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No Country’s Guide to BreakFEST 2018
This Sunday, June 24, ten excellent artists ranging from pop punk to post-hardcore, indie to emo and beyond are descending upon The Factory at Franklin’s Liberty Hall for the first ever BreakFEST, a DIY, punk geared, community-oriented ode to the most important meal of the day, masterminded by New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert (who we…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | June 22-24
It is officially the beginning of summer (though the thermometer been’s there for weeks in Middle Tennessee), and this weekend, you can start the season off right, with tons of phenomenal musical happenings of all types and price ranges. Where you’re looking for eclectic outdoor festivals, hoping to celebrate Pride,…
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Jimmy Eat World, X Ambassadors, Cold War Kids, Dr. Dog, More to Play Live on the Green 2018!
Now in its tenth season, Nashville’s annual Live on the Green music fest is set to return Thursday, Aug. 9, spanning, as it has for the last several years, across four weeks, Aug. 16 & 23, ending with an epic three-day Labor Day weekend event Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Per usual, LOTG is all ages, totally FREE, and features…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Tuxedo Wildlife Navigates Emotional Complexity with New Single “Depths”
Earlier this year, we introduced you to Tuxedo Wildlife, the new solo outlet of Whoa Dakota guitarist Collin Gundry, with the premiere of his debut single, “Myself Together.” With his gorgeously layered, ethereal, ambient sound, reminiscent of artists like Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, and Local Natives, we were instantly hooked, and we’re thrilled today…
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[INTERVIEW] Chad Gilbert Chats New Found Glory, Life in Nashville, and His Inaugural Breakfast-Themed Punk Rock Festival, BreakFEST
By Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Chad Gilbert is a busy guy. “When I’m off tour I don’t want to be stir crazy, I want to contribute,” he explains, between bites of toast and avocado slices. We’re meeting for breakfast at a local cafe, situated in historic downtown Franklin, the idyllic community…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Spazz Cardigan Speaks His Mind in New Single “Nerves”
The current dialog in America is frequently uncivil, often outrageous, and full of tension, hurt and anger. With the rapid news cycle and flurry of events, it’s tough to parse out how this affects us internally. Spazz Cardigan wrote his latest single, “Nerves,” at the end of the 2016 as…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Lilly Hiatt w/ Brandy Zdan & Thayer Sarrano | June 28 @ The Basement East
A staple of the local scene in recent years, thanks, especially, to her phenomenal 2017 third LP Trinity Lane, Americana-tinged alt rocker Lilly Hiatt is set to headline a stacked show at The Basement East on June 28. Joined by likeminded folk-tinged rocker Brandy Zdan, who’s celebrating her great recent effort Secretear, as well as Athens based southern…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Sword w/ The Atomic Bitchwax | June 27 @ Exit/In
Celebrating the recent release of their sixth album, Used Future, Austin stoner metal and hard rock outfit The Sword are set to return to town June 27 to headline Exit/In, where they’ve played almost annually for a number of years. One of the most dependable and talented American metal acts of the new millennium, the group’s…






