Well, if you are going to spend the entire day streaming new records that we have recommended to you, then we’ll just keep this train rolling. Grizzly Bear are releasing their first record since 2009’s Veckatimest. Edward Droste (vocals, guitar, omnichord, keyboard), Daniel Rossen (vocals, guitar, banjo, keyboards), Chris Taylor (bass, backing vocals, various…
Dinosaur Jr. is going to round out the return to the roots of indie rock tour that has swept Nashville this summer. We’ve already heard from Sebadoh, Guided By Voices, and Archers of Loaf this summer, but it is Dinosaur Jr. that really seems to aging like a fine wine. Since reforming in 2005,…
If you haven’t gotten to know Canada’s The Sheepdogs yet, then you haven’t been paying attention. You didn’t hear about them being the only unsigned band ever to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, and you didn’t listen to us telling you about them playing an absolutely packed New Faces Night at The Basement…
Nashville band Milktooth has started a pretty innovative idea of simply covering tracks that they like. The first two in the series are Beach House’s “Wild” from their new record Bloom and the other is a cover of Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” from the Drive Movie Soundtrack. Both are sonically and visually appealing, and well worth…
Nashville-based band The Campaign 1984 was selected as one of 20 winners by Slash to open for him in his upcoming tour thanks to a contest run by Guitar Center. At the end of the 20 date tour, Slash will pick his favorite of the 20 acts to win about $15,000 in gear from…
San Antonio based Hacienda is spending the weekend in Nashville, and it is definitely something that should be on your radar. There music is a fun, summertime, inspirational stewpot with two dashes of Spoon, a teaspoon of The Beach Boys, a sprinkle of Foster The People, a Fitz & The Tantrums garnish, and a…
We told you about the EP, Love Is Strange, released from Nashville’s Mystery Twins back in May, and they are at it again, releasing a new 7-inch on September 22nd. The B-side leaked out about a week ago, and it is nice fun harmonized cover of Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man”. You can have a…
Things get started tonight with this season’s debut of Live On The Green with Dr. John & The Lower 911, Moon Taxi, & John Cleary. Now, I’m not some brainy engineer, but I do know that there is mad love for onstage collaboration and jam sessions down in Dr. John’s homeland of New Orleans,…
Hopefully, you didn’t blow it out last night at Dan Deacon, and you saved just a bit of yourself for tonight. There are a few of shows going on that you should hear about. Get out and see some live music! First off is a “blues-inspired” night over at The End (yeah, didn’t know…
Both the Washington Examiner and The Huffington Post piled on the accolades for Nashville’s rock scene yesterday. Of course, citing the ever-present Jack White, Black Keys, KOL influence to start, they finished by rounding out a great run down of local rockers like JEFF the Brotherhood, Turbo Fruits, The Features, PUJOL, Natural Child, Heavy…