Boasting an expanded new lineup and celebrating their 13th LP and first in two years, Magick Songs, local garage and psych rock icons turned experimental, art rock weirdos JEFF the Brotherhood are returning to the east side for the first time in awhile, to headline The Basement East tonight, Oct. 9! A JEFF show, especially with new tunes in tow,…
A longtime site favorite, organic local success story, and one of the most prominent rock bands to break out of Nashville in the last decade, alt/indie rockers Moon Taxi are set to continue a long-running tradition on a newly-epic scale, with their 10th New Year’s Eve show in Nashville (after venturing last year to Atlanta) and…
Still celebrating the recent release of his fantastic new full-length, Wished Out, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel, a favorite of the local scene, is set to headline Mercy Lounge tonight, Oct. 6 with genre-bending instrumental duo Steelism. One of the first must-see local shows of the fall, Broemel, has, as a solo artist, established himself as a captivating, thoughtful, and…
Though they began making music together after meeting in a Belmont guitar seminar just over a decade ago, local duo Striking Matches first found widespread attention through ABC’s Nashville, which, from its very first season, featured a number of their original tunes performed by the show’s cast. After landing on the newly-relaunched I.R.S. Records (and since transitioning to…
Out in support of their personal, adventurous recent third album Love Is Dead, Scottish synthpop trio CHVRCHES are set to return to Nashville for the first time in three years (and for only the third time ever), for their biggest local headliner yet, at the perfectly suited Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 15, with buzzy LA indie pop up and comers Lo…
No strangers to Music City (in the past two years alone they headlined The Ryman three times, played Live on the Green, opened for Kings of Leon at First Tennessee Park, and hosted a special record release show at The Basement East), Los Angeles folk rockers Dawes are continuing their rapid ascent, extending their prolific tour schedule…
On the heels of last week’s unfortunate Pilgrimage Festival rain out, which caused the Franklin based fest to cancel midway through day one without any of its planned headlining performances, would-be first night headliner, resident local rocker, and Third Man head honcho Jack White has announced a quick makeup show for his adopted hometown: Nov. 20 at Bridgestone Arena.…
Hardcore vocalist turned folk punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner and his backing band The Sleeping Souls are no strangers to Music City, making at least one stop in town for several years running, before slowing down to craft stellar new seventh album, Be More Kind. Returning after two years, Frank and the band are set to play Cannery Ballroom for the first…
New Jersey’s The Early November have been a staple of the indie/emo rock scene since 2001, when they recorded a five song demo in lead singer Ace Enders’ basement and sent it off to Drive-Thru Records. Their debut EP, For All Of This, and followup full-length album The Room’s Too Cold are classics of their genre, switching back and…
As we announced earlier this year, local brewery Southern Grist are already getting a jump on New Year’s Eve plans, unveiling a stacked lineup of performers for a Dec. 31 party at their new West Nashville taproom in The Nations. Dubbed “Lager in the Night,” the NYE bash will feature Southern and garage rock favorites The Weeks in the headlining spot,…