As we told you back in the summer, Atlanta metal mavens Mastodon are coming to Marathon Music Works TONIGHT, Nov. 6 with Gojira and Kvelertak in support of their killer new album, Once More ‘Round the Sun, which was recorded right here in town, and debuted to critical acclaim and chart-topping sales. Not only is this show exciting news for fans of quality heavy…
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…
English electro/r&b/experimental art pop singer FKA Twigs made her U.S. television debut last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ahead of her first ever headlining stateside tour, which will bring her to our very own Mercy Lounge on Dec. 1 with Boots. Though the non-music media seems fixated on her relationship with Twilight actor Robert Pattinson, we’re much more concerned with…
Nashville (via Mississippi) southern garage rockers The Weeks stopped by the offices of The A.V. Club to participate in the latest installment of the site’s “Undercover” series, which challenges bands to choose a cover from an ever-shrinking list of tracks (meaning the later in the season you perform, the stranger the choices). In something of an…
Just a few days ago, we reminded you that Nashville indie pop trio TWICEYOUNG are set to release their sophomore EP, Prefer You on Nov. 11, and told you about a new(ish) single, “Separate You.” Before that, we brought you lead single “Uncover,” and showed off its awesome music video. Now, less than a week from the release of Prefer You,…
Photo by Lippe. As we announced back in August, The Pizza Underground, a performance art collective who rework songs by The Velvet Underground into parodies about pizza, and count famed child actor Macaulay Culkin among their ranks (as a kazoo player no less), are set to make their Nashville debut TONIGHT, Nov. 5, at The High Watt,…
Singer-songwriter Jake McMullen recently moved to Nashville from Orange County, California. Produced and recorded by Micah Tawlks and Stephen Ernest, “Always” is Jake’s first release since relocating to Music City, and a taste of what we can expect from the singer going forward. Combining elements of folk and indie rock, McMullen’s writing style is mature beyond his…
Despite the fact that their new EP, Aliens in the Outfield, is right around the corner, with a Nov. 18 release date via Infinity Cat, Nashville rock kings Diarrhea Planet have surprised us this morning with a brand new music video for “Kids,” a track from their latest full-length, last year’s I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams.…
Father John Misty, the solo performance vehicle of Joshua Tillman (who previously released music under the moniker J. Tillman) has announced his sophomore album (under the FJM mantle), I Love You, Honeybear, a followup to 2012’s incredible Fear Fun, along with a tour in support. The record will arrive Feb. 10, and the tour will bring…
First Aid Kit w/ Samantha Crain The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN October 29, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Amazing and otherworldly as they were, no one seemed more excited about First Aid Kit‘s recent headlining debut at The Ryman Auditorium than First Aid Kit themselves. Though they hail from the suburbs of…