Thank goodness Nashville is just 4-ish hours from here. Thank goodness we’ve been happy hosts for Those Darlins over the years as they’ve changed lineups, refined their sound, and continue to release recorded material indicative of growth and maturity as artists. And thank goodness we can still count on them to throw a hell of a party.

Those Darlins performing in 2012 at Off Broadway. Photo by Jess Luther.

On Saturday, the Darlins once again take the stage at Off Broadway, this time with an absolutely sick supporting cast, including Nashville’s coolest garage rock band with the worst name, Diarrhea Planet, and STL’s own post-punk purveyors SPEEDBOATS.

Never complacent, Those Darlins have already released a new live video and a new song in 2014 following a banner 2013, during which they put out Blur the Line, the band’s third full-length album:

Want to attend the show for free this Saturday? IWTAS has been generously gifted with a pair of tickets, so leave us a comment below and tell us why you’d like to attend. Use a proper email, as that’s how I’ll be contacting you if you win. We’ll choose a winner on Friday afternoon!