OUDI at The East Room: A Cathedral of Shadow and Sub-Bass

Nashville, TN • The East Room • presented by East Side Riot

The East Room went spooky for East Side Riot‘s Halloween show full of tricks and treats even including a tarot reader and a night market. The lineup was a perfect showcase of Nashville’s grunge and synth focused bands. Schenk opened up the show with intense energy that pulled the crowd in immediately, giving us a beautiful rendition of Nirvana’s “Lounge Act”. Roxi Jane took the stage next and impressed me to the moon. The lead singer had an aura that fit perfectly with the pop/grunge feel the band gave off. Electric would be the word I would use to describe their set. They even had a lizard playing bass for them. Bad Plans brought the house down with their tight melodies, rap rock and the heaviest hitting drummer in the whole east side, I really enjoyed their set perfectly blending the Linkin Park and Nine Inch Nails sounds. OUDI, who had the most amazing light show paired with the best production I’ve seen/heard out of The East Room, came out swinging. OUDI walked onstage like she owned the shadows, and the room followed. Her sound lives where darkwave, industrial, and pop songwriting intersect. She fixes the crowd with a steady stare, raises a hand, and the beat blooms. The best part is how she holds eye contact. It’s disarming, then empowering. When she lets a final note hang before the beat crashes back in, it’s like a dare. OUDI walks off the way she came on: calm, deliberate, leaving a ripple that takes time to fade. If you’re tracking Nashville’s darker, club-leaning lane, she’s the artist to circle in ink. East Side Riot knows how to build a night, and The East Room remains the perfect size for discovery, close enough to feel personal, loud enough to feel like you were somewhere.

Review and Photos by I’m Music Magazine Photographer and I’m Music Nashville Associate Editor Kris Cagle:

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