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Win Tickets to Every Mercy Lounge, High Watt, & Cannery Ballroom Show of 2016!
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Like The Basement East and The Ryman have in recent weeks, Mercy Lounge is giving one lucky show-goer a chance to win a pair of tickets to EVERY SINGLE SHOW in 2016. And not just performances in Mercy proper, but in The High Watt and Cannery Ballroom as well. Sound too good to be true? Provided you are at least…
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MUTEMATH, The Mavericks, Robert Randolph & More Announced for 2016 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest
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Though considerably smaller in scale than other regional events like Bonnaroo, Forecastle, and even Pilgrimage Fest, Knoxville’s Rhythm N’ Blooms has, over the past few years, really become an indispensable player in the summer fest game, using their knack for curation to make every lineup spot count while keeping tickets incredibly affordable. This year’s event, which takes…
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Adam Lambert to Play The Ryman March 10
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Before a another run fronting famed rock group Queen, glam-rock singer Adam Lambert has announced a spring tour of solo shows in support of last year’s The Original High, which will bring him back to The Ryman Auditorium on March 10, where he made his Music City debut in 2010. The vocal powerhouse and American Idol alum has had an impressive run over…
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Ascend Amphitheater to Face Decibel Limits, Time Restrictions for 2016
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Entering its second season, new downtown showspace Ascend Amphitheater is already lining up some highly-anticipated events for the summer and fall, including twenty one pilots, Duran Duran, Heart, Joan Jett, and Cheap Trick, and many more! A couple of changes in policy seem to be brewing, however, thanks to noise complaints from nearby residents. According to the Tennessean,…
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Parachute Premiere “Without You” Ahead of New LP, May 6 Show at Cannery Ballroom
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Earlier this week, we told you that pop rockers Parachute were set to return to Cannery Ballroom on May 6, in support of their upcoming album, and, now, we’ve just learned a bit more about the release, and received a preview in the form of first single “Without You.” Called Wide Awake, the LP will arrive March 11, and serves…
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Watch Highly Suspect Perform “Bloodfeather,” Diss Trump on ‘Conan’
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Grammy nominated Brooklyn hard rock trio Highly Suspect stopped by Conan last night to perform “Bloodfeather,” the latest single from their critically acclaimed 2015 album Mister Asylum. Capitalizing on the platform, singer Johnny Stevens took a moment to urge America to vote for “anybody but Trump,” before launching into the song. As we recently announced, the group are set to play The…
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Tacocat Announce New Album, Single, April 21 Show at The Stone Fox
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Seattle-based surf-tinged poppy punk outfit Tacocat fell onto our radar in 2014, with the release of their criminally underrated sophomore album NVM, and subsequent tour that brought them to The Stone Fox. Much to our delight, the buzzworthy up and comers have just announced plans to release a new album, Lost Time, April 1 via Hardly Art, and will return…
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Pilgrimage Festival Teases Details for 2016, Secures Permits
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We had a blast at this year’s inaugural Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival in nearby Franklin, and had high hopes that the freshman event would go over well enough to continue for many years to come. Despite perhaps being slightly less attended than hoped for (though nowhere near the lows at fellow first time event Ink N…
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Heart, Joan Jett, & Cheap Trick to Play Ascend Amphitheater Sept. 19
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Three rock legends and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and Cheap Trick have announced a lengthy summer tour, aptly dubbed the “Rock Hall Three For All,” which passes through Music City as it winds down at the end of the summer, Sept. 19 at Ascend Amphitheater. We surely don’t need to fill you in about…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Hear Step Sisters’ “Vox Pop” Ahead of New EP | Catch Them TONIGHT at fooBAR!
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Local rockers Step Sisters quickly caught our eye, after coming together in 2014 and releasing a self-titled EP early last year. We’ve told you about the group a number of times, notably as part of some great local shows, and the relative newcomers are quickly becoming a “need to know” band on the rise. Step Sisters…