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On the heels of stunning new album No Shape, artsy, eclectic, genre-bending soul/indie/pop singer Perfume Genius, the live moniker of Mike Hadreas, is set to return to Nashville for the first time in nearly five years, May 21 for a performance with likeminded New York up and comer serpentwithfeet. Both moody, unabashedly queer, poignantly personal, and artistically unparalleled, the two…
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Bonnaroo Artist | The xx Bonnaroo History | 2013 Stage & Time | Friday | What Stage | 8:45pm As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2017 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a spread…
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UPDATE: Check out our full review and photos from the show right here! Less than two days from the release of their long-awaited, fraught, and cathartic fifth album After Laughter, a record that, by all accounts, nearly didn’t happen, acclaimed local rock trio Paramore are set to make their return to the stage tonight, May 10 at Exit/In, kicking off a…
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Bonnaroo Artist | D.R.A.M. Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Friday | The Other | 6:15pm As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2017 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a spread of…
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Pixies w/ Public Access T.V. The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN May 5, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Three years ago, when we last saw legendary alt rockers the Pixies at The Ryman, it felt like we were catching the group at a time of transition. Just a little over half a year after the departure of founding…
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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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Earlier this year, now-local emo trailblazers Dashboard Confessional played a sold-out, very special five night residency at The Basement East (along with a surprise acoustic show at The Basement), featuring support from an exciting crop of up and coming local bands, the cap-off to an intimate club tour as the band gear up to release their…
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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 has been announced to return once again this summer to the Rock Block (performances take place and Exit and The End, as well as a main stage between the two) on July…
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Fresh off a run of arena dates supporting Green Day (during which we snuck to Memphis to catch an amazingly intimate off-day show), and currently in the midst of a lengthy international tour, seminal punk outfit Against Me! show no signs of slowing down, following the release of their fantastic seventh full-length, Shape Shift With Me, last fall.…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Hippo Campus Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | This Tent | 5:45pm As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2017 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a…