As we previously reported, the Vans Warped Tour is set to return to Nashville’s Tennessee State Fairgrounds once again next summer on July 1, and, every Wednesday for the next several months, we’re going to be announcing a new round of bands. Joining the previously announced list of Neck Deep, Front Porch Step, Handguns, Kosha Dillz, Palisades, Alive Like Me, blessthefall, Hundredth, Lee Corey Oswald, Trophy Eyes,…
Ahead of his upcoming new album, Afraid of Ghosts (due out Feb. 3 via Dangerbird) acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and occasional Nashville resident Butch Walker has premiered a motorcycle filled music video for his latest single, “Bed on Fire.” This is actually the third new track unveiled by Walker in recent months, and it, like the rest of the…
Soulful local singer-songwriter Kim Logan recently blew us away as the featured performer at one of our Acme Feed & Seed showcases. If you weren’t there, you’ll definitely want to watch the singer’s new live video for “Beast,” a track which first appeared on her eponymous 2013 full-length, to see what we were raving about.…
In support of their new EP, Wish You Well … and Goodbye, rowdy Nashville garage rockers Bad Cop have debuted a new music video for latest single “Shotgun.” Aesthetically inspired by Natural Born Killers, the video is a wild, visual romp, and perfectly captures the spirit of the band. Watch Bad Cop’s other newish video for “Wish…
We had a blast at this year’s inaugural Wild Fest Comedy Festival, and, apparently, so did they, because the Vince Vaughn produced city wide event has already announced its 2015 return, which will take place a month earlier this time, April 14-19, 2015. While we expect many more acts to be announced in the coming months,…
It’s a crazy month to be Five Knives. The Nashville electro rockers not only made their local headlining return, but also got embroiled in a silly feud with famed producer Deadmau5, and managed to nab a Grammy nomination for 2014 remix album, The Rising Remixes. Ahead of their 2015 Red Bull Records full-length debut, the band…
Following a successful fall outing at Live on the Green, Augustana are set to return to Mercy Lounge for the second time this year on Saturday, Dec. 20, with Scars on 45. Celebrating the release of their new album, Life Imitating Life, the group, which primarily consists of frontman/songwriter Dan Layus, are celebrating something of a renaissance, and, as sometimes…
The Aquaducks, The Alarms Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN December 9, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday for the past several months, we’ve been teaming up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local…
The Black Keys w/ St. Vincent Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN December 8, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. While their most recent release, Turn Blue, failed to make quite the same cultural splash as its two most recent predecessors, El Camino and Brothers, blues rock duo The Black Keys have still remained a music…
GWAR w/ Corrosion of Conformity, American Sharks Exit/In; Nashville, TN December 2, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Earlier this year, legendary shock/performance art/metal act GWAR suffered one of the greatest tragedies a band can endure: the sudden and unexpected death of frontman and founder Dave Brockie, better known by his stage name…