If you’re Nashville-adjacent and free on April 24th, The Gambler has some very exciting news for you:

I dropped hint after hint ya’ll!

On the 24th of this month I will hang up my red and black in favor of the black and white to pay tribute to one of my favorite people, artists and women. I will challenge myself greatly! But I will do this along side some of the Protomen, members of local band Poly and none other than Janelle’s own guitar player Kellindo Parker. It’s an honor and a privilege and I’m so excited!

The event is to benefit YEAH! An organization that focuses on music camps and programs for kids in the middle Tennessee area most of which are taught by volunteers and many of which are rock n rollers themselves.
What is Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities? Well to sum it up - it’s awesome. And this summer they are launching the first Nashville all girls rock n roll camp formerly only held in Murfressboro.

I invite you all to join us on this splendid occasion. As you can see the lineup will be spectacular! So please - bust out your black and white, bring a friend and above all encourage young people to get to the arts and be excited about music! Visit yeahintheboro.org.

After all - this is a cold war, do you know what you’re fighting for?

In case you missed the mailer last night, THE COVER UP IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW:

We’ve got a few different configurations to choose from at our new GoMerch store that will go online tomorrow morning at 9am CST:

1. T-shirt (Combo-Only - a super bad ass white shirt with mystery design that is based on the Cover Up album art. Trust me, it will look super sweet.)

2. Cassette (w/ download code)

3. Cassette + T-shirt (w/ download code)

4. Double Vinyl (w/ download code)

5. Double Vinyl + T-shirt (w/ download code)

6. Super Pack - Autographed Cassette and Walkman (w/ download code) (very limited quantities)

7. Super Duper Pack - Autographed Cassette and Walkman + T-shirt (w/ download code) (very limited quantities)

-ATTENTION 1 - These Walkman portable tape players (headphones not included) are classic 80’s and early 90’s models, and so will be previously well-used. We scoured the entire Earth and found as many as we could that are in working order. Being that there are several body types, please understand if yours is different than your friend’s. Every Walkman will be tested and signed by the band before shipment, but again, please understand if your “new” vintage technology craps the proverbial bed.

-ATTENTION 2 - The cassettes will start shipping next week (times may vary, if you’re getting a combo). But unfortunately, the records won’t be shipping for about 12 weeks, due to crazy vinyl production factory backlogs. For this reason, we’re not doing combos that combine Cassettes and Vinyl, because a combo purchase would hold back your fancy new cassette until the record mailing. You can still purchase both items, but you’ll probably want to order your Vinyl on a separate order, so it doesn’t delay your other items.

BUT….. dry those tears. As soon as you place your order for your record and/or tape, an album download will be sent to you immediately. Technology.

*And remember, if you got one of the fancy Cover Up EP Warped Tour Lanyards, you can use the code that’s on the back to get a 5 dollar discount on the album configuration of your choice. Just use the code at checkout.

GO GET IT!

Just a reminder that although MC Frontalot’s Question Bedtime officially comes out on Tuesday, if you pre-order it at his site you can receive a digital copy of the album, right now. Which means that you could be hearing a number of high-quality jams including but not limited to Shudders, featuring Kid Koala and The Protomen, right now. So go do that thing, maybe.

Photo by dianaleezadlo for Nashville Scene.

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I’d like to introduce you to my new ink, which I suppose officially makes me a crazy Protomen fan for life. Designed by John Delucca (of Act II fame) and tattooed by Bart Bingham at NY Adorned. I’m pretty fucking happy with it.