The success of the inaugural Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival in nearby Franklin this past fall was evident for most in attendance, so it is exciting news that the local fest has announced a return to the Park at Harlinsdale Farm for a second year on Sept. 24 & 25. While this news is…
As if the initial lineup announcement for this year’s Forecastle Fest, returning July 15-17 to Louisville, wasn’t exciting enough, a slew of additional artists have just been announced. Electro-funk outfit Ghostland Observatory, Dan Auerbach fronted supergroup The Arcs, Americana sensation Pokey LaFarge, and beat master Baauer top the additions to the already stacked lineup, featuring The Avett Brothers, Alabama Shakes,…
No April foolin’ here. Local indie rockers Moon Taxi have been tearing up the road lately in support of their phenomenal new album Daybreaker, and they’ve just announced another hometown date in support, April 1 at The Ryman Auditorium. This will be band’s first time headlining the iconic local venue, and, based on the past few outings that we’ve had…
Fresh off of the lineup announcement and the news of permanent amenities, tickets for Bonnaroo went on sale this morning, as it’s closest big city neighbor, Nashville, is buried in snow. In anticipation for the 15th Anniversary edition of the festival in Manchester on June 9-12 of this year, Bonnaroo, in collaboration with Live…
Winter weather has hit this week, and it’ll be interesting to see if we actually end up with any/enough snow to affect any shows Friday evening. Let’s hope not, because this is a weekend packed with great events, some of which have already sold out. Rest assured, if anything does happen to get snowed out, we’ll do…
Local standout songwriter Shelly Colvin is celebrating the release of her new album, Longshot, tonight at The Basement East, and based on our first listen, this is one that you will want to buy on vinyl, cherish with repeat listens, and show off to all your friends. Local songwriter Bryan Cates will open things up.…
[UPDATE: Apparently, the snowpacolypse monster is attacking shows again in 2016. Due to the weather, this show will be rescheduled for a later date.] A number of you are going to end up with cabin fever today with this winter weather. If you find yourself in need of an escape tonight, we’d suggest heading over…
Photo by Andrea Behrends. It’s been a pretty big year for local songwriter Charlie Abbott. After running around performing as part of The Cunning and Bad Cop, Abbott has been focusing on his solo career of late. We first got a taste of his lo-fi rock sounds when he appeared at one of our weekly…
Terry Price is the mastermind behind Nashville’s dream pop project Photo Ops. The past several years have been life changing for Price, who lost his father and fought through a scary health issue himself, and his sophomore LP Vacation (due out Feb. 5) is a journey through the challenges that he faced. The first…
We’ve had quite a few evenings in Nashville with Juan Wauters over the past few years, since he began touring his post-The Beets solo career. The Uruguayan turned New Yorker has been a road warrior in support of his artistic brand of worldly garage folk that we first fell in love with in his early 2014 release, N.A.P.…