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REVIEW: Copeland w/ Schematic & Valise | 2.4.15 @ Mercy Lounge [PHOTOS]
Copeland w/ Schematic, Valise Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN February 4, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Returning from a four-year hiatus, Florida indie rockers Copeland, back with a haunting new album, Ixora, treated Nashville to one of their first live shows of 2015 (while the band originally…
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[Preview] Francisco The Man w/ Wildfront and Chrome Pony | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
Tonight will be a night to embrace change, hard work, and the new year of 2015. All three bands performing at The High Watt have gone through great leaps and bounds, molding their groups to perfection… and, they’re all eager to show it off. The one major thing all three have in common? Francisco…
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[Review] Umphrey’s McGee |2.6.15 @ The Ryman Auditorium
Umphrey’s McGee The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN February 6, 2015 Review by Kevin Casler “An evening with Umphrey’s McGee” – such a pleasant way of saying you are going to receive a good old fashioned face melting. Who would have ever thought a “jam band” could sell out a Friday night…
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Alabama Shakes Return with New Single, Album Announcement
It’s been three years since Alabama Shakes exploded onto the scene with their critically acclaimed, Gold-cerfitied and Grammy nominated debut album, Boys & Girls, propelled, in no small part, by smash single “Hold On.” And, while they technically hail from just down the road, in Huntsville-adject Athens, Alabama, the group’s integration and influence…
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The Used to Play War Memorial Auditorium May 5 with Chevelle
For nearly 15 years, Utah’s The Used have been one of the most bombastic and beloved bands in the post-hardcore and heavy alternative scene. Their latest, sixth album, Imaginary Enemy, dropped last spring, and the group have been touring pretty relentlessly in support ever since. We were bummed when they opted not to…
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Matt and Kim Premiere “Hey Now” Video Ahead of May 9 Marathon Music Works Show
As we told you last month, infectious indie rock duo Matt and Kim are set to make their return Music City May 9 for a performance at Marathon Music Works (following a crazy Live on the Green set in 2013). Along with their upcoming tour, the group are set to drop their fifth album, New Glow,…
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Lieutenant (Nate Mendel of Sunny Day Real Estate/Foo Fighters) to Play Exit/In March 23
Apparently Jeremy Enigk isn’t the only former (er, current?) Sunny Day Real Estate member plotting a solo performance in Nashville in the coming months. SDRE bassist Nate Mendel (who you might also know from a little ol’ band called the Foo Fighters) unveiled a new solo project dubbed Lieutenant a few weeks back, which,…
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The Maine Premiere “English Girls” Lyric Video Ahead of May 12 Show at Cannery Ballroom
Ahead of their May 12 all ages show at Cannery Ballroom with Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, and The Technicolors (tickets here), and in anticipation of the March 31 release of their fifth album, American Candy, alternative/pop rock group The Maine have dropped a new single and accompanying lyric video, “English Girls.” Though they’ve always drawn influence from Third Eye Blind (and similar…






