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Following in the footsteps of *repeat repeat, Bradley Warren, Jr., and Vinyl Thief, Nashville transplant Guthrie Brown and his band, The Family Tree, were the latest act to participate in “Shop Sessions,” an ongoing live in-store performance series, hosted by local apparel and lifestyle brand DCXV. Guthrie Brown & the Family Tree have been on our radar for awhile, and, most recently,…
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It’s been an incredibly busy few weeks for Nashville blues-rock transplants The Black Keys, all leading up to the release of their eighth full-length, Turn Blue, TODAY via Nonesuch Records. Here’s a quick update on their latest news and announcements, from the past few days: The duo performed as musical guests on the most recent episode…
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As we mentioned over the weekend, Jack White and Neil Young appeared last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and brought with them a little piece of Nashville: Third Man Records’ own Voice-O-Graph recording booth. The refurbished 1947 booth, which debuted last year at Record Store Day, resides regularly at the Third Man shop, and its instant vinyl recording capability was…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Shovels & Rope Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Sunday | That Tent | 5:30pm Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way…
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As we announced awhile back, Canadian twin sister indie pop duo Tegan and Sara will make their return to Music City TONIGHT, May 12, at Marathon Music Works. Whether you’ve been a fan throughout their whole fifteen year run (being siblings helps you get an early start), or you’ve recently hopped onboard the Heartthrob wave, this indie rock success story is…
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Jack White and Neil Young have been announced as guests for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this Monday, May 12, to promote White’s upcoming Lazaretto and Young’s new cover album, A Letter Home, respectively. Though only Neil has been officially pegged as a musical guest, it’s not unreasonable to assume that Jack might join in on the performance…
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As we told you earlier this year, former brains behind Bright Eyes, occasional Desaparecido, and sometimes Monster of Folk Conor Oberst has a new album, Upside Down Mountain, set to drop May 19 on Nonesuch Records, as well as a current U.S. tour with Dawes, which stops at our very own Ryman Auditorium on June 6. Not only will Dawes open…
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Pulling a move out of the Steven Tyler playbook, Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl played an unannounced show for an unsuspecting crowd of less than 100 people last night at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe. While no stranger to surprise performances, this one appears to have been Grohl’s most intimate yet, and featured nine…
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Earlier this spring, Nashville garage/punk rocker PUJOL announced his sophomore full-length, KLUDGE, which is due out in just under two weeks, May 20, through Saddle Creek Records. Fist single “Pitch Black” came along with the announcement, then followup “Circles” arrived last month. Thanks to American Songwriter, a third (and likely final before KLUDGE) single, “Dark Haired Suitor,” is now…
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A little over a month ago we brought you “Tipper Whore Party Program,” the lead single from Nashville glam party rockers Tipper Whore‘s forthcoming debut full-length, Just The Tip (due out May 26 through Yewknee Records). We’ve been listening to the punk and new wave inspired track pretty much nonstop ever since and, now, we’re pleased to…