It’s hard to miss the large radio tower sign with gold lightning bolts perched atop the Third Man Records Nashville HQ, where I arrived to see Die Spitz on Saturday, November 22nd. The label’s record store and music venue (The Blue Room) is on the end of 7th Street in downtown Nashville, just a couple blocks shy of the city’s beautiful high rise skyline.
The Blue Room is the headquarters’ signature music venue. Its front door is an exquisite 1/2” aluminum with a custom cut TMR design. The door handle is a custom-made aluminum 45 record. You enter a long hallway which leads to venue’s main area.
Enter The Blue Room
The right half of the room is sapphire blue resembling a large photo studio backdrop with curved transitions from the wall to floor. The third wall is dark blue with a large elephant head trophy (not real), leading to a neon lit small bar. And what music venue is complete without a disco ball hanging centre over the audience? And of course, there is a bright blue light reflecting off the mirrored mosaic.
The stage is big enough to host a a large jazz band. The mock recording studio feel of the stage, with a mini control room window on its side, looks like it could be used for actual sound recording tying in the theme with Third Man Records.
Die Spitz Takes the Stage
Die Spitz takes the stage promptly at 9:15pm. It doesn’t take long before the crowd gets rowdy once they open with “I Hate When Girls Die” rolling right into “Monkey Song.”. After a few songs they get the floor to open up for an excited mosh pit. They continue on with a mix of hits old and new. Giving fans Something to Consume.
Alas, they get to their infamous closer song, “Evangeline.” Ellie brings out a large sheet of fresh cardboard, hands it to the front row and has them hold it on their hands above their head. Ellie climbs on and slowly but surely stands. She lets out primal roar rally cry and a raised fist to the audience. The crowd then took the cardboard platform and surfs her overhead.
Returning, to the stage Ellie fired off a couple high jumps and a backward body bridge arch. Song ends and they exit the stage only to be cheered back on stage for a couple encore tunes (“Hair of Dog” & “Throw Yourself to the Sword”).
After seeing Die Spitz dozens of times over the last few years in Austin, this night was a bit surreal. Seeing hometown baddies play at their new record label’s iconic venue will be an event I’ll never forget.
Die Spitz at The Blue Room – 11/22/25 (Photos)
All photos by Steve Hughes (@steveinatxpics).
