Though plenty of rappers get labeled “alternative,” Danny Brown seems to embody the notion, growing, ever since the breakout success of 2011 sophomore effort XXX, to become one of the most interesting, critical beloved, and unpredictable forces in hip hop. Over the past several years, Danny has has helped bridge the gap between mainstream rap and the weirder,…
On the heels of their highly-anticipated new album saintmotelevision, breakout LA indie rockers Saint Motel are set to return to Nashville for their first local headlining show in a few years tonight, Oct. 25 at Cannery Ballroom! Hailed for their immersive, cinematic, and artistic live show, Saint Motel are definitely best experienced live, and with buzzy group Hippo Campus and up and…
Celebrating the release of their buzzworthy sophomore album The Ride, UK indie rockers Catfish and the Bottlemen return to Music City for the second time this year, and for their largest Nashville headlining show to date later this week, Oct. 27 (Editors note: Due to illness this show is rescheduled for Dec. 3. All tickets will be honored) at Marathon…
Continuing the wonderful pop trajectory started with 2013’s Heartthrob, Canadian indie pop sister duo Tegan and Sara further expanded their renewed sound with this year’s Love You to Death, and have been slowly celebrating its release by making music videos for each and every track. The long running group have been a favorite of ours since their earliest…
While no strangers to playing Nashville at a regular clip, Philadelphia indie/art rock outfit mewithoutYou and seminal Chicago emo rockers Into It. Over It. are two of our favorite groups making music today. We’ve written about each band individually countless times over the last several years, and always jump at a chance to see either; on the same…
Listed by Billboard as the most successful r&b/hip hop artist of the last 25 years, and the most successful r&b artist in history, singer, controversial public figure, and certifiably eccentric person R. Kelly just released his very first Christmas album, a collection of original tunes dubbed 12 Nights of Christmas, today, Oct. 21. Originally planned for late…
Celebrating their fourth album and first in six years, Washed Away, LA’s Rooney, now effectively a solo vehicle for frontman Robert Schwartzman, are set to return to Nashville for the first time since 2011, this Sunday, Oct. 23 at 12th & Porter with buzzy up and comers Royal Teeth and Swimming with Bears. Experiencing something of a second wind, this definitely feels like…
It’s been an especially strange recent period for seminal psych rock outfit The Flaming Lips. In more than three and a half years since the group dropped their uncharacteristically dark and pessimistic last full-length, The Terror, the band have gone through lineup changes, continued a slew of re-releases and gimmicks, partnered up with a star-studded array of…
In support of his brand new, hauntingly sparse, and unexpectedly stripped down new solo LP, perhaps his best release in years, acclaimed singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, also known for Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, and Monsters of Folk, is hitting the road for a string of intimate solo shows, which returns him to Nashville Nov. 6 for a performance at The…
The latest welcome addition to Nashville’s flourishing indie pop landscape, Andy Feller, newly performing under the moniker FOXKEEPER, hails originally from Tampa, Florida. Since settling into his new home of Music City, Feller has enlisted the help of top notch producers and performers, including Colony House drummer Will Chapman, to help craft FOXKEEPER’s inaugural release, The Beach…