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Marathon Village & Lightning 100 Announce 2015 Spring Block Party ft. All Them Witches, The Black Cadillacs, Sol Cat, & More!
For the last few years, our friends at Lightning 100 and Marathon Music Works have been teaming up every April to throw an epic Marathon Village Block Party to kick off the spring concert season! Boasting a market of local venders, food trucks, a VIP lounge, and, of course, a stellar lineup, this year’s April 25 installment of the annual event will…
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Don’t Miss Rozwell Kid w/ Tiny Moving Parts, Free Throw & Slanted | TONIGHT @ The End
You’ve heard our emo/pop punk/power pop revival and renaissance spiel a hundred times by now, so we’ll spare you from our gushing over how exciting it is to be a fan of that scene in 2015, but, if you’re just getting hip to it, or you’re curious to see what all of the fuss…
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Lieutenant (Nate Mendel) Streams Debut LP Early; Catch Him March 23 @ Exit/In!
As we previously announced, Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate bassist Nate Mendel recently unveiled a new solo project dubbed Lieutenant, which, for the first time, puts him front and center on guitar and vocals. Lieutenant’s debut, If I Kill This Thing We’re All Going To Eat For A Week, isn’t officially slated to drop until next week,…
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Kacey Musgraves Debuts “Biscuits” Ahead of New LP
Local breakout country singer Kacey Musgraves exploded onto the national scene in a big way in 2013 with her incredible major label debut, Same Trailer, Different Park, which helped nab her awards at the Grammys, CMA Awards, and ACM Awards, and bag nominations at countless others. A fresh, organic, revivalist, and socially uncompromising voice amidst a male-dominated, pop…
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Road To Bonnaroo 2015 Round 2 Lineup Announced | March 9 at Mercy Lounge & The High Watt
Just a week after Sol Cat went home triumphant at this season’s inaugural Road to Bonnaroo competition, the next round of bands, who are set to compete this Monday, March 9 at Mercy Lounge and The High Watt, have been announced! The ten artists who will compete for the next chance to play ‘Roo this year, battle of the bands style,…
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Built to Spill to Play Exit/In May 7
Since the early ’90s, Built to Spill have been a revolutionary act in indie rock, and, ahead of April 21 release (CD and digital, the vinyl will drop April 18 for Record Store Day) of their eighth album, Untethered Moon, the group’s influence has never been so deep-rooted and integral to the sound of that scene. Following…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 2.23-3.1
The weather is warming up (for now) and we’re diving headfirst into March. That means spring is right around the corner, and so is festival season! Last week brought TONS of show announcements, festival details, contests, releases, and more, and left us dreaming of warmer days and spring events. It was a busy one,…
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Watch Alabama Shakes Perform “Don’t Wanna Fight” & “Gimme All Your Love” on ‘SNL’
As we previously announced, roots rockers Alabama Shakes made their return to Saturday Night Live over the weekend, to perform “Don’t Wanna Fight,” the first single from their highly-anticipated upcoming sophomore album, Sound & Color (due out April 21), as well as another new track, “Gimme All Your Love.” You can watch both performances below, and you can catch Alabama Shakes…
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TV On The Radio to Play The Ryman May 16
Brooklyn art rock/indie rock outfit TV On The Radio have, for many years, been a favorite of critics and music nerds alike. Genre-defying and progressive, their five full-length albums, most recently last fall’s Seeds, are an exhibition of just how high a band can reach when they don’t set boundaries for themselves, and their live show, a…
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Pujol Premieres “Manufactured Crisis Control” Video
Local indie/pop punk artist PUJOL never ceases to impress us when it comes to churning out original, artsy, and just plain weird music videos, and, thanks to Vice and LA blog collective Everything Is Terrible, his latest effort, for Kludge track “Manufactured Crisis Control,” is no exception. Watch the hyperactive, retro referencing video below, and be sure to…