Thursday, December 17th
Doors 7pm; Screening 8pm
Third Man Records Nashville Blue Room, co-hosted by the Belcourt Theatre
—AND—
Third Man Records Cass Corridor
Tickets $10
Produced in 1964, THE T.A.M.I. SHOW (an acronym for Teenage Awards Music International) is a legendary concert film showcasing some of the biggest acts of the period, including Chuck Berry, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson, and a “Battle of the Bands” between James Brown with his Famous Flames and The Rolling Stones. THE T.A.M.I. SHOW was shot live over two days at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on videotape, using the then-innovative Electronovision (and then transferred to film). This broadcast was rarely seen for decades due to rights issues, but last December, Light + Sound Machine hosted a T.A.M.I. Show screening during our regular third-thursday film nights, and what happened was much like what' you'd expect in a room full of good people, good beer, and the best music that's ever been made: a dance party ensued. And thus, a tradition was born.
This year, we're upping the ante and hosting THE T.A.M.I. Show simultaneously on 16mm film, at not one, but TWO locations: Our normal Light + Sound Machine venue, The Blue Room, and Third Man Records Cass Corridor in Detroit. (This will be the first screening at our new location!) We will dance the night away to music that moves us, and we want you there with us, so get your tickets NOW at thirdmanstore.com/third-man-live
This screening WILL SELL OUT, so if you normally wait until the last moment to for L+SM screenings, this is the month to change your ways.
Discounted tickets for Belcourt members are available HERE.
Sam Young, posters from this event are now on sale in the Nashville and Detroit stores! They are a must have for Third Man collectors. They are on thick cardboard stock and somehow seem “aged.” I grabbed a couple this week at the event in Detroit. :-)
Rented a dvd of this show from the public library two years ago on a whim…it’s one HELL of a show, first time I ever saw James Brown live (jaw literally dropped at how impressive the show was). Rolling Stones paled in comparison. Amazing show, if you haven’t already seen it and can’t make this showing,I strongly urge you to find a copy of this at your local library, or even Amazon.enjoy
Dancing the night away… I like sound of that and hope we are kickin those hardwood chairs to the quarter pipe and really carving some waves!
I can’t be there, but it’s v interesting to know this even exists. Thanks!
Where does one purchase this poster? OMG!
Could you please add a spring or summer date to the tradition, when this retail maven is able to take some time off from work?
Best live show ever captured on film! The James Brown segment is mind-blowing
I suggested this be annual after I missed it last year! I doubt that’s why you’re doing it but thanks anyway! I’m not gonna miss it again this year.
Bringin the goodness!