When the No Country team reminisces on our favorite shows of the best few years, Beach House‘s 2012 outing at Marathon Music Works always comes up as a standout performance. Boasting a layered and nuanced live style that perfectly brings to life their dream pop songs (five near-perfect albums’ worth, at this point), the band…
No, you’re not experiencing déjà vu; SoCal indie popsters Best Coast and alt punk outfit Lovely Bad Things are set to perform TONIGHT, Sept. 15 at Exit/In, the same spot both bands passed through in 2013. A lot has happened for buzzworthy duo Best Coast since; notably, the release of their long-awaited third full-length, this year’s California Nights. With their minimalist, breezy,…
Arguably Odd Future’s biggest breakout star, next to r&b juggernaut Frank Ocean and de-facto group leader Tyler, the Creator, a fact made all the more impressive since he was living out of the country during the LA collective’s initial breakout success, alt rapper Earl Sweatshirt is celebrating the release of his incredible new album, I Don’t Like…
Purity Ring w/ HANA Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN September 8, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It’s been more than two years since Canadian electro-pop pioneers Purity Ring last played Nashville, selling out the Cannery Ballroom in January of 2013, mere months after filling sister venue Mercy Lounge. The duo’s absence was largely spent crafting their…
Pilgrimage Artist | Nawas Stage & Time | Sunday | TBA By now, you’ve surely heard about the inaugural Pilgrimage Festival, set to take place Sept. 26 & 27 at The Park at Harlinsdale, right down the road in lovely Franklin, TN. Committed to providing community-focused, all ages entertainment, and boasting an impressive lineup of both national and regional talent, Pilgrimage…
In the latest edition of our No Country For New Nashville Podcast, we sat down with Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin, who co-founded the upcoming Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, which kicks off its inaugural year in just a few short weeks, Sept. 26 & 27 right down the road in Franklin, TN. While Kevin’s decades…
Pilgrimage Artist | Kingfish Stage & Time | Saturday | TBA By now, you’ve surely heard about the inaugural Pilgrimage Festival, set to take place Sept. 26 & 27 at The Park at Harlinsdale, right down the road in lovely Franklin, TN. Committed to providing community-focused, all ages entertainment, and boasting an impressive lineup of both national and regional talent, Pilgrimage…
Hitting the road in anticipation of their long-awaited sophomore LP, Wiped Out! (due out Oct. 30), SoCal indie rockers The Neighbourhood are set to return to Nashville for the third time in just as many years later this month, Sept. 25 at, for the first time, The Ryman Auditorium, along with buzzworthy up and comers Bad Suns and Hunny. While tickets for this epic…
Photo: Andrew White If you’ve seen those delightfully creepy new promos for FX’s upcoming season of anthology horror series American Horror Story, this time named/themed Hotel, you’ve perhaps noticed that haunting, gorgeous, and perfectly placed cover of Elvis Presley’s classic “Heartbreak Hotel” playing in the background. That voice sounds familiar, right? No, you’re not crazy; it…
Pilgrimage Artist | Stevie Woodward Stage & Time | Saturday | TBA By now, you’ve surely heard about the inaugural Pilgrimage Festival, set to take place Sept. 26 & 27 at The Park at Harlinsdale, right down the road in lovely Franklin, TN. Committed to providing community-focused, all ages entertainment, and boasting an impressive lineup of both national and regional talent,…