It’s been an interesting several years for Canadian indie pop breakout Carly Rae Jepsen, whose 2012 major label debut, Kiss, and its ubiquitous lead single, “Call Me Maybe,” made her an international pop sensation and radio staple. With 2015 followup, Emotion, however, Jepsen really flexed her artistry and settled into a more substantive, adventurous sound, gaining an older…
Breakout Michigan indie folk group The Accidentals have had a buzzworthy past few years, and for their return to Nashville, April 11 at Exit/In, we couldn’t have hoped for a better co-headliner than local outfit SHEL, whose own genre-defying, technical, classical, layered, and captivating style is similarly hard to define, timeless yet contemporary, complex yet accessible, and finely honed. Joining…
Held annually at the end of Pride Month, the long-running Nashville Pride Festival is an important celebration of our city’s LGBTQ+ community, and has, since beginning with a parade in 1988, grown to become a huge and revelrous affair, complete with performances from big-name national musical acts and local favorites alike. This year, the festival returns…
Out in support of their dynamic, emotionally resonant, and adventurous new third album, Mystic Truth, LA alt rock/post-punk outfit Bad Suns are set to return to Nashville for their first headlining show in a few years, April 10 at Cannery Ballroom with buzzy breakout pop singer Carlie Hanson. A stellar, genre-bending, and compelling live outfit, Bad Suns must be seen live to…
Made up of cousins Jonathan Capeci and Joey Beretta, and more recently rounded out by drummer Nick Sainato, local alt pop group Nightly seemingly sprung out of nowhere in early 2016, achieving viral success with their debut single, “XO,” swiftly landing them a major label deal with Interscope ahead of that fall’s Honest EP. But, of course, no band truly materializes out…
We’ve been obsessing over local duo Sad Baxter for years now, who, with their grungy riffs, pop accessibility, and personal and melancholy themes craft typically sad, sarcastic songs which are delightfully juxtaposed with singalong worthy hooks, making them an essential rising act in Nashville’s flourishing underground rock scene. Their debut LP, Weirdy, arrived in 2016, and since then the group have only…
Since springing back to action last summer with some live dates (including an intimate outing at The Basement East), festival appearances, and teases of new music, beloved indie rock icon (and now at least part-time Nashvillian) Jenny Lewis has been building to the release of her incredible new solo album, On the Line, a star-studded affair and…
We’ve been obsessing over Nashville’s flourishing pop scene since our earliest days, which, by now, is hardly a secret, with a number of indie and synth pop infused artists, singers, and songwriters finding national success in recent years. Since first springing to viral fame in 2016, duo Nightly have become a prime example of the kind…
Out in support of last year’s ninth album, Thank You for Today, their first truly new effort since the departure of longtime guitarist and producer Chris Walla, and first since welcoming two new members to their roster, seminal Pacific Northwest indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie are slated to return to The Ryman Auditorium for two nights of performances, April…
Returning for their first headlining Nashville show, after an impressive turn supporting FIDLAR last fall, Toronto grungy alt rock outfit Dilly Dally have been experiencing a well-deserved second phase of widespread critical acclaim since the release of their brilliant sophomore LP, Heaven, last year, a more than worthy followup to 2015 breakout debut Sore. Set to headline The Basement…