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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Whistles & The Bells w/ Jon Latham | Jan. 30 @ The Basement
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The Whistles & The Bells, the local, eclectic musical vehicle of former Cadillac Sky frontman Bryan Simpson, have a busy January planned, with performances Jan. 15 at The High Watt with Albatross, Jan. 22 at The Basement with ChessBoxer, and Jan. 30, also at The Basement, with Jon Latham. While we’d highly recommend any/all of these great, low-dough…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bully w/ Music Band & Fake Limbs | Jan. 22 @ The Basement East
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After an unbelievably huge (and entirely well-deserved) 2015, local grunge pop group Bully are returning home for their first Nashville show of the new year, Jan. 22 at The Basement East! This marks the band’s first time performing at the east side’s new favorite haunt, and it’ll be extra rad with local rockers Music Band and Chicago’s Fake Limbs on the bill. Tickets…
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Say Anything & mewithoutYou to Play Marathon Music Works May 22
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Back in the fall of 2012, beloved indie/pop punk group Say Anything packed out the Exit/In, for their first Nashville show in nearly eight years. It was epic, and ever since, we’ve been not-so-patiently awaiting their return. That’ll finally happen on May 22, when the Max Bemis-led group head back to Nashville for a performance at Marathon Music Works with mewithoutYou,…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] The Narrative Spring Back to Life with New Single “Moving Out”
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Formed nearly a decade ago in Long Island, New York, indie pop/rock duo The Narrative sprung onto the scene in 2008 with their debut EP, Just Say Yes, and continued to build buzz with their 2010 full-length, self-titled debut. Several successful tour outings, tons of media praise, and a loyal fanbase forged from DIY ethics characterized the following…
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Bonnaroo to Announce Lineup Jan. 19 on ‘Conan’
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The nearby, annual Bonnaroo Music Arts Festival quietly began updating its website late last night, unveiling the visual theme for this summer’s 15th anniversary installment. This led us to believe that the full lineup might be arriving as early as today, but, thanks to a graphic spotted by The Bonnarooster, it appears that we’ll have to…
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Highly Suspect to Play The Basement East Feb. 23
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When we caught buzzed-about Brooklyn hard rock trio Highly Suspect this year at Bonnaroo, in one of the tiny lounges no less, we were thoroughly impressed, though never could have guessed that the band, whose debut label-backed full-length Mister Asylum only dropped last year, would have racked up two Grammy nominations. Up against acts like Muse and…
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ELEL’s “Kiss Kiss” Gets Remixed by Teen Daze
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Late last year, local eclectic indie popsters and friends of the site ELEL unveiled the album version of their single “Kiss Kiss,” ahead of long-awaited release of their full-length debut, Geode, due out early this year on Mom + Pop. Continuing to build anticipation for the LP, the band have teamed up with Canadian production wizard Teen…
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Ghost to Play Marathon Music Works May 3
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Enigmatic Swedish metal group Ghost are enjoying their best year yet, riding high on the success of their third album, last year’s Meliora, which garnered a Grammy nomination, high chart performance, and critical praise. Influenced by classic metal acts like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, the band have adopted a doom metal sound with hints of…
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Look What I Did Premiere “If I Were You I Wouldn’t” Ahead of New EP
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Long-running local proggy, math-y, punk-tinged heavy rockers Look What I Did have kicked off the new year with a brand new single, “If I Were You I Wouldn’t,” their first since last year’s Zanzibar III: Analog Prison rock opera. Set to appear on an as-yet-untitled upcoming EP, the song showcases some of the band’s poppier tendencies, with driving,…
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Meat Loaf to Play the Schermerhorn April 11
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Legendary rocker Meat Loaf is currently on the road for the first time since a lengthy Las Vegas residency, and has just expanded his run to include an April 11 performance at Nashville’s own Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The famed singer’s last (and possibly only other) Music City show took place at The Ryman in 2012. One of the best selling musical…