Whitechapel – Memphis Flyer

Chris McCoy

Nots play the Buccaneer Saturday night.

Friday is right around the corner, so here are our picks of the best rock and roll shows in town this weekend.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH

Kris Acklen Band, Jeff Cimski, Idle and Wild, 8:00 p.m. at Otherlands, $7.00.

Strengths, Xebrula, Blesser, Killjoy, 9:00 p.m. at Murphy’s, $5.00.

Dan Tedesco, Travis Cantrell, 9:00 p.m. at The Hi-Tone Small Room, $5.00.

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Karaoke Underground, Dave Norwood and the Family Ghost, 9:00 p.m. at the Hi-Tone Main Room, $5.00.

Cvlt 45, The Pop Ritual, Spookyli, Cameron Davis, Purple Cat Jane, 9:00 p.m. at Carcosa (house show), $5.00.

The Maitre D’s, 10:00 p.m. at Bar DKDC.

Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics, 10:00 p.m. at Lafayettes Music Room.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH

BIG K.R.I.T, 8:00 p.m. at Minglewood Hall, $10-$25.00.

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Avondale, 8:00 p.m. at the Hitone Small Room, $10.00.

Nots, Gimp Teeth, RPLD GHSTS, 9:00 p.m. at the Buccaneer, $5.00.

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The Gloryholes, 9:00 p.m. at the P and H Cafe, $5.00.

Whitechapel, What We Do In Secret, Our Dearly Departed, Aturia, 9:00 p.m. at the Hitone Main Room, $15.00.

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Hope Clayburn and the Soul Scrimmage, 10:00 p.m. at the Cove.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST

Hannah Star and the Teenage Teenagers, 1:30 p.m. at Java Cabana.

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Buckles and Boots, 4:00 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music Room.

Delta Joe Sanders and Mark Edgar Stuart (release party), 7:30 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music Room.

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Bring your own record night, 9:00 p.m. at the Lamplighter.

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Knoxville’s premiere “Death Core” band comes to the Hi-Tone this weekend, so get your corpse paint and metal studs ready. For those not in the know, “Death Core” is some sort of ugly hybrid of heavy metal, combining influences from both the Death Metal and Hardcore factions of heavy music. Whitechapel are one of the torchbearers of the genre, and the band was a headliner on the Scion Rock Fest that was held downtown two years ago (Handy Park is still recovering). While all this death stuff might seem frivolous to more traditional music fans, Whitechapel aren’t just shredding and screaming into the dark. The band has produced five studio albums, and their 2010 album A New Era of Corruption debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart. Whitechapel has been signed to premier extreme music label Metal Blade since 2008, an entity that’s been cranking out records since the early ’80s for bands like Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity, King Diamond, and other interesting acts your mother probably wouldn’t want you listening to.

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Local acts on Saturday’s bill include What We Do In Secret (WWDIS), a band that may or may not be referencing the seminal Germs track “What We Do Is Secret.” What We Do In Secret call their brand of music “inspirational hardcore” (are all these sub-genres getting confusing yet?), which means they deliver a positive message, even if you can’t understand exactly what the vocalist is saying. WWDIS released The Migration late last year, and the band has been playing regional dates in support of the EP. The onslaught begins at 7 p.m. Consider this your official warning.