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Dan Deacon w/ Pineapple Explode, Hypochondriak & Madwarrior, More The East Room; Nashville, TN October 23, 2015 Review by Carson O’Shoney. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. When you go to enough shows, they start becoming routine. Maybe you show up a bit after doors open and grab a beer. Then the opener comes on and…
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If you haven’t seen of Montreal in Nashville lately, you really have no one to blame but yourself. Not only will tonight’s show be their second Mercy Lounge show just this year, but it will mark their 11th in the last 10 years in Music City. Seeing them on Cannery Row has become a yearly…
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Modest Mouse w/ Hop Along War Memorial Auditorium; Nashville, TN October 13, 2015 Review by Carson O’Shoney. Photos by Jen Silver. Modest Mouse have been circling the waters since their last Nashville show, at The Ryman in 2007. Since then, they’ve played Knoxville (2010), Chattanooga and Memphis (earlier this year), and even Louisville’s Forecastle Fest (this…
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Did you realize that there’s a world-class avant-garde festival that happens just down I-40 every year? If you didn’t know, now you do – Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival is one of the most diverse, classy and exciting festivals in the entire world, and it’s just a short drive from Nashville. The lineup for this year’s…
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Run the Jewels w/ Boots, Fashawn, Cuz Lightyear Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN October 5, 2015 Review by Carson O’Shoney. Photos by Amber J. Davis. According to El-P, Nashville had a big part in making Run the Jewels a permanent group. On stage on Monday, he said that their show at Exit/In two years ago (billed…
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If you’re looking for a loud, heavy show this weekend with an opportunity to mosh, look no further than sludge metal all stars Kylesa. Fresh off the release of their latest album Exhausting Fire, they’re hitting up The Basement East this Sunday, Oct. 11, with a plethora of heavy bands in tow. Inter Arma, Indian Handcrafts…
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Seperately, El-P and Killer Mike are two of hip hop’s most intruiging talents. Together, as Run the Jewels, they become something else entirely – an explosive and forward-thinking duo that have taken the scene by storm. Fresh off the release of their cat-sounds remix album Meow the Jewels (yes, you read that right), Run the…
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It’s a stroke of luck that we even have a chance to see Twin Shadow in town tonight. If you haven’t already heard, George Lewis, Jr., a.k.a. Twin Shadow, and co. were involved in a serious bus accident during their Eclipse tour last April. Twelve people were hospitalized in the aftermath of the crash, including every member…