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Watch Sturgill Simpson’s Video for Nirvana Cover “In Bloom” Ahead of New LP
Philosophical country crooner Sturgill Simpson is among the talented, buzzworthy crop of new artists helping reinvent and revitalize the current country landscape, breathing enough life, substance, and classic sensibilities into the broader scene to have us, the site with “No Country” in the name, absolutely ecstatic. We (and most everyone else with ears, it seemed) loved his…
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Margo Price to Play ‘SNL’ April 9
It’s only been a week since local songstress Margo Price dropped her debut solo album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, though Nashville’s own Third Man Records, but, already, the rest of the world seems to be falling in love with it as hard as we have. Certainly harboring elements of Price’s previous group Buffalo Clover, and building on the traditionalist…
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Guns N’ Roses to Play Nissan Stadium July 9
As we recently learned, legendary ’80s hard rock group Guns N’ Roses are set to play Nashville this summer as part of their “classic lineup” reunion run. At the time, only cities were revealed, but now we know the date and venue: July 9 at Nissan Stadium (formerly LP Field). The size of the space indicates that the rockers expect this…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Neon Indian | April 12 at Exit/In
Celebrating the release of their first album in four years and their fist Music City outing in just as long, chillwave pioneers turned synthpop powerhouse Neon Indian will finally make their return to Nashville April 12 at Exit/In. The musical vehicle for talented Texas songwriter Alan Palomo, Neon Indian have managed to evolve, remain fresh, and consistently capture critical…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: The Internet
Bonnaroo Artist | The Internet Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to the…
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FLAG (Original Members of Black Flag) to Play Exit/In July 5
Two years ago, a band performing under the moniker of “Black Flag” played Nashville as part of a reunion run. While legally and technically Black Flag, that group, who also released an LP in 2013, the first “Black Flag” album since ’85, features only one original member, guitarist Greg Ginn. Better than nothing, mind you, but hardly…
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Jim Ward Out, Keeley Davis In Ahead of At The Drive-In Reunion Show, May 17 at Marathon Music Works
Seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In kicked off their reunion tour, the first since a brief summer run 2012 (which, in turn, marked their first time sharing a stage in over a decade), last week, albeit minus one important component: guitarist and founding member Jim Ward. When this reunion, which is also expected to include new music…
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Thursday, Dinosaur Jr., The Promise Ring, More to Play Atlanta’s 2nd Wrecking Ball Fest | Aug. 13 & 14
What started as a 25h anniversary celebration for Atlanta‘s famed venue The Masquerade and has seemingly morphed into a stacked, annual punk fest, The Wrecking Ball unveiled the lineup for its 2nd annual event last week, set to take place Aug. 13 and 14 (with a pre-party slated for Aug. 12). If Warped Tour is the quintessential teenage punk fest, think of…
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New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Every Time I Die, More Announced for 2016 Warped Tour | June 29 at The Fairgrounds
As we announced a few months back, premier summer traveling punk fest the Vans Warped Tour, now entering its 22nd consecutive year, will return to Nashville on June 29, its third year back after an extended absence from Music City, following the 2006 closure of the Starwood Amphitheatre. Set to take place once again at The Fairgrounds Nashville,…
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Listen to Eau Claire’s Remix of CAPPA’s “Goddess”
Last we checked in on buzzworthy, local pop songstress on the rise CAPPA, she had just capped off a career-defining 2015 with the release of one monster of a new single, “Goddess.” In the few months since, she’s played a couple local shows, made her debut at SXSW, surpassed the 3-million stream mark on her viral-hit cover of…