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Strokes guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr., has announced the release of a third solo LP, and first in five years, titled Momentary Masters, due out on July 31st. He will be touring later this year in support, and just announced a date at Exit/In on September 30th. Tickets will run you $12, and go on…
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Nashville-based singer/songwriter Quinn Erwin (frontman of Afterlife Parade) and producer Josh Hawkins (SuperDuper) have teamed up for new pop project By Day By Night. The result: four hook-laden, synthy tracks bundled up into the Take A Dive EP. Their pop sensibilities give us poolside by day and club banger by night vibes. Throw on…
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Chris Stapleton. Photo by Becky Fluke. Chris Stapleton w/ Aubrie Lee Sellers Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN May 8, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody Photos by Becky Fluke We were lucky enough to score a ticket to the first night of two sold out Chris Stapleton album release shows at the Cannery Ballroom this past…
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Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell’s new album, The Traveling Kind, is being released today, May 12, on Nonesuch Records. The longtime friends’ first duet album, 2013’s Old Yellow Moon, won the Best Americana Album Grammy Award as well as the Americana Music Association’s Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year. The new…
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More news from the pride of the Australian psych-rock community, Tame Impala. Over the weekend, they announced that their new album Currents, which we’ve been hyping for over a month now, will be available for mass consumption on July 17th. You can also pre-order it digitally right here, and instantly receive the previously released tracks “Let It Happen” and “Cause…
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Just a quick reminder, that Chris Stapleton’s highly anticipated new solo debut album Traveller is being released today. He has two album release shows at The Cannery Ballroom on May 8 & 9 but, unfortunately, it looks like both shows are now sold out. He’ll also be performing “Tennessee Whiskey” on The View this…
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New band alert! New local supergroup Broken Bats just graced The Cream with their debut single “Leather” yesterday in advance of their debut EP release today. The band is comprised of Matt “Friction” Bell from Pink Spiders, Future Unlimited drummer Gabe Pigg, Denver Dalley from Desaparecidos, and Tony Smith from Sleeper Agent, and the…
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Seattle quintet Ivan & Alyosha have announced tour dates, including a stop Nashville, in support of the release of their sophomore album, It’s All Just Pretend, available today, May 4. The tour kicks off with a hometown show later this week, and makes a stop at The High Watt on June 2. Ivan & Alyosha…
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They’re baaaaaaccckkkkk! Fans of the jam-infused, southern psych rockers My Morning Jacket already know that the group’s highly anticipated new record The Waterfall comes out today, but did you know members of the band (not named Jim James) will also be hanging out at Grimey’s at 4 pm for a meet and greet? Music…
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It’s time to clean out the inbox over here, and we finally got around to checking out upbeat newcomer folksters Wilder. We took a listen to the BOAC approved single “Tomorrow,” and couldn’t resist reposting it here. The title track single is just a taste of what you will get from their newest EP,…