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Broken Bells to Play The Ryman Sept. 29 with Hamilton Leithauser
Supergroup Broken Bells have extended their fall North American tour, and, lucky us, it now includes a Sept. 29 stop at the Mother Church itself, The Ryman. The band, which is comprised of The Shins’ James Mercer and superproducer/Gnarls Barkley member Dangermouse, wowed us last weekend at Bonnaroo. Whether you caught them at ‘Roo or not, their Ryman debut,…
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Watch Cherub Debut “<3" on 'Conan'
Local electro rock duo Cherub not only made their national television debut last night on Conan, but also played “<3,” the latest single from their new album, Year of the Caprese, live for the first time ever, according to the group’s Twitter account. Now a major label act, it should come as no surprise that Cherub have…
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Moon Taxi, Wild Cub to Play Free Budweiser Made in America Show July 17 at Marathon Music Works
Budweiser’s Made in America music series returns to Music City this summer, and, once again, it’s a totally FREE affair! This year’s lineup boasts two of our local faves on the rise, Moon Taxi and Wild Cub, and, like last year’s installment, it will once again take place at Marathon Music Works, this time on July 17. All you…
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The Wans Premiere “I Can’t Fix You” From Upcoming Debut LP, ‘He Said, She Said’
Earlier this week, Nashville rock trio The Wans premiered a new single, “I Can’t Fix You” (via The A.V. Club), which is set to appear on their hotly-antciciapted upcoming debut full-length, He Said, She Said, set to drop Sept. 9. A buzzy and integral part of the Nashville rock community, The Wans have been on our radar since…
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The Gaslight Anthem to Play Marathon Music Works Oct. 8 with Against Me!
Holy heartbreaking schedule conflict Batman. The same night, Oct. 8, that mewithoutYou are set to bring their Catch Us for the Foxes 10 year tour to Cannery Ballroom, punk-tinged heartland rockers The Gaslight Anthem are set to return to Marathon Music Works, this time with seminal punk outfit Against Me! The Gaslight Anthem recently announced Get Hurt, their fifth album and followup…
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Listen to Wild Cub Cover Drake, CHVRCHES, More on New EP
It slipped by us amidst all of the pre-Bonnaroo madness, but Nashville synth rockers Wild Cub quietly released a new EP on iTunes, Letters Home from Far Away recently, which features covers, live recordings (“Thunder Clatter,” “Wishing Well”), an an unreleased track (“Shadows”). Of the three covers included, we’d previously heard the group tackle CHVRCHES’ “The Mother We…
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Justin Townes Earle Announces Fifth Album, Performs New Single
OG Nashville resident, Americana aficionado, and occasional country outlaw Justin Townes Earle has announced his long-awaited fifth album, Single Mothers, which is slated for a Sept. 9 release on his new label home, Vagrant. A followup to 2012’s fantastic Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, Single Mothers adopts a more grownup and mature thematic perspective, a…
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mewithoutYou ‘Catch Us for the Foxes’ 10 Year Tour Comes to Cannery Ballroom Oct. 8
As excited as we were for indie/experimental rockers mewithoutYou‘s recent winter stop at Exit/In, we’re even more indescribably elated that they’re extended the 10 year anniversary tour for their beloved 2004 album, Catch Us for the Foxes, to our neck of the woods, with an Oct. 8 stop planned for Cannery Ballroom. Foxes holds a special, nostalgic place in our hearts,…
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Sol Cat Premiere Video for New Single, “Bread on the Table”
Nashville psychedelic rockers Sol Cat seem to morph with every new release (just look at the difference between their grungier, indie rock focused self-titled full-length, and the more synthed-out, moody Welcome to Cowabunga EP, both released last year). If their latest single (and its accompanying, summer-y video), “Bread on the Table,” is any indication, we’re getting…
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Pokey LaFarge to Play Mercy Lounge Sept. 13
American musical traditionalist/revivalist Pokey LaFarge has been a favorite of ours since we caught him last year at his label home, Third Man Records, as well as last winter at Mercy Lounge. Fusing elements of ragtime, traditional country and western, early jazz, and blues, LaFarge looks and sounds like he just stepped out of a…