Fans of the ever thriving underground rock scene have a lot to be excited about this weekend, with the first ever Fuzz Fest going down today, July 8 featuring 14 fuzz-tastic bands from Nashville and beyond, plus DJs, food, vendors, and adult beverages. This event is hosted by Original Fuzz, and is being sponsored by NATIVE Magazine, Germantown Dental, Bearded Iris brewing, Espirito XVI Cachaça, PBR, Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, The Riso Division, Oil and Lumber, Southern Lights Electric, and Grand Palace Silkscreen. The all ages, rain or shine event starts at 2 p.m., and it’s going down at the Original Fuzz music shop headquarters at The Hill (2100 Dunn Ave), next to the racetrack and Nashville fairgrounds.
The massive line-up will be split between two stages, with scheduling playing out as follows:
Dock Stage:
2pm Nadir Bliss
3pm Billy Bennett’s Middle Tennessee Post-Modern Experimental Pop Band
4pm Joey Kneiser & the Living Flames
5pm Chrome Pony
6pm Parker Gispert
7pm T. Hardy Morris
8:15pm The Nude Party
9:15pm Western Medication
Lot Stage:
2:30pm The Minks
3:30pm Coco Reilly
4:30pm Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles
5:30pm Liz Cooper & The Stampede
6:30pm Ornament
7:30pm Ian Ferguson
There will also be DJ sets from Jem Cohen (of Fond Object), Dollar Bin Boys, and Hungry Hearts spliced in for good measure, as well as food/drinks from Bao Down Food Truck, summer beers by Bearded Iris, the La Croix Bar, Espirito XVI Cachaça, PBR, and Belle Meade Bourbon by Nelson’s Greenbriar Distillery. As if this still wasn’t enough, there will be art and clothing vendors, plus a silent auction brought to you by Germantown Dental, with 100% of the proceeds to benefit Buena Vista Elementary School. For just a $7 admission fee, you get a whole days worth of awesome, plus you’re helping to support the local indie scene. For more on the event, head here, and for a sample of most of the performers, click on after the jump. Hope to see you all there!
WESTERN MEDICATION
9:15pm | Dock Stage
THE NUDE PARTY
8:15pm | Dock Stage
IAN FERGUSON
7:30pm | Lot Stage
T. HARDY MORRIS
7pm | Dock Stage
ORNAMENT
6:30pm | Lot Stage
PARKER GISPERT
6pm | Dock Stage
LIZ COOPER & THE STAMPEDE
5:30pm | Lot Stage
CHROME PONY
5pm | Dock Stage
ERIN RAE & THE MEANWHILES
4:30pm | Lot Stage
JOEY KNEISER & THE LIVING FLAMES
4pm | Dock Stage
COCO REILLY
3:30pm | Lot Stage
BILLY BENNETT’S MIDDLE TENNESSEE POST-MODERN EXPERIMENTAL POP BAND
3pm | Dock Stage
THE MINKS
2:30pm | Lot Stage
NADIR BLISS
2pm | Dock Stage