iDKHOW in Nashville

About iDKHOW

iDKHOW is a two-piece band featuring Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman, emerging from the alternative rock scene with a sound that straddles emo sensibility and indie rock irreverence. Weekes, known for his work with The Brobecks, brought songwriting chops to the project while Seaman provided tight, precise drumming. The band's early output caught attention for its slacker energy and genuinely weird subject matter delivered with deadpan intensity. Songs like Choke showcase their ability to make anxious, introspective lyrics feel almost conversational rather than desperate. They've built a dedicated following by refusing to take themselves too seriously while actually caring about the craft, a balancing act that resonates with people tired of both irony and sincerity as separate extremes. Their presence feels less like a band with a mission statement and more like the work of two people making music they wanted to hear.

Shows are tight and weird in equal measure. Weekes has this detached stage presence that somehow holds attention, while Seaman locks in drumming that hits harder live. Crowds tend toward genuine fans rather than casual listeners, people who actually know the deeper cuts. Lots of singalongs on choruses but it never tips into crowd-service territory.

Known for Choke, Web Weaver, Leave Me Alone, Absinthe, The Funeral

iDKHOW + Nashville

iDKHOW rolled through Nashville in March 2024, touching down at the intimate Eastside Bowl for a 20-song set that felt less like a greatest-hits parade and more like watching someone flip through their diary. They opened with the abrasive "SPKOTHDVL" and built momentum through fan favorites like "Do It All the Time" and the unsettling "Visitation of the Ghost." The deeper cuts landed hard—"GLOOMTOWN BRATS" and "DOWNSIDE" revealed the band's knack for packaging existential dread in hooks that burrow into your skull. Closing with "Boring" was a perfect final middle finger, a song that sounds like nothing else in their catalog and everything they actually care about.

iDKHOW in Nashville News

• Boys Like Girls Announce Tour with iDKHOW and Arrows In Action idobi · Nov 3, 2025
• iDKHOW releases "INFATUATION" from sophomore LP 'GLOOM DIVISION' Alternative Press Magazine · Jan 11, 2024
• We Have An ‘Infatuation’ with iDKHOW’s New Single & Music Video idobi · Jan 11, 2024
• IDKHOW Announces 2024 Tour Dates & Releases New Song, "GLOOMTOWN BRATS" Prelude Press · Dec 7, 2023
• iDKHOW announce 2022 The Thought Reform Tour Kerrang! · Oct 18, 2021

Nashville road trip to see iDKHOW?

Stay in East Nashville, where the old theaters and independent venues give the area real character without the Broadway chaos. Dinner at Attaboy or The Stillery—places with actual craft to their food. Spend a day exploring The Ryman Auditorium if you haven't; it's impossible to ignore the gravity of that room. Walk through the honky-tonks on Broadway if you want context for what Shepherd's blues means in this particular music town. The Parthenon is worth an hour if you need something completely different from the music scene.