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Bahamas to Play Cannery Ballroom May 11
A Canadian singer-songwriter with a penchant for folk, who performs live under an assumed moniker, Bahamas was born Afie Jurvanen. The Juno nominated artist and former Feist collaborator has, in recent years, become a frequent performer in Music City as well as a festival favorite, and his third and best LP to date, Bahamas Is Afie, was easily…
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Hear Sad Baxter’s “Baby” Ahead of 7-inch Release | See Them Nov. 18 @ Little Harpeth
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, Weirdly, arrived last year, and since then the group have only…
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The War On Drugs to Play Marathon Music Works Dec. 18
Despite regional festival outings, it’s been more than three years since Philadelphia indie darlings The War On Drugs last played Nashville, then celebrating their phenomenal, breakout third album Lost in the Dream. Earlier this year, the band finally released a followup, A Deeper Understanding, which, awash with heartland rock, synth, and retro influences, marks the group’s most expansive, ambitious, and strongest record…
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Don’t Miss Japandroids w/ Cloud Nothings | TONIGHT @ Cannery Ballroom
Five years after the release of their masterpiece sophomore effort Celebration Rock, Canadian indie/garage punk duo Japandroids, now more than a decade into their run, remerged earlier this year with a long-awaited followup: Near to the Wild Heart of Life. Written and recorded over two years in four cities across all of North America, the LP, more…
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Catch Citizen w/ Sorority Noise & Great Grandpa | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
Hailing from Michigan and Ohio, Citizen are part of that new wave of up and coming emo-infused, poppy, indie punk groups we love to rave about. Though they started out as more of a pop punk band, Citizen quickly found inspiration from grunge, post-hardcore, and, of course, emo and indie rock, captivating the scene with their…
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Don’t Miss alt-J w/ Marian Hill | TONIGHT @ Municipal Auditorium
It’s been a decade since English indie rockers alt-J met and formed the group while attending university, and five since they erupted onto the scene with their incredible 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave. We can think of few indie acts who’ve experienced such a swift rise in recent years, as 2012 alone saw them grow from praomising young act to Mercy Prize…
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They Might Be Giants to Play Cannery Ballroom Feb. 6
Beloved, off kilter, Brooklyn alt rock duo They Might Be Giants have been a musical institution since their formation 35 years ago, hailed for their experimental style and unconventional musical sensibilities. Though recent years have seen the band branch out to also craft kid’s music, and they might be best known by some for their contributions to television…
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Bully Debut New Video for “Feel The Same” | See Them Dec. 14-16 at Mercy Lounge
Breakout local grunge pop group Bully recently released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Sub Pop. Dubbed Losing, the album is an earnest, raw, anxious, and vulnerable triumph that has dominated our playlists for weeks, and a worthy followup to the band’s explosive 2015 debut, Feels Like. As we told you awhile back, Bully will celebrate Losing with three hometown shows next…
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The Dangerous Summer to Play The High Watt Jan. 24
When Maryland’s The Dangerous Summer first erupted onto the scene with 2009 full-length debut Reach for the Sun, they were immediately embraced and heralded by fans of an ’00s pop and indie punk movement that was, at the time, in a bit of funk, having drifted from a prolific and golden era crop of bands and records in the early half of…
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Weezer, Pixies to Play Ascend Amphitheater July 28
Two gargantuan rock acts and no strangers to Music City in recent years, Weezer and the Pixies have announced a massive co-headlining summer run for 2018, which hits Ascend Amphitheater on July 28. Among the first shows announced so far for Ascend’s summer ’18 slate, tickets are set to go on sale Friday, Nov. 10 at 12 p.m. CST right here, with various pre-sales beginning as…