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Next Big Nashville: Five-day festival highlights Middle Tennessee bands

Bryan Fox was mere hours away from what he called a “really big-deal show” that would see his band, All We Seabees, open for the likes of Umbrella Tree and the unofficial 2007 Nashville breakout artist of the year, Cortney Tidwell.

Instead of concerning himself with last minute preparations, sketching out a set-list or extolling the virtues of All We Seabees’ soon-to-be-released EP, Fox was thinking ahead to a show he called an “even bigger deal” for the second-year band.

The show Fox was referring to was a Sept. 8 gig at The End?part of the five-day music extravaganza known as Next Big Nashville. In its second year, the Sept. 5 – 9 festival will feature 130-plus bands playing shows at 10 Music City venues.

The festival is a celebration of Nashville’s ever-growing music scene and showcase for local bands to score record deals.

“To us, it’s a big deal because we’ve only been down here two years,” said Fox, whose band members, save one, are originally from Michigan. “When they had it last year it seemed like a good thing and a lot of people we knew were playing it, but we weren’t asked to play and we didn’t deserve to be asked . . . so this year, to be included, it’s a big deal for us.”

All We Seabees is the exact kind of band Next Big Nashville founding fathers Jason Moon Wilkins and Ethan Opelt targeted when booking the sophomore version of the festival.

The band released its self-produced debut Anne the Snake last year and began making a blip on the local radar screen. They shared the stage with the likes of The Mattoid and Glossary, among others, and drew the proverbial buzz.

All We Seabees might redefine the genre-breaking compliment. Their songs range from indie rock to bluegrass and Fox describes the as-yet-untitled EP as having “more country-sounding stuff.” Their MySpace page describes their sound as folk rock.

“I think we’d like to give this new EP to people and see if we can’t get a label to help us put it out,” Fox said. “We’re talking to some people, so we’ll see where it goes. And I know we’ll be giving it out to people at our shows coming up, like the Next Big Nashville show.”

Pro football fans are familiar with the NFL Draft scouting combine where pro teams poke, prod, measure and test prospects to determine their value. The Next Big Nashville festival is kind of like that. Yes, the show is a golden opportunity for music fans to see virtually all of the top local bands (although there are some omissions because of scheduling conflicts, so there’s no How I Became the Bomb or Paramore). A wristband that gets you into all the shows costs $30 and can be purchased at nextbignashville.net.

But Wilkins said the event is also a stage for bands to impress record executives. Showcases will take place around town and label reps will be at virtually ever performance. Next Big Nashville is advertising across the country in places like Chicago, Louisville and Baltimore.

“It’s an easy ?one stop shop’ for any out-of-town or in-town industry professional interested in what is happening in Nashville’s music scene at the moment,” Wilkins said on the festival’s web site. “It’s also a chance to showcase the growing community of industry professionals who work outside the Music Row mainstream but whose work helps tie Nashville to the international arena.

“And it’s an opportunity for Nashville music fans to see their favorite acts play together in a festive and communal atmosphere and hopefully to be introduced to their new favorite band along the way.”

Of course there’s a fine line between what defines a Nashville band and a Murfreesboro band. Fox for his part said he doesn’t see a difference between the two music communities, but it’s safe to say Wilkins and Opelt couldn’t have thrown Next Big Nashville without dipping into the ?Boro.

The most prominent display of ?Boro talent will be Grand Palace Records night at The End on Thursday, Sept. 6. The lineup will feature Henry Daggs, Kindergarten Circus, Those Darlins, Turncoats, SJ & the Props and Grand Palace Records godfathers, Glossary.

Another highlight is the Saturday, Sept. 8, show at Cannery Ballroom, headlined by The Features and De Novo Dahl.

For more information on Next Big Nashville, including full lineup, or to buy tickets, Click here.

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