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[PREVIEW] JD McPherson & Dylan Pratt @ Mercy Lounge TONIGHT
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Oklahoma native and vintage rock and roll singer JD McPherson has been compared to artists as seemingly disparate as Little Richard and Amy Winehouse. He just dropped his sophomore record, which is garnering acclaim for McPherson’s ability to make music that balances being a throwback to the rock and roll of the 1950s, without feeling…
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[PREVIEW] Gill Landry, The Wans, Future Unlimited & Kristin Diable @ The High Watt – TONIGHT
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Old Crow Medicine Show had one of our top albums of 2014 and now multi-instrumentalist and songwriter of the group Gill Landry has released an album on his own, a self-titled effort with guest appearances from friends he’s made during his adventures with OCMS. Landry will play The High Watt on Thursday as a part of…
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[REVIEW] Jack White w/ Loretta Lynn, The Raconteurs, & William Tyler @ Bridgestone Arena | 1.28.15
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Jack White. Photo by David James Swanson. Jack White w/ Loretta Lynn, The Raconteurs, William Tyler Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN January 28, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian On Wednesday evening, Jack White played the first Nashville show since the release of his sophomore solo album, Lazaretto last summer, not counting his epic set at last year’s Bonnaroo. White…
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Meet New Local Label – Sweet Sounds Records
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There’s a new independent record label in town giving a home to all the weird, left-of-center music that might otherwise have a hard time finding a community in any city, even a booming music town like Nashville. Sweet Sounds Records was initially founded by Keith Chandler and Ira Kinder as a way for them to…
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[PREVIEW] Hank & Cupcakes w/ Stereosparks & The Trinity Schill Kill | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
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The Brooklyn-based pop duo Hank & Cupcakes are touring to celebrate the release of their new record Ca$h 4 Gold, and are making a stop at The High Watt tonight with locals Stereosparks and The Trinity Schill Kill. Hank & Cupcakes are a guy-girl duo who combine electronic pop with alternative influences. Stereosparks and The Trinity…
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Stream J.D. McPherson’s New Single & Catch Him At Mercy Lounge On February 20th
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Vintage rock and roll singer J.D. McPherson has earned himself comparisons to artists from Little Richard to Amy Winehouse. So, if you like good, old-fashioned rhythm and blues as opposed to what passes for R&B on the radio these days, you should check out his upcoming album Let the Good Times Roll. Then you…
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[PREVIEW] Ex Hex w/ Birds of Avalon @ Idle Bloom @ The Stone Fox TONIGHT
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If you love female-fronted punk, then get your ass to The Stone Fox tonight for Ex Hex, the new band of Wild Flag member Mary Timony, with Idle Bloom and Birds of Avalon, and you’ll find the women onstage far outnumbering the men. Ex Hex’s 2014 debut was named by NPR as one of…
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[REVIEW + INTERVIEW] Adia Victoria & Friends @ The 5 Spot | 1.3.15
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Adia Victoria. Photo by Mick Leonardi. Adia Victoria & Friends The 5 Spot, Nashville, TN January 3, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian Photos by Mick Leonardi Adia Victoria is a Nashville-based blues bandleader on the verge of her big break. The only single the creepy songstress has released thus far, “Stuck in the South,”…
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[PREVIEW] Adia Victoria @ The 5 Spot on Saturday
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Critically acclaimed blues singer-songwriter Adia Victoria is kicking off her first tour at The 5 Spot this Saturday and if you like the blues and/or spoken word poetry you’re not going to want to miss this show. Victoria’s gotten raves from the national and local press for her deeply authentic take on the blues,…