Known both for his associations with younger brother Juicy J’s Three 6 Mafia, as well as more than two decades of excellent albums, mixtapes, and features, Memphis rapper Project Pat has long been a dependable and esteemed figure in the hip hop scene. Raised on classic hip hop and dialed into the contemporary scene, Pat is an important…
Founded early last year by members of Light Beam Rider, after that promising former Mississippi-bred project split, Have A Rad Day, or H.A.R.D., as they generally go by, have been gaining local buzz since first appearing on a number of bills last year. The group only released their first single, “Bellyacher,” a few months ago,…
Returning for a fourth year, DIY, punk-geared, underground affair Nameless Fest IV is set to run Thursday, June 28 to Saturday, June 30, with more than 20 local and national performers across four showcases at three venues, The End, The East Room, and Two Boots. Featuring JEFF the Brotherhood, Show Me the Body, Amygdala, Shell of a Shell, Bleary, Waxed, and tons more, individual tickets are available…
A staple of the local scene in recent years, thanks, especially, to her phenomenal 2017 third LP Trinity Lane, Americana-tinged alt rocker Lilly Hiatt is set to headline a stacked show at The Basement East tonight, June 28. Joined by likeminded folk-tinged rocker Brandy Zdan, who’s celebrating her great recent effort Secretear, as well as Athens based southern gothic singer Thayer Sarrano,…
We’ve been singing the praises of Baltimore-based, emo-tinged indie punks Have Mercy since back in their DIY days, and have been thrilled to watch the talented, Brian Swindle led group amass a national following over the past few years, earning spots at Warped Tour, scoring high-profile independent record deals, and releasing a trio of celebrated full-lengths, all…
Local synth-soaked garage rock/indie pop outfit Only have been a growing fixture in the Nashville scene for several years now, increasingly popping up on DIY bills, and making a splash with last year’s Language EP, following several years of singles and demos. Formed in early 2015, the band were originally a trio, made up of brothers and lifelong…
Celebrating the recent release of their sixth album, Used Future, Austin stoner metal and hard rock outfit The Sword are set to return to town tonight, June 27 to headline Exit/In, where they’ve played almost annually for a number of years. One of the most dependable and talented American metal acts of the new millennium, the group’s excellent live show…
The last time Quiet Slang– the stripped down, desconstructed configuration of Philadelphia punk group Beach Slang- played Nashville, it was out of necessity. Shortly before a national tour, the band shed several members, and singer James Alex was forced either to drop off or carry on, opting for the later, reworking Beach Slang’s material…
HEAD HERE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS! On the heels of a stellar debut performance earlier this month at Bonnaroo, and currently in the midst of “Tour 5,” the fifth leg of dates in support of last year’s phenomenal fifth album After Laughter, beloved local alt rock outfit Paramore have announced one more very special…
Returning to headline The High Watt tonight, June 26, after passing through last fall to co-headline a show with !!!, Atlanta’s Algiers are a profoundly artistic, socially urgent, refreshing and genre-bending project that should be on everyone’s radar. This time around, the group perform with Knoxville experimental artist Lower Interiors, as well as likeminded local experimental/dark pop project Lambda Celsius,…