “2:00 A.M.” (Official Video)

Taking a look at the Instagram account of SONATORE, you’re greeted with a grid of beautiful Polaroid images capturing people, places and things all with a keen eye for framing, color and emotional impact. There’s an instant nostalgia that comes with Polaroid that often evokes an affection and longing for times past. Melancholy, if you […]

251: Full on Squishy

Tristen, Sun Seeker, Dolour, Wallis Allen, Willie Dustice, Le F, Scrap Skreezy, Reaux Marquez, Legendary Nedge, Bled to Submission, Tommy Scifres, blaqspace_, SONATORE, ottobahn, BEDROOM

Doug Hoekstra – “Higher Ground” (Official Video)

Doug Hoekstra took a solid off from releasing music to raise a family, have a job and just generally enjoy being away from the pressures of promotion that come along with it. He’s returned with The Day Deserved, a ten track record that skirts the line between Americana and the more slowcore indie movement like […]

Ttotals – Live at the 5 Spot

Over the course of the last fourteen months, plenty of artists have taken to livestreaming to fill the hole of being unable to attend live shows but few have done it as well as Ttotals have done here. Recorded back in November of 2020, this Live at the 5 Spot set is 35 minutes of […]

250: Hip-Hop is for Everybody, Negro Justice is for Everybody

To celebrate 250 episodes, we sit down with one of our favorite hip-hop artists. Negro Justice came on our radar in the summer of 2020 with the The Stimulus EP and has released a staggering body of work in the ensuing months. We talk about his latest collaboration EP Resplendent (done with WOTT favorite Gee […]