![]() Memphis Made Brewing Company and the Bluff City Brewers and Connoisseurs will be providing free beer to adults over 21 (please bring your vaild ID). The Shelby Farms Caravan of Stars featuring Jack Oblivian, Hanna Star & her Teenage Teenagers, Jeff Evans and Ross Johnson will be playing. On June 13th we will be at Shelby Farms Park, right off the Shelby Farms Greenline near the Bike Rentals. Ok, ya'll, we have another new venue for you! The Jumping Pillow is adjacent to the bands, so kids can enjoy it during the show. The Maze takes about an hour, so we ask that you come early or stay late. Identify yourself as a Rock-n-Romper when paying and they will give you the appropriate discount. The Jumping Pillow will be $2/person and you can jump all you want. The Mid-South Maze will give the following discounts: Maze admission-$4/adult and $2/kid, 5 and under free. (Please be considerate of others when partaking of the free food. There will be free Memphis Made beer & Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs homebrew, Central BBQ and snacks from Whole Foods & Tom's Tiny Kitchen. ![]() Adults MUST be accompanied by children.Īs always bring a blanket or a chair, a snack to share, and earplugs for the little ones. A Memphis Symphony Orchestra string quartet will perform in between acts. We'll have Justin Bloss, Ryan Azada, and Hiway Hi-Fi. To make it all sound united and not-the-least haphazard, that’s why Astronoid have a clear album of the year candidate on their hands.Come Rock-n-Romp with us at the Mid-South Maze on September 26th from 2-5pm. To be able to craft something that can appeal to fans of bands as wide ranging as Mew, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alcest, Cynic, and Enslaved is really noteworthy. The fact that they can marry the two ideas into something so surprisingly new and cohesive is truly impressive. Astronoid would make an incredible shoegaze/space rock band, and they are clearly an excellent metal band. The title track also serves as a tidy package as to why Air succeeds so well. Later, the title track gives you probably the best mix of dream-y ambiance with a rumbling black metal fury. The record really picks up with “Homesick”, which ends with a neat little guitar solo and a nice thrash-y riff. The band call this “Dream Thrash”, and the album is basically a dream to anyone who loves riffs and all things pretty (musically speaking). Unfortunately, metal fetishizes being macho and burly, so maybe it’s best to view Air through a different lens altogether. That said, Astronoid are the perfect marriage of weird idea and wonderful execution. It’s not kvlt or anything that will please anyone who though Deafheaven weren’t metal enough. This is a joyously fabulous mixture of metallic riffs, space-y ambiance, and Heavenly vocals. I know I’ve completely lost you because Air really can’t adequately be explained. The unifying factor is a Coheed and Cambria style mix of progressive rock and almost pop-punk-like melodies. Imagine Junius’ post-rock/space rock hybrid but in a major key. Side one is the metal side, taking furious thrash riffs and black metal blastbeats and melodies. ![]() The band’s sound imagines two sides of the same coin and blends them together. To their credit, Astronoid really do offer up something wholly weird with the debut LP, but unlike their contemporaries, not only does Air sound unlike anything else I’ve ever heard, it’s also remarkably pleasant. Often, it feels like the new school of metal is all about trying to be weirder, whether it be through adding in descriptors like “post”, “avant-garde”, or “progressive”, the aim of music seems to be toward the odd and unusual.
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