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Kurt Vile and The Violators at Mercy Lounge on August 5th
Tonight in Nashville…. I can’t believe as I am writing this that tickets are still available! It’s amazing. This dude would literally sell out venues twice the size in a matter of minutes in other cities. So, what does that mean? Number 1, Nashville needs to know more about him…. and Number 2, you…
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Reminder! Tickets for Raconteurs and Childish Gambino on sale today!
Hey everyone. Just a quick reminder that tickets for Childish Gambino at the Cannery Ballroom go on sale today at 10am, and tickets for the Raconteurs at The Ryman go on sale at noon! Get out there and see live music!
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New Best Coast song
Bethany of Best Coast just released a new song from her someday to be released second LP as a thank you to her 50,000th follower on Twitter. I guess if I want more Twitter followers, I should start writing catchy pop songs…. ah, I digress. Listen to the new track “How They Want Me…
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Dear Soundland, Please invite GIVERS!, kthnxbye
Dear Soundland, I just had an idea! Why don’t you invite GIVERS to your festival? I saw them at Bonnaroo, and they were awesome! They are such an upcoming, fun band, and provide the perfect sounds for a summertime festival like yours! Have you heard their happy, little debut album In Light? It’s really…
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Free Beer Island Show, Nashville
The always entertaining Nashville Cream is reporting that a music festival is happening at the awesomely named Free Beer Island in Nashville’s Percy Priest Lake. The festival starts at noon on Sunday, August 14th (don’t believe any poster stating August 13th that you may see) and continues until 5:45 pm. Acts will include TURBO…
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Das Racist in Nashville!!!
You know Das Racist? The hysterical, not-afraid-to-rap-over-anything dudes from NY? The dudes that rapped over Billy Joel in “You Oughta Know”, brought you the inspirationally confusing “Combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut” which followed into the hysterical White Castle opening lyrics to start the following song “Rainbow In The Dark”….. and all of this…
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Did you miss Bon Iver at The Ryman?
Did you miss Bon Iver at The Ryman last week? If so, don’t fret, NPR recorded last night’s show at The 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. You can head over to NPR’s website to listen or download (for free) the entire show. I listened to about half of the live feed, and the sound…
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Black Lips at Exit/In on August 3rd
We mentioned this when tickets went on sale, but it is worth reminding. “Flower Punk” rockers, Black Lips will be destroying Nashville’s Exit/In on Wednesday, August 3rd. The tour is in support of their acclaimed new LP, Arabia Mountain. Click here for tickets. The opener Night Beats starts things off at 8pm. I’ve attached…
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WU LYF
Why can’t I stop listening to this WU LYF album? WU LYF (an acronym for “World Unite! Lucifer Youth Foundation”….. well, that sure clears it up) is a post-rocky sort of band out of Manchester, England. They are an emerging British buzz band who interacts (by design) very little with the press. They have…