Bonnaroo‘s 15h anniversary fest is approaching fast, and that means more and more news will soon be rolling in! Set to take place June 9-12 in Manchester, TN, ‘Roo unveiled its 2016 lineup back in January, then came one step closer to detailing this year’s schedule with the announcement of daily lineups earlier this month. While we wait…
Protopunk icon, musical trailblazer, and former frontman of The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman would be a household name if there was any musical justice. Now four decades in and showing no signs of slowing down, the eclectic singer-songwriter has, over the years, shifted towards a more laid-back, acoustic sound, which seems to evolve with each release…
While their presence has been felt, and their ties to Music City over the years have certainly been persistent, English folk rockers Mumford & Sons haven’t properly played Nashville in four years. Hard to believe, huh? Save for an outing at Bonnaroo last summer, the group’s upcoming April 15 performance at Bridgestone Arena with Blake Mills will be Nashville’s first chance to see Mumford…
Bonnaroo Artist | Bully Bonnaroo History | 2014 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 smaller…
Regular readers should already know *repeat repeat, a local group who we’ve followed from literally day one, back in 2012. With their breezy, indie, poppy, and layered surf rock sound, they’ve become an essential fixture in the Nashville musical landscape, and the group’s upcoming sophomore effort, Floral Canyon, is easily one of our most-anticipated records of…
On the heels of a successful arena tour supporting Fall Out Boy, buzzworthy Massachusetts alt rock/dark electro-pop trio PVRIS have announced a headlining trek of North American dates, set to kick off after a tour of Europe on May 11 at Nashville’s own Cannery Ballroom. Thanks to their unbelievably strong 2014 debut LP White Noise, the band have, over the…
Bonnaroo Artist | Natalie Prass 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…
Local rockers and friends of the site Cage the Elephant, who recently announced a May 19 headlining performance at Ascend Amphitheater with Portugal. The Man, released a brand new music video for “Cry Baby,” the opening track from their Dan Auerbach produced fourth album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, earlier this week. Shot by tour photographer Pooneh Ghana, and directed by Ghana…
While seminal ’80s hard rock group Guns N’ Roses never “broke up,” per se, the band’s classic lineup dissolved throughout the ’90s, leaving frontman Axl Rose to lead a revolving door of players, touring intermittently under the GnR banner, and producing only one album in the last 23 years, 2008’s poorly-received, infamous Chinese Democracy. That’s why, when…
While, in all likelihood, you best know Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sam Palladio from his role as Gunnar on ABC’s Nashville, you should also know him for skill as a solo artist, as he preps to release his first album, forged from several years and countless experiences across stages and studios in Music City and beyond, thanks to recognition from the show, but…