Thursday Nite Preview: The Tits/ The Features/JEFF the Brotherhood

After filling your belly with some ice cream with the Protomen tonite, there's a few mighty good show options in Nashville and (first time in a while) Murfreesboro. Check out the options...

1) If you're sticking around the 'Boro tonite, head up to 527 and check out the sweet bill of The Features & How I Became the Bomb (& Dexateens more than likely, the opening act has been posted differently different places-you know how that goes). The cover is a little steep at $10 but you can feel good about dropping that much cash to do some dancing to some of Murfreesboro's finest since it's a benefit for Chuck & James who were involved in that car jacking a few weeks back. An extra bonus for this show? It's 18 and up and those are rare in this town.

2) JEFF the Brotherhood and the Screaming Females at the End. I'm not too up to date on this show, but I'm sure if you dig JEFF you were already planning on being there.

3) The Tits CD Release show is at the Basement tonite with a $5 cover for some of the best rock and roll that can be found in the southeast. Howlies and Clutters open the show and if that's enough to get this girl out of Murfreesboro and skipping 2 of her favorite bands to see, it's a pretty sweet line up. According to the Clutters twitter, they play first tonite and are going to play new songs for half of their set. As for The Tits, I have yet to actually hear their stuff, which you can get for free at Grimeys or even on their website, plus anyone who shows up tonite gets a free copy of their new record. They're getting their name out there in a strong way, so they have to be pretty good, one would think (and hope).

I won't lie though, the reason I'm heading up I-24 is for Howlies. I've caught them 3-4 times now, all starting at Grimeys and the first outdoor sale I attended in Fall 2007. If you dig surfy/garage rock with some awesome harmonies going throughout, check it out. Their full length has been out a few months on vinyl and cd, plus the 7" for "Sea Level" is a great one. All my gushing aside, come to the show and see them for yourself.