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We told you awhile back that legendary costumed performance art/metal group GWAR had inducted a new frontwoman, Vulvatron, to help replace their former singer Oderus Urungus, who passed away abruptly earlier this year. To prove that they mean to carry on at full capacity, the band are out on a tour, playing slightly smaller rooms than…
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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. The curated showcase runs…
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For once, it’s a pretty killer night for all ages show options. In addition to the more metalcore leaning lineup of Issues and more at Rocketown this evening, Cannery Ballroom is hosting another great group of bands, who all play more straightforward pop punk and alt rock: Mayday Parade, Tonight Alive, Major League, and PVRIS! Grab your tickets now, and read…
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Looking for an all ages, pop punk, metal, and electronic leaning escape for this evening? Rocketown has you covered. Presented by Journeys, buzzy pop metalcore act Issues return for a headlining outing with their “Thanks for the Invite” Tour, and have an impressive lineup of Ghost Town, Nightmares, and Marmozets backing them. Read on for details and grab your tickets here, because…
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Amidst a headlining tour which includes a stop at Nashville’s own Marathon Music Works this Saturday, Nov. 15, indie pop songstress Jenny Lewis stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to perform an incredible rendition of “She’s Not Me,” one of many wonderful tracks from her latest full-length, The Voyager. And, yes, that’s Nashville’s own Natalie Prass assisting Lewis…
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Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Texas rapper Riff Raff, a.k.a. Jody Highroller, is one of a kind. The self-proclaimed “neon icon” (also the name of his latest album) has been amassing an underground following for the last several years, and rose to further mainstream recognition when he famously (or controversially) served…
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Aside from the recent release of new single “Sugar,” and some intermittent national tour dates, 2014 has been a relatively quiet year for local electro rock outfit Five Knives, who have been hard at work on completing their upcoming new full-length. We’re not even sure if they’ve played a proper hometown show since late 2013, when…
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Ahead of her two-night return to Bridgestone Arena, Sept. 25 and 26, pop megastar and sometimes Nashville resident Taylor Swift has debuted a new music video for “Blank Space,” the latest single from her chart-topping new album, 1989. Cinematic in its scope, the Joseph Kahn directed vid chronicles a wasp-y love struck Swift dealing with the build up and…
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First announced back in July, New York post-punk revivalists Interpol are set to return to Nashville tonight, Nov. 11 for the first time in nearly four years for a performance at Marathon Music Works, hot on the heels of the release of their comeback album, El Pintor. Supporting the acclaimed group will be indie group Hundred Waters. It’s not too late to…
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Har Mar Superstar, The Pizza Underground w/ Candy Boys, Toby Goodshank fooBAR; Nashville, TN November 5, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Former child star Macaulay Culkin and his band/performance art collective The Pizza Underground stopped by The High Watt last week to play pizza-themed covers of classic Velvet Underground compositions, utilizing instruments like pizza boxes,…