Philip Obenschain

  • Forecastle 2015: 10 Can’t Miss Sunday Bands

    We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and, this weekend, July 17-19, it finally returns: Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival will once again take place in downtown’s Waterfront Park, boasting a stellar lineup of artists like Sam Smith, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic, Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, JEFF the…

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  • Forecastle 2015: 10 Can’t Miss Saturday Bands

    We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and, this weekend, July 17-19, it finally returns: Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival will once again take place in downtown’s Waterfront Park, boasting a stellar lineup of artists like Sam Smith, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic, Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, JEFF the Brotherhood, St. Paul & The…

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  • Inaugural Pilgrimage Fest Announces Daily Lineups, Single Day Tickets

    We already told you about the first annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, set to take place Sept. 26-27 at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, TN, as well as its impressive inaugural lineup, featuring Willie Nelson, Weezer, The Decemberists, and more. Then, the lineup got even better, with a second wave of artist announcements, including headliners Wilco. With the third (and…

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  • Forecastle 2015: 10 Can’t Miss Friday Bands

    We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and, this weekend, July 17-19, it finally returns: Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival will once again take place in downtown’s Waterfront Park, boasting a stellar lineup of artists like Sam Smith, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic, Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, JEFF the Brotherhood, St. Paul & The…

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  • [REMINDER] Catch Motion City Soundtrack w/ The Spill Canvas & Sorority Noise | TONIGHT @ Exit/In

    Earlier this year, famed pop punk/alt rock act Motion City Soundtrack hit the road to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their most popular (and, arguably, best) album, 2005’s Commit This to Memory. Produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, the record was Motion City’s sophomore release, and helped propel them into broader mainstream recognition, cementing their status as one of…

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  • Forecastle 2015: Meet the Nashville Artists on This Year’s Lineup

    We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and, this weekend, July 17-19, it finally returns: Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival will once again take place in downtown’s Waterfront Park, boasting a stellar lineup of artists like Sam Smith, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Noah Gundersen, The Lone Bellow,…

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  • Vanessa Carlton Premieres “Nothing Where Something Used to Be” Ahead of ‘Blue Pool’ EP

    Last month, we brought you “Blue Pool,” the first single from piano pop turned indie pop songstress Vanessa Carlton‘s upcoming EP of the same name. Following 2010’s Rabbits on the Run, Carlton, now married to Deer Tick’s John McCauley and living here in Nashville after years in New York, has shifted her tone and direction, employing…

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  • Catch Barenaked Ladies w/ Violent Femmes & Colin Hay | TONIGHT @ Woods Amphitheater

    As we previously announced, Canadian alt rockers Barenaked Ladies are joining forces with alt/punk act Violent Femmes and former Men at Work frontman turned folky singer-songwriter Colin Hay for what might just be one of the strangest bills of the summer tonight, July 13 at the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater (formerly Fontanel). Three acts with three decidedly different fanbases, we’re not exactly…

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  • Catch Aaron Gillespie w/ William Beckett & Nathan Hussey | TONIGHT @ Rocketown

    Aaron Gillespie, formerly of Underoath and The Almost, and currently handling drum duties for Parmaore, passes through Rocketown TONIGHT, July 11, with William Beckett (The Academy Is) and Nathan Hussey (All Get Out) for a special “career-spanning performance featuring songs from the past 15 years.” If that doesn’t get your inner pop punk get nostalgia going, we don’t know what will.…

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  • REMINDER: Fall Out Boy Perform July 12 at Bridgestone Arena w/ Wiz Khalifa

    As we announced a few months back, pop punks turned arena rockers Fall Out Boy are set to return to Nashville for the third year in a row (an annual occurrence since the group first reunited at the start of 2013) this Sunday, July 12 at Bridgestone Arena for their largest Music City show ever! Co-headling with breakout Pittsburgh…

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