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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Stream “Balki’s Revenge” from The Beech Benders
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We’ve had an eye on the talented local instrumental surf rock outfit The Beech Benders for a while now. Oft canonized as ’60s era surf, desert rock, or spaghetti western, this group of talented players, who lend their abilities to other bands around town, have been on the rise for a while now, and we thoroughly enjoyed the animated…
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St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Lone Bellow, Dave Rawlings Machine, Hurray For The Riff Raff, & More Announced for 2016 Bluegrass Underground Season
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Bluegrass Underground has announced its 2016 season lineup, including the schedule for the exclusive taping of PBS special Season VI Bluegrass Underground. Tickets are already on sale for a number of the events, but tickets for the PBS taping go on sale today, Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Artists slated to appear at the three day event are nothing to…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Jan. 29 – 31
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Sports will dominate the Nashville landscape this weekend, with the NHL All-Star Game sure to pack the city with crazed hockey fans, but, those of you who aren’t planning to attend those festivities, should be eyeballing a number of great shows going on around town. With a weekend long celebration of the new SIMO record to…
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White Denim to Play Exit/In April 17
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Austin based psychedelic indie rockers White Denim have announced the release of their seventh studio album, Stiff, due out March 25 via Downtown Records. The new record is a follow up to their acclaimed 2013, Jeff Tweedy produced, Corsicana Lemonade, which ended up bringing the rockers to Nashville and to nearby Bonnaroo in 2014. The…
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Watch Anderson East Perform Three Tracks Live at Paste
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Neo-soul, Americana and blues rock crooner Anderson East has had a big year. After the release of his well received debut LP, Delilah, the phone has been ringing on the reg; that is, when he’s not blowing audiences away across the country. During one recent stop at the Paste Magazine Studios, East and his ace band dropped a…
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Play Mercy Lounge May 2
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Enigmatic shoegaze, psych rock outfit The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced a date at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge on May 2. BJM found success in the early to mid ’90s through a variety of subculture hits, like “Anemone,” “It Girl,” “Servo,” “That Girl Suicide,” and “Straight Up And Down” just to name a few; but many of the younger…
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Pilgrimage Fest Announces Dates for 2016 Return
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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…
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Forecastle Expands 2016 Lineup with Ghostland Observatory, The Arcs, Pokey LaFarge, & More!
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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,…
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Moon Taxi to Play The Ryman April 1!
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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…
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Watch The Mini Doc “Bonnaroo At 15”
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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…