Since first forming just a few years ago, emo tinged indie rockers Young and Heartless have fast become one of the most promising bands to emerge from Pennsylvania’s rich punk scene, crafting a fantastic debut, 2014’s The Pull of Gravity, and even more resonate, earnest, and expansive followup, last year’s Stay Away. In their new video for latest…
Last week, we kicked off the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, introducing a new format that will include rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. And, while our first show of the new year was the typical downstairs, bi-weekly affair we’ve been running since 2014,…
As we announced late last year, rising Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, who made an early splash due to associations with Odd Future and Mac Miller, as well as his own trio Cutthroat Boyz, is set make his headlining Music City debut next month, March 7 at Marathon Music Works with Kilo Kish, on a tour he’s dubbing The Life Aquatic. Only…
Premier local punk/indie/emo party Nashville Is the Reason is turning two, and they’re celebrating in style by hosting a Punk Rock Prom at The Basement East, expanding on their typical Pub side DJ night with a show in the main venue, boasting an all-star Smiths cover band called Louder Than Bombs (featuring members of Bayside, Saves The Day, and more) as well…
After a long and occasionally difficult process leading up to the release of their third album, last year’s Real Emotion, it seems like local indie rockers Paper Route are back to smooth sailing. The group have released a handful of well received singles and videos, they’ve been touring frequently, and their latest was met with critical acclaim; perhaps a…
It’s been a long road to Paramore‘s fifth album- the highly-anticipated followup to their Grammy winning, 2013 self-titled effort. Over the past few years, the local group, who still call the Nashville area home more than a decade into their existence, achieved some of the highest critical and commercial success of their career, toured the…
Last month, beloved emo outfit Dashboard Confessional, who’ve become increasingly active in recent years after returning from a hiatus, announced a series of intimate shows at The Basement East, initially Feb. 21, 22, & 23, with outings on the 26 and 28 promptly added after the first three sold out immediately. Tacked onto the end of a tour which has sold out (much larger)…
Since the release of their sophomore album, last year’s Welcome to Worms, we’ve been pretty obsessed with LA punk outfit Bleached, and managed to catch them live several times throughout 2016, both in Nashville and at festivals. With a substantive, melodic, and personal style, their compelling songs and electrifying performances have made them one of the…
The brainchild of local producer and multi-instrumentliast Jordan Dean, Stereo Specter is a project that’s been bubbling for at least a year (you might have heard some love on Lightning 100 already), but are really eyeing 2017 as broader launching ground, as Dean prepares to release a new lush, indie/electro-pop EP and a series of a stylish,…
The rise of lo-fi/slacker/indie rocker Mac DeMarco over the last few years has been exciting to watch. While we happened upon him around the time of his earliest solo works, mini album Rock and Roll Night Club and full-length debut 2, the eclectic, Canadian born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist first seemed to nab broader mainstream recognition with 2014 sophomore LP Salad Days.…