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Acceptance Postpone June 19 Mercy Lounge Show, Reschedule for Aug. 21
A decade ago, Seattle alt pop/rock group Acceptance seemed poised for superstardom. Heavily aligned with the pop punk and indie scene, and with a cult following surrounding their debut EP, the band’s jump to major label status with their 2005 debut album, Phantoms, which contained nothing but emotionally resonate, hook-laden, radio friendly bangers, felt certain to guarantee mainstream crossover…
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2016 Music City Mayhem Nominees Announced; Voting Underway!
Though the 2016 Live on the Green lineup doesn’t arrive until next week, this year’s Music City Mayhem competition, presented by Lightning 100, is already underway! Held annually, the bracket-style contest begins with 32 artists, selected by the station from hundreds of submissions, who compete daily for votes, ultimately resulting in four finalists and one wild card pick by July…
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Celebrate Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ TODAY @ Grimey’s!
Radiohead‘s phenomenal ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool, receives its physical release today, June 17, and, in celebration, famed local record shop Grimey’s will be celebrating with an all-day listening party, plus participating in an official listening event, curated by the band themselves. Beginning when the shop opens at 11, they’ll be spinning the new LP on…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Diane Coffee w/ Lasso Spells | June 26 @ The Basement East
Returning to The Basement East for the second time this year, nostalgic, theatrical, and unique singer Diane Coffee will be back in Music City later this month, June 26, along with Nashville’s own Lasso Spells. Known for drumming in Foxygen, as well as for a child acting career, Coffee, real name Shaun Fleming, is quickly becoming a buzzworthy artist to…
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Brian Fallon, Ryan Bingham to Play The Ryman Oct. 2
Brian Fallon, best known for fronting heartland punk outfit The Gaslight Anthem (currently on hiatus), and celebrating the recent release of his debut solo effort, Painkillers, is teaming up with award winning Americana singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham for a co-headlining tour this fall, which concludes with an Oct. 2 stop at Nashville’s own Ryman Auditorium. Though Fallon skews more punk and…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] PUP w/ Rozwell Kid & Pkew Pkew Pkew | June 18 @ The High Watt
Celebrating the release of critically-lauded sophomore album, The Dream Is Over, Canadian indie punks PUP return to Nashville this Saturday, June 18 at their buzziest, amidst a tour that is selling out all over the country. Joined by Rozwell Kid, who we’ve told you about before, and exciting up and comers Pkew Pkew Pkew, this is not only the most…
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No Country Presents: Canyon Spells, The Deer, & Rebecca Moreland | Tuesday, June 21 @ Acme Feed & Seed
Our Tuesday night showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed is still going strong, albeit roughly twice a month now instead of every week, to make time for Acme’s exciting new project Acme Radio. Our first showcase of June, Tuesday, June 21 will feature rising local folk pop outfit Canyon Spells, eclectic Austin avant folk group The Deer, and local soul pop singer Rebecca…
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St. Paul and the Broken Bones to Play The Basement East Sept. 8 & 9 [UPDATED]
Birmingham, Alabama based soul act St. Paul and the Broken Bones sprung onto the national radar a few years back with their explosive debut, Half the City, and the buzz surrounding their phenomenal, energetic live show. Since then, the group, led by gifted frontman Paul Janeway, have been something of road dogs, touring the world and making countless…
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CAPPA Debuts Video for “I’m Good,” Directed by Chancellor Warhol
Last month, rising local indie pop songstress CAPPA unveiled her first single of 2016, the dense, poppy, hypnotic and empowering anthem of independence, “I’m Good.” We’ve been listening pretty much nonstop ever since, and waiting for even more new tunes to arrive later this year, as CAPPA continues to captivate and win over legions of fans and press,…
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Thrice to Play Cannery Ballroom Sept. 29
Currently in the midst of a reunion tour in support of their brand new comeback album, To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere, post-hardcore trailblazers Thrice have just added a fall slate of shows to their calendar, including the group’s first Nashville stop in eight years, Sept. 27 at Cannery Ballroom with La Dispute and nothing,nowhere. Last year, after a three-year hiatus, the band sprung…