When last we checked in on local alt rock trio Cardboard Kids, they were celebrating the release of their fantastic debut full-length, Echo Boomer. Tomorrow, Oct. 23, the Texas transplants will deliver a followup in the form of new EP High, recorded at Ben Folds’ historic RCA Studio A, and self-produced by the band. You might have…
Prepping to release what is, without a doubt, one of the most-anticipated records of the year, Canadian experimental pop singer Grimes just recently revealed their her long-awaited fourth album is finally on the way, and her fall tour, which we already told you stops at Marathon Music Works on Nov. 10 with Nicole Dollanganger has now become an even more exciting event to look…
Modest Mouse w/ Hop Along War Memorial Auditorium; Nashville, TN October 14, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. As we told you all about yesterday, modern indie rock legends Modest Mouse made their return to Nashville last week for two back to back nights at War Memorial Auditorium with Hop Along, the group’s first Nashville dates in…
Out in support of one of the year’s best releases, British art rock outfit Django Django are set to play Nashville proper for the first time ever next month, Nov. 3 at Cannery Ballroom with Wild Belle. The band’s hypnotic 2012 debut, Django Django, remains one of our favorite efforts of that year, and their latest, Born Under Saturn, has been on heavy…
Returning to Nashville for the third time this year (after claiming no tour plans upon reuniting last fall for a new album – but hey, you won’t catch us complaining), beloved indie rockers Copeland sure seem to be properly reunited. This marks their first true headlining touring since going on hiatus more than half a decade…
By now we hope you’ve heard, our live events production wing, No Country Presents, has taken up residence at Lower Broadway’s hippest new restaurant, lounge, retail, and event space, Acme Feed & Seed, where we’ve been bringing you a weekly, FREE, Tuesday night showcase, featuring some of our favorite emerging local and national talent for over a year!…
Ahead of their highly-anticipated forthcoming sophomore full-length, Grammy award winning hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have announced their first run of tour dates in nearly two years, which, for the first time, will bring them to Music City, Jan. 30 at the Grand Ole Opry House! While details are still scant on the group’s new album, we’re…
Nashville (and, it seems, everywhere else) can’t get enough of X Ambassadors. The New York group, celebrating the release of their buzzworthy full-length debut, VHS, are headed back to town Nov. 1 for a performance at Marathon Music Works (upgraded from Exit/In), along with Kevin Garrett and Stokeswood. Their third Music City outing this year, and fourth since last fall, X Ambassadors’ mass…
California reggae rockers Rebelution are no strangers to Nashville, most recently playing Ascend Amphitheater over the summer in support of Sublime with Rome, and headlining Marathon Music Works back in January. Almost exactly a year after this last Music City headliner, the band, still riding high on the release of last year’s Count Me In, have announced their…
Our love for local (via Bowling Green) alt rockers Cage the Elephant is no secret, and their latest and best album to date, Melophobia, made our (and countless others’) year end lists in 2013. After touring the world, appearing at countless festivals and on the late night TV circuit, and generally rising the ranks of new rock…