IF YOU GO* What: The Deep Vibration, Taxicab Racers, Crystal Thomas and Soul Mama.* When: 10 p.m. today.* Where: JJ’s Bohemia, 231 M.L. King Blvd.* Admission: $7.* Phone: 266-1400.* Venue Web site: www.myspace.com/jjsbohemia.* Related links at fyi.timesfreepress.com.WHAT’S NEXT?Earlier this year, Nashville’s The Deep Vibration recorded a series of analog home sessions dubbed the “18th and Electric” demos. Lead singer Matt Campbell said the band is seeking ways to fund working on their next record, which they already have enough material for.MUSIC FROM THE DEEPEven without help from Lou Reed, plenty of bands have “deep” as part of their name:* Mobb Deep — rap* Deep Dish — house/trance* Deep Purple — British hard rock
Generally speaking, when Lou Reed gives your band musical advice, you’d be well advised to take it.
In 2008, members of Nashville’s The Attack! were desperate to redub themselves with a name unclaimed by a dozen ’60s garage bands, said lead singer Matt Campbell.
After one of Reed’s shows at the Ryman Auditorium, they asked the godfather of punk for ideas, and after a moment’s consideration, he suggested, “Deep Vibration.”
For a band with distinct stylistic ties to soulful ’60s folk/rock artists such as Neil Young and Jackson Browne, a name that implies a lingering, deeply seated resonance with the past is pretty spot on.
“I guess it’s fair to say I’m a little hung up on what happened back then as far as sounds and songs are concerned,” Campbell said. “The stuff they were singing about back then was current, but it was real to the heart.”
Tonight, The Deep Vibration will play at JJ’s Bohemia with fellow Nashvillians The Taxicab Racers, Crystal Thomas and Soul Mama.
In 2008, The Deep Vibration released their five-track debut EP, “Veracruz,” a collection of haunting stories told through a filter undistorted by studio overproduction. The album featured a guest appearance by Gillian Welch and was praised for a stripped-down country/rock sound likened to such bands as The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band and Gram Parsons.
The Deep Vibration recorded the tracks for “Veracruz” on analog tape machines, a direction they’ll continue on even after cutting ties with the Dualtone Music Group.
Even without the backing of a label, The Deep Vibration will continue moving forward unchecked. The music is what’s most important, Campbell said.
“At the end of the day, I’m going to make music, and that’s all I care about,” he said. “Labels come and go; good songs stick around a lot longer.”