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Bands of Nashville: Are You Prepared to Do Battle?

On Wednesday, June 12, throw down the gauntlet and test your musical mettle against Music City’s best!

Our dear friend ARREIS — whom, you may have heard, is a part of this epic experience we’re presenting on April 26 — is teaming up with Local Nation (home of Homegrown Chicago) on the Nashville Battle of the Bands.

The Battle will begin Wednesday, June 12 at The End (2219 Elliston Place, Nashville), and will feature five artists of all genres performing 15-minute sets. A team of judges will determine a winner, who will compete in the final round later this fall.

UMC is proud to be the Official Media Partner of the Nashville Battle of the Bands. And, we’ve decided, we’ll be contributing a one-on-one interview on our Official Podcast, The Quinn Spinn, for the winner of the competition. Other prizes (so far) include:

  • A set time at a Local Nation festival.
  • A detailed Branding and Release Strategy Outline by Not Only Noise Entertainment.
  • Limited Merch Run & Store Set-Up Consultation through Screened Threads.
  • A 3-Hour Slot at Garden Groove Studio for Content Creation.
  • Dedicated Audio Studio Time – details to be announced.

Ready to submit? You can do that right now, when you tickle that button below!

PHOTOS: Absolute Silence, Keep The Eleven, and YEARB4 at The End

This past Thursday, Nashville’s Rock Block certainly lived up to its name.

On this particular night, we had a stellar trio of homegrown bands to thank for that, as a steadily packed house at The End had the opportunity to enjoy the sounds of Absolute Silence, Keep The Eleven, and YEARB4.

Absolute Silence led things off, fresh from a cowboy-themed music video shoot. Their expansive set touched on a variety of styles, with elements of garage rock, punk, Americana, and even a little bit of pop blended brilliantly together into their set. (Plus, there was this epic drum solo, which we still haven’t gotten over.)

Keep The Eleven was up next. The Chicagoland natives kept the momentum going, bringing a dynamic, high-energy performance to the stage that showcased their unbridled creative spirit. From start to finish, this garage rock power trio didn’t relent, opening up their diverse catalog and building connections with an audience who hung on their every note and lyric.

Speaking of audience connection, it was clear to anyone in attendance that YEARB4 has mastered the art. The band’s collective stage presence — led by confident and charismatic frontman Lucas Blair — is the perfect complement to their swaggering brand of modern rock, and made clear why this band has enjoyed success from coast to coast.

Plus, they gave us a Creed cover, and I’m a sucker for a good Creed Bomb, anytime…