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Noah Gundersen to Play Cannery Ballroom Oct. 26
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Ahead of his highly-anticipated third full-length, White Noise, recently announced to arrive Sept. 22, beloved Seattle-based indie folk/rock singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen has announced an Oct. 26 show at Cannery Ballroom, where he last played in 2015, as part of a lengthy fall tour. The product of an ambitious and long writing and recording process, helmed by producer Nate Yaccino and with…
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No Country’s Guide to Forecastle 2017: 10 Can’t Miss Friday Performers
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This weekend, July 14-16, marks the return of Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival, one of our favorite regional musical events. From its humble beginnings in 2002, Forecastle has grown to become a national festival fixture, drawing 10s of thousands of attendees each year to the picturesque downtown Waterfront Park, for three days of music, art, activism, and, of course, Kentucky…
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Boy Bjorn Makes Stunning Solo Debut with “Ballad Unknown”
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We’ve often written about Wisconsin transplants Foreign Fields, who seem to emerge every few years with a breathtaking, layered, emotionally resonant, and conceptual new work, most recently last fall’s sophomore LP Take Cover, their most intense and ambitious to date. One half of the group’s core duo, Brian Holl, has recently unveiled a new solo…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Mt. Joy w/ Trevor Sensor | July 20 @ The Basement
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Two exciting, rising acts, LA folky, indie group Mt. Joy, who just made their Bonnaroo debut last month, and Illinois indie rocker Trevor Sensor, whose recent debut LP should be a staple on your summer playlist, are set to play The Basement on July 20, and given the buzz surrounding both acts, it might be the last chance to see them…
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Jay-Z to Play Bridgestone Arena Nov. 15
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Somewhat frustrating first-week Tidal windowing aside, hip hop pioneer Jay-Z‘s latest, thirteenth, and intensely personal new album, 4:44, is being heralded as a modern classic, the MC’s best in years, and one of the absolute greatest releases of 2017 so far. In support of the new LP, which, though still streaming-only for the moment, expanded from TIDAL…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Wild Feathers, Billy Joe Shaver, sElf, & More | July 22 @ Elliston Place Street Fest
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What first began as a tradition in the ’70s and ’80s, and was resurrected last year in celebration of Exit/In‘s 45th anniversary, the Elliston Place Street Fest will return once again this month to the Rock Block (performances take place and Exit and The End, as well as a main stage between the two) on July 22. Presented by…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] AFI & Circa Survive w/ Citizen | July 19 @ War Memorial Auditorium
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Squarely entering the territory of “punk legacy act,” goth-leaning pop punk legends AFI seem to be adopting a pattern of emerging every few year to renewed interest, new music in tow and ready to tour. They last hit Nashville three and a half years ago, and will return July 19 in celebration of their eponymous, return to form…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The New Pornographers w/ Natalie Prass | July 16 @ Exit/In
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Out in support of their new seventh album Whiteout Conditions, Canadian indie rock supergroup The New Pornographers are set to make their return to Music City July 16 at Exit/In, for their most intimate local performance in years. The New Pornos alone are a perfromance you don’t want to miss, but making this evening all the more essential is the inclusion of…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] MYZICA Explore New Sounds in “Higher Places”
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The brainchild of producer Micah Tawlks and singer Isaaca Byrd, indie pop duo MYZICA have become a mainstay in the local music scene, since emerging in late 2014 with debut single “Ready Or Not,” and debuting their wonderfully synth-heavy, ’80s-inspired, eponymous debut EP the following year. Garnering national press and winning over the blogosphere, helping reinforce the…