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Stream Sleigh Bells new record in its entirety
Sleigh Bells burst out of no where with their 2010 release Treats, and their follow up Reign of Terror is one of the most anticipated new releases of this winter. That record releases on Mom + Pop Records on 2/21, but you can get a first listen to Reign Of Terror in it’s entirety…
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Bonnaroo 2012 lineup announcement
We’ve been speculating for months on the 2012 Bonnaroo lineup. So, how did we do? I’d say pretty well. We correctly nailed the headlining sets by Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, and The Beach Boys. We also nailed predicitions about The Antlers, Shins, The Roots, Battles, Mogwai, and The War On Drugs.…
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Jack White announces Blunderbuss tour dates and a new video
Mr. Third Man Records, Jack White is starting to make more noise with the release of his new record Blunderbuss due out on April 24th. He will kick off a solo tour in Chattanooga starting on March 10th, and will also stop off for dates in Birmingham, Memphis, and Tulsa. These very few dates…
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8 off 8th with Night Beds, The Electric Hearts, Sol Cat, & more, Mercy Lounge, Tonight in Nashville
It’s another edition of rapid fire three song sets for some local Nashville bands tonight in the weekly 8 off 8th Monday night at Mercy Lounge. It’s a chance for you to check out some of the best local musicians in Nashville’s indie scene, and the best part is IT’S FREE! On tap tonight…
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Exclusive Album Preview for The Joy Of Painting’s Asterisk, & see them with Mom and Dad, Thief, & The Mike Colman Quartet, The 5 Spot, Tonight In Nashville
We get a pretty healthy stack of inquiries around here from artists requesting our words of promotion. We got one recently that really grabbed my attention, and, by my attention, I mean I listened to more than 3 minutes of it. I listened to the whole record… twice (make that three times by the…
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New Music Releases – 2/7/12
I’m a day late… don’t kill me. Here is our weekly rundown of new music for the week of February 7th that is worth you getting to know. I’ve tried to find links with good reviews and at a track or two for you to check out. Find what you like, and then head…
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Watch Talking Heads perform “Psycho Killer” in their first gig ever in 1975 from CBGB in NY
A friend led me to a video of Talking Heads performing the iconic song “Psycho Killer” from their first gig ever back in 1975. I knew this was post-worthy, but it also prompted me to do a little bit more research. The setting was the legendary CBGB club which opened in 1973 as a…
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The Black Belles & Bleached, The End, Tonight in Nashville
It’s been 36 hours since MIA “flicked” the bird at the Superbowl, and now it is time to move on and talk about some local music happenings that matter. It’s quite the double bill tonight at The End as The Black Belles team up with fuzz pop rockers Bleached for another awesome night out…
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Superbowl Halftime Show and MIA flicked you off…
I love it when people say “flicked off” instead of “flipped off”, and I was especially excited to use that phrase in a post after seeing MIA “flick off” the world on it’s biggest televised stage. So, what did you think of that Madonna produced party? I’m not really a huge Madonna fan. I…
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The Ataris, The End, Tonight in Nashville
While the biggest shows in Nashville tonight are probably David Allen Coe at Marathon Music Works and Rusko at Cannery Ballroom, neither of those are peaking my interest enough to write about them… for whatever reason. My pick for tonight in Nashville would be turn of the millenium pop punksters The Ataris with Mom…