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Business Wire
28-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Mainline Aviation Launches New Facility in Nashville, Expanding In-Flight Dining Services
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mainline Aviation, a premier provider of in-flight dining services, has officially launched its new facility in Nashville, marking an exciting expansion into the Tennessee market. This strategic move not only signals growth for the Georgia-based company but also amplifies its longstanding partnership with one of the largest based U.S. Airlines, providing enhanced service to domestic flights, with ambitions to dive into international provisioning by year-end. 'This is a major milestone that marks a significant moment in our evolution for Mainline Aviation,' said Steve Lenderman, CEO of Mainline Aviation. 'This expansion speaks to our dedication toward innovation and operational excellence. In addition to adding new job opportunities to the greater Nashville area, we are also looking forward to supporting this new community and its various causes, as we have in our hometown of Atlanta.' The new facility is a short drive to the Nashville International Airport. Mainline Aviation transformed the preexisting restaurant structure into a full-service food manufacturing, catering, and airline provisioning center. The launch has created around 20 new jobs in the Nashville area, with more positions expected as additional airline clients come on board. 'Our Nashville facility is strategically positioned to meet the needs of airline partners and enable continued growth with our best-in-class service and offerings,' said Lenderman. 'We look forward to growing with other airline partners in the near future as both Nashville and the Nashville airport continue to expand and attract visitors from both the U.S. as well as many international locations.' Mainline Aviation provides world-class flight services through its commitment to a safety-first culture. The company boasts farm-to-tray table meals crafted by award-winning chefs. As a premier provider of in-flight meals, the company specializes in quality frozen meals for both economy and premium cabins, as well as charter flights. It incorporates thoughtful packaging offering in-flight shelf-stable solutions. For more information on Mainline Aviation, visit About Mainline Aviation Mainline Aviation launched in 2021 as a subsidiary of Goldbergs Group, the premier food solution provider consisting of restaurants, manufacturing plants, and commercial kitchens. The addition of airline catering services brought Goldbergs Group a new mission to elevate the standards of culinary excellence in the travel industry experience. The organization has partnered with leading airlines to provide chef-inspired in-flight meals while maintaining sustainability practices throughout their business. In addition to Mainline Aviation, the Goldbergs Group portfolio also includes Goldbergs Concessions, Goldbergs Fine Foods, Braves All Star Grill, Mainline Foods, Goldway Construction, Goldbergs Commissary, and the recently acquired Pasta Mami. To learn more, visit
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Who is MJ Lenderman, rising singer who has captured attention of Gen Z and critics alike?
Who is MJ Lenderman, rising singer who has captured attention of Gen Z and critics alike? MJ Lenderman took the indie music scene by storm last September with his album "Manning Fireworks," capturing the hearts of listeners and critics alike. It's not just Gen Z under the 26-year-old's spell – at his May 15 sold-out show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, there didn't seem to be any demographic immune to his nonsensical yet vivid lyricism and unsuspecting charm. Lenderman's poignant storytelling is delivered via stripped-back guitar riffs and gritty folk rock anthems, hiding behind absurd imagery. On "Wristwatch," he sings, "I've got a houseboat docked at the Himbo Dome / And a wristwatch that's a pocket knife and a megaphone / And a wristwatch that tells me I'm on my own." It's hard to tell whether to laugh or cry to his music, to feel empathetic for the narrator or judge him for his stagnancy. But the Asheville, North Carolina musician, who is also a member of the beloved indie rock band Wednesday, is doing something right. Seemingly simple experiences become profound through the Lenderman's pen, such as sitting under a "half-mast McDonald's flag," and fans flocked to the 9:30 Club to witness his magic with their own eyes. The nightclub, where iconic acts like Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and R.E.M. once played, was filled Thursday night. MJ Lenderman gets lost in his live performance, but fans stay in on 'the bit' In his live performance, Lenderman seems oblivious to the doting audience latching onto his every word. He looks down for the majority of his set, his face scrunched, focused on the lyrics as if he were writing them in the moment. His nonchalant demeanor gives a sense of passion and impulsiveness necessary for both the ridiculousness and heaviness of his lyrics, driven by gut instincts rather than regard for rhyme or reason. In a July 2024 interview with "The Guardian," he revealed his desire to evade the spotlight: "Visibility and stuff, that's not really something I've been after." So when he sings the song, 'You Are Every Girl to Me,' it's hard to imagine he's serenading any particular audience member, unlike at shows from heartthrobs like Harry Styles, where fangirls (harmlessly) imagine he's there to swoon only them. But even without locking eyes, his band plays in perfect synchrony; and, all the couples in the audience pulled their loved ones a little closer, whether it be friends, lovers, or the father-daughter duo standing next to my sister and me. The few moments of eye contact during 'You Don't Know the Shape I'm In' were almost jarring. It felt like being woken up from a trance, lending an intimacy to the lyrics, 'All you had to do was be nice… Be nice to me.' On 'Bark at the Moon,' the 10-minute finale to 'Manning Fireworks,' he pleads, 'You're in on my bit / You're sick of shtick? / Well what did you expect?' The second half of the song – both on the recording and during the live performance – includes nothing but distortion, swirling minutes of feedback into a rowdy crescendo, eventually bleeding into the short track 'I Ate Too Much at the Fair" during his live set. So were we, as an audience, also sick of Lenderman's gimmick? At 9:30 Club, the opposite was true. When he asked if anyone planned to come again the next night, the better half of the crowd cheered. 'It's gonna be a late night,' he joked, referencing that the doors for the May 16 show don't open (fittingly) until 9:30 p.m. When he interacted with the audience, glimmers of his whimsical personality shone. 'Thank you all so much, it's awesome to be with you,' he told the crowd towards the end of his set. 'What's the thing when you ask the crowd what you want to hear? A request.' Fans began shouting out deep cuts, but the fiddler shut them down: 'The request lines are closed. We still love you.' 'I think you guys are really going to like these songs, I hope,' Lenderman promised. 'You've been a great crowd, and you still are," he added, chuckling at his own sentiment. The 'Turkey Brothers' steal the encore with a boisterous jam As fans begged for an encore to an empty stage, an unlikely guest took center stage. The fiddler, Landon George, freestyled a rhythmic jam, introducing himself and a few of Lenderman's bandmates as the "Turkey Brothers" from Hall Creek, taking us on a journey through DC's history and a story of a band of brothers on a remote farm, dependent on dial-up internet. At his sold-out show in New York City on April 25, Lenderman brought out state Assemblyman Zohran, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, and a mayoral candidate. During the Turkey Brothers' performance on May 15, George sang, 'You gotta have hope if you're gonna keep it going forward. You gotta have hope if you're gonna do anything about fascism,' before descending into a fiddle jam. 'Have you ever heard a grease fire on the fiddle?' he teased. 'It sounds kind of like this.' George's solo culminated in a symphony of squeaks before MJ Lenderman returned to the stage for a two-song encore. 'Give it up for the Turkey Brothers,' he cheered. Ending the night with "Dancing in the Club," a song written by and performed with Nate Amos of This if Lorelei, the energy in the room stayed high. It seemed as if it would be trapped there until the next night's performance, bouncing off the walls until the crowd could sing lyrics like, "Once a perfect little baby / Who's now a jerk ' Standing close to the pyre manning fireworks," again. MJ Lenderman: 2025 tour setlist Lenderman and his band have been changing the setlist order for each show, but the general list of songs has remained the same.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MJ Lenderman Lends Some Twang to This Is Lorelei's ‘Dancing in the Club'
After putting out two of the best albums — indie rock or otherwise — of 2024, MJ Lenderman and This Is Lorelei are linking up, with the former sharing a new version of the latter's 'Dancing in the Club.' Lenderman's rendition of the tune is set to appear on the upcoming deluxe edition of Box for Buddy, Box for Star, the breakthrough LP for musician Nate Amos (who's also one half of the experimental duo Water From Your Eyes). Where This Is Lorelei's original is a glittering, up-tempo gem that gestures towards sprightly synth pop, Lenderman fittingly tackles the song with a bit more high and lonesome twang. More from Rolling Stone MJ Lenderman Reveals He'll No Longer Tour With Wednesday, But Will Still Record With Band See MJ Lenderman Bring 'Joker Lips' to 'Kimmel' Post Malone's Nirvana Covers, Taylor Swift 'Fortnight' Collab Lead Record Store Day 2025 Amos helped Lenderman record this new version of 'Dancing in the Club' late last year. 'I really loved working on the MJ version of 'Dancing in the Club' — Jake is chill AF and mad talented,' Amos said in a statement. 'More so than any other song I've written this one was dreamt up for others to sing, so it was pretty freaky watching it fall into place with someone like Jake handling lead vocals.' Lenderman, who's been performing 'Dancing in the Club' at some of his recent shows, added, 'Box For Buddy was by far the album I listened to most in 2024. I had a great time re-recording 'Dancing in the Club' with Nate back in December.' Along with Lenderman's take on 'Dancing in the Club' the Box for Buddy deluxe edition will feature new versions of 'Two Legs' with Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan and 'Angel's Eye' by Amos' father and sister, Bob and Sarah (a celebrated bluegrass duo in their own right). The deluxe edition is set to arrive April 25 via Double Double Whammy. This Is Lorelei has a few more shows left on the current leg of their North American tour with Starcleaner Reunion. But they'll return to the road in late April, supporting Lenderman and his band the Wind, on a trek that runs through mid-May. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
