Wick-It the Instigator has delivered a dope new track just in time for the heat to kick in! It’s called, "Bad Grease," and it’s a mashup of Frankie Vallie, Michael Jackson, Raekwon, Montell Jordan, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Neneh Cherry. As always, the new tune is available on Wick-It’s Soundcloud page, along with all of his other mashups and full-length sets, which are available to download. For free!–Deli Editor

J.D. Wilkes is sort of kicking it in Music City this week. The Legendary Shack Shakers rock Hard Rock tonight with raw cowpunk blues, and on Saturday, Wilkes’ side project The Dirt Daubers (known for a decidedly less hellacious brand of rockabilly than the Shack Shakers) take over Exit/In with The Devil Makes Three. The Daubers, who are Wilkes, wife Jessica and Shack Shakers bassist (and Nashvillian) Mark Robertson, hit up Nashville and a handful of other cities to promote the Sept. 13 release of Wake Up Sinners! Expect blasting harmonicas and banjo-plucked originals and covers from this LP, which is the band’s debut on their own Colonel Knowledge Records.

Nashville Scene is halfway through its Sounds Of Summer series at the Hard Rock, but there are still two nights of fun left. Just to give you the heads up, rockabilly aficionados The Legendary Shack Shakers shake it up this Thursday at 7 p.m. Beanpole frontman J.D. Wilkes alone is worth the trip; watch him make attack after brutal attack on the mic, harmonica, whatever while the sounds of a devilish, rip-roaring southern punk fill the room. Get $5 tickets here in advance or pay $10 at the door.

What’s that sound? Sounds Like Summer. Nashville Scene’s second SLS showcase (last Thursday’s featured Turbo Fruits and The Greenhornes’ goodness) is tonight at the Hard Rock again, this time with surf-pop players Real Estate. $5 in advance, $10 at the door. Get. There. At. 7. They actually start that shit on time.

If you’re into records that mash up rockabilly with jazz and country, listen up. On September 13, The Legendary Shack Shakers’ J.D. Wilkes will release his debut with side project The Dirt Daubers on Colonel Knowledge Records. The Dirt Daubers include Wilkes, wife Jessica and Nashville-based, Shack Shakers bassist Mark Robertson. Wake Up, Sinners! will feature both originals and covers, and you can get a first taste at the band’s Exit/In show July 23.

More fun stuff from Kyle Andrews: now there’s a video for “Lazer Tag With Imaginary Friends,” the first teaser from the upcoming Robot Learn Love. Watch here.

JEFF killed it at Bonnaroo and now they’re back tonight at Exit/In, along with the ever-charming spectacle that is Diarrhea Planet. It’s going to be fucked up, and speaking of, Toronto-based punkcore group Fucked Up has come south to join the lineup. Show is at 8. Get there.

Remember the funky number “Lazer Tag With Imaginary Friends” off Kyle Andrews’ latest LP, Robot Learn Love? See what you think of this new remix of the tune by Mexicans With Guns, and stay tuned for more Robot remixes.

Photo by Jessica Pace

The brothers Orrall put on one of the best performances I witnessed throughout my Bonnaroo experience, and it was only partially because they were on a smaller stage and getting close to the front wasn’t such a horrific pain in the ass. JEFF the Brotherhood left their kraut rock numbers in Nashville, playing instead all the intense and hooky stuff to a dense and hyper crowd at the On Tap Lounge (i.e. a little white tent plopped into the dust) Friday night. I could hear the last of Primus’ bass lines gurgling from Which Stage while waiting for JEFF to get started. Once they did, the tent was blown out with “Bone Jam,” “The Tropics,” “U Got The Look,” “Hey Friend,” etc.

It was typical JEFF the Brotherhood business. Jamin was in a constant bouncy stupor behind the drums while Jake hopped up on amps to deliver relentless, riff-heavy jags before an audience that included a handful of crowd surfers, a creeper with a camera and some familiar Nashville faces. Even if some of their songs stuck together in a noisy audio blur, JEFF banged out scuffed-knees-and-cheap-beer jams with such enthusiasm and energy, nobody gave a shit. To prove the point, the crowd bent the rail separating them from the pit just to get a little closer to them throughout the quick and dirty set that ended all too soon. – Jessica Pace

 Click the image to watch them play 4 songs!

We did Bonnaroo last year with a severe sinus infection, so naturally, we’re determined to make 2011 waaayyyy better, and try and catch as many artists as we can. We’re also pretty pumped up about the number of local acts performing this year. For those of you who aren’t going for the entire thing, here are some of our highlights, according to each day:

Thursday:

Uncle Skeleton (1pm), Kopecky Family Band (2pm AND 5:30pm), The David Mayfield Parade (11:30pm)

Friday:

Chancellor Warhol (12pm), Jessica Lea Mayfield (12:15pm), Justin Townes Earle (2:30pm), Matt & Kim (3:15pm), Abigail Washburn (4pm), GIVERS (NOLA–5:20), Wanda Jackson (5:45pm), Futurebirds (Atlanta–9:15), JEFF the Brotherhood (10:40pm)

Saturday:

Cheer Up Charlie Daniels (12pm), Abigail Washburn & The Village (1:30pm), Old Crow Medicine Show (2pm), Alison Krauss & Union Station (4pm), Tristen (9:20pm), Dr. John w/ the original Meters & Allen Toussaint (NOLA–12:30am)

Sunday:

Robert Plant & The Band of Joy (6pm), The Apache Relay (8pm)

ALL OF THESE BANDS ARE GREAT. GO LISTEN TO THEM. They rarely interfere with the headliners so unless you’re just spending all of your time on the gigantic waterslide–(that’s where I’ll be), you have no excuse. Make sure to stay in the shade, wear your sunscreen, and stay hydrated with liquids other than booze. Catch ya on the slide!–Erin Manning