Superchunk w/ Bully Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN April 11, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Seeing a band for the first time, 25 years into their influential career, is a tough thing to review. That rings doubly true when said band is missing one of its key founding members. Add in…
Bonnaroo Artist | Wild Child Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBD 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. In addition to main stage acts, we also want to be sure to give the…
Bonnaroo Artist | Willy Mason Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBD 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. In addition to main stage acts, we also want to be sure to give the…
Less than a month after the announcement of their eighth full-length, Turn Blue, which is due out May 13 via Nonesuch Records, and first single, “Fever,” Nashville (by way of Ohio)’s The Black Keys are back with another new track, “Turn Blue.” The title track is much calmer and more hypnotic than its predecessor; a healthy indicator…
Bonnaroo Artist | Robert DeLong Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBD 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 up, paying special attention to the…
We pride ourselves on keeping you plugged into the best of Nashville’s punk and hardcore scene, so, TONIGHT, we’re bringing you three excellent reasons to kick your week off at The End: Daisyhead, Cove, and Nest. Offering their unique takes on emo/alt-rock, hardcore, and indie/emo/post-hardcore, respectively, these are three of Nashville’s best rock acts on the rise,…
Now in its fourth year, East Nashville’s Tour de Fun is a bike-centric, local, free music festival. Presented this Saturday, April 12, by Native and Stay Magical, Tour de Fun will also feature food trucks, local beer, and over 30 performances across ten different venues. The event, which is all ages (though some specific venues may enforce their…
As we told you earlier this year, North Carolina indie rock pioneers Superchunk will make their return to Music City – the group’s first Nashville show since 2001 – TONIGHT, April 11, at Mercy Lounge. Out in support of last summer’s fantastic (and the band’s tenth) full-length, I Hate Music, the seminal group will receive support from locals Bully. It’s…
As we told you last month, electro-rockers Vinyl Thief are set to play their first hometown show of the new year (and first in a good while) TONIGHT, April 11, at The High Watt. You should already know ’em by now, but, if you don’t, get familiar with our brand new episode of the No Country For New Nashville…
Vanderbilt’s 2014 Rites of Spring is almost upon us, with the fest proper kicking off tomorrow and a Battle of the Bands set to go down this evening! This year’s lineup has expanded a bit since we first told you about it last month, and the full schedule and set times have been unveiled, so we…