Heavy Cream/ Shannon and the Clams/ Hunx and his Punx/ and JEFF the Brotherhood.

My biggest regret about SxSW was the insane amount of times I managed to miss Hunx and his Punx play for what would have been my first time. This is why I was so happy to get the chance to see Hunx play with Shannon and the Clams (Shannon is in The Punx) and Nashville's favorite sons, JEFF the Brotherhood as well as locals Heavy Cream at The End in Nashville on Record Store Day. I kind of would have liked to go to Mess Around in ATL which featured Hunx, Shannon and the Oblivians (just to name my faves) but you cant be everywhere at once. Afterall, I had to be in Chattanooga Friday night to be UTTERLY UNDERWHELMED by the Greenhornes. Sigh.

If I had went to Atlanta though, I would have missed the radness that is Heavy Cream. There were some definite technical issues but nothing I would say ruined the show. I willadmit I was a skeptic after my companion remarked that they were "all cute". Not knowing what that means, I assumed they weren't that good. Wrong. They were awesome. And yeah the girls were cute.

Shannon and the Clams were fun and sounded perfect. Yeah it's kinda kitschy but who cares!? The music is shangri-las mixed with a John Waters movie in the best possible way.

Hunx and his Punx? I am not sure how to say it except that hairdresser/singer Seth Bogart (Formally of Gravy Train!) is probably the best frontman around and I wish he wasn't SO GAY because I am in love with him. When I went to buy merch from him I was a level of retarded normally reserved exclusively for Jenny Lewis and Lou Barlow.

THEN CAME JEFF the B-Hood. When I initially asked who was headlining the show (I assumed either Hunx or Shannon) I was told point blank by a Nashvillian "Definitely Jeff, ever since last year, I mean duh were in Nashville" Huh? Did I miss something. When they finally started playing and the jam packed club of under 21ers went absolutely fucking nuts, I felt similar to the confusion of seeing Odd Future at SxSW. Everybody went ape shit. But for good reason. Holy shit they are good. Dont know how to explain their sound. Rock. Good. Listen.