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Head on out to Sylvan Park this Friday night for some good ol’ fashioned house show fun. This evening’s bill will consist of acts from both near and far of Nashville. Portland, OR based singer-songwriter Catherine Feeny will be headlining the set. Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, Feeny has been exposed to musicianship nearly her entire life and began honing her skills as a vocalist and songwriter at a young age. She released her debut self titled album in 2003 and her fourth and most recent full-length album, America, just last year. Having also toured with the likes of Wilco, Belle and Sebastian, Suzanne Vega, John Prine, The Indigo Girls and Kelly Jones (Stereophonics), Feeny brings a sense of wisdom to Cause A Scene that we cannot wait to see, and more importantly, hear.

Also from Portland, OR, we will hear the tunes of indie, experimental trio, Sama Dams. Hot off the release of their first full lenght album, No Vengeance, this passed spring, Sama Dams is creating a large buzz and a unique sound in their hometown, and we at CAS can’t wait for them to bring that sound here to Nashville. To top the evening off, we also have two acoustic folk artists who happen to both be Nashville transplants. Molly Parden is a southern girl from Jonesboro, GA, just outside Atlanta, while Caleb Groh, born in Ceonnecticut, spent much of his life traveling up and down both coasts. It is no surprise that both of these incredibly talented artists ended up here in Nashville, Groh writing songs and learning guitar from a very young age, and Parden having spent the last several years of her life focused on her songwriting. Both musicians released full length albums within the last two years and both will undoubtebly bring their own unique vibe to Friday evening’s show.

The music will begin at 8:00 PM at 3709 Murphy Road in Sylvan Park. Doors at 7:30 PM. You can purchase your tickets here for $8 in advance. Tickets will be $10 DOS.

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If you’ve been looking for the perfect track to complete your summer play list, Smallpools‘ single, Dreaming, may be just the one you’ve been looking for. The song’s catchy synth riffs and carefree tempo make it the ideal summer anthem. Perhaps it’s the same qualities that have propelled the electropop quartet to the top of the industry radar in only a couple short months.

Upon the release of their single, the LA-based band have swamped their local radio waves and their infectious sound is moving east just as rapidly. In the weeks since, they have not showed signs of losing any momentum. Smallpools began their first tour in the beginning of July, with dates scheduled in several cities across the eastern US. The band also released their debut self-titled EP this passed Tuesday.

Trust us when we say you will be hearing much more of these guys. Give their EP a listen below and take a look below at the official music video for Dreaming, which also debuted this passed Tuesday. If you like what you hear, don’t miss your chance to see them live when they come through Nashville on July 28th at Exit/In, with San Cisco and Cause A Scene alum, The Get Togethers.

Christian Lerchenfeld

Smallpools – EP by Smallpools
Smallpools- ‘Dreaming’

Best Music 2013 First Half

 

If there are two things true of Cause A Scene, it’s that 1) we are constantly scouring the internet for new, fresh music and 2) that we don’t post on nearly enough of it. We’re working diligently on fixing that second part as Cause A Scene goes through a rebranding process and adds several new writers and contributors the blog soon.

In the meantime, there has been a lot of great music released in the first half of 2013 that deserves your listening ears and is worth paying attention to. We’ve compiled some of our favorite songs released so far from everyone from the ubiquitous Daft Punk, Dawes and The Civil Wars to brand new up-and-comers Dustin Tebbutt, Gambles and The Mariner’s Children. Along the way, you’ll see many Cause A Scene house show alums like David Ramirez, Radiation City, Rebecca Roubion and Penny & Sparrow. All told, there is something for everyone on this mix, and we guarantee there will be plenty of new discoveries to complement some familiar favorites.

So as a way to say “thanks” for all the great support this year, we present to you, the Best Songs of 2013, So Far. We hope you enjoy!

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The Sweet Nuthin is All In,  pulling out every stop for a riffy, rollicking joyride.  The Austin quartet is a project of former members from two wunderkind rock groups, The Daze and The Steps, the latter having toured the UK and Japan in their teens, while the other gave street cred to Disney’s Bandslam in between sweltering blues-rock sets in Texas dancehalls.  Lead vocalist/guitarist Evan Charles evokes Pete Doherty with a Southern drawl as the combo deftly packages bouncy, loose instrumentation into tight song units, channelling the Rolling Stones, early Kings of Leon, and the Libertines.

The track revs up with a fat rimshot-kick beat, then pauses for Charles to announce the start of the race.  But before he can finish, a rush of jangly guitars, thick Rickenbacker bass, and drums impatiently crash in.  Layers of guitars banter at an impossible clip, chirping arpeggiations and three solos in the two and a half minute scorcher.  Sounds exhausting, but at the heart of this blood pumping anthem is a sweet optimism, a bruised love story capable of surviving on pure adrenaline.

– Whitaker Elledge

CAS July 16 - Wild Child

This Tuesday evening, Cause A Scene is proud to bring you a night full of music and new and old friends. We are extremely excited to welcome Autsin, TX based indie folk group, Wild Child back to Nashville. They played an incredible set earlier in the summer at CAS show at The High Watt, and we can’t wait to present them in a more intimate setting. Wild Child’s much anticipated sophomore album, The Runaround, due out this fall comes on the heels of their immensely well received debut album, Pillow Talk, which released in 2011. Also on the bill for the evening is the folk pop quintet, The Birchtree Band. Spanning from Mississippi to the Atlantic, this band met here at Vanderbilt in 2010, and have been making music together ever since. Over the past several years The Birchtree Band released their debut EP, Up to the River, and toured much of the Southeast, playing with the likes of Love & Theft, Mockingbird Sun and Mac McAnally. They have also spent a great deal of time working on material for their first full-length album.

Rounding out the night’s set are dear friends of Cause A Scene. We have been admirers of the Birmingham, AL  ambient folk trio, War Jacket for some time now and have been most anxious to get them on a CAS bill. Well, that day has finally come and we cannot wait to hear them play alongside these two other great acts. Fresh off the spring release of their EP, The Spring Hollow Sessions, War Jacket is sure to make one hell of a CAS debut.

Don’t miss out on what is sure to be an evening of incredible talent at 5008 Longstreet Drive. Doors open at 7:30 PM and music starts at 8:00 PM. Get your tickets here for $7 in advance to make sure you don’t miss out! Tickets will be $10 DOS.

Wild Child- ‘Pillow Talk’

The Birchtree Band- ‘Up to the River’

War Jacket- ‘Water Wings’