Sean Watkins. Sean Watkins w/ Jill Andrews The Basement; Nashville, TN February 18, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody After being stranded out of town last week and then returning to find several canceled shows, I was glad that the Sean Watkins and Jill Andrew‘s show at The Basement would go on as scheduled. It was…
Parquet Courts. Photo by: Jack Giles Netter. Parquet Courts w/ Nots, Churchyard Exit/In; Nashville, TN February 5, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones if you caught Parquet Courts’ show on Feb. 5, because they put it down at Exit/ In. With a busy, busy 2014,…
Tedeschi Trucks Band. Photo by Sundel Perry. Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Jerry Douglas Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN 02/12/15 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Sundel Perry Bringing the jammiest funk performance we’d seen since Bonnaroo 2014, the Tedeschi Trucks Band nearly peeled the paint off the walls at Ryman. We caught the…
Francisco The Man. Francisco The Man, Chrome Pony, Wildfront The High Watt, Nashville, TN February 11, 2015 Review by Beth McAllister As a stickler for time, I sauntered into The High Watt at 9PM on the dot for the beginning of the amazing show I was so eager to see – only to discover that I…
Phosphorescent. Photo by: Jake Giles Netter. Phosphorescent (solo), Boom Forest, Lord Buffalo Exit/ In, Nashville, TN 01/29/15 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Jake Giles Netter Hopefully you were able to partake in Phosphorescent’s amazing solo, indie Americana auditory excursion at Exit/ In on January 29th, but if you missed out, it’s OK. We…
Copeland w/ Schematic, Valise Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN February 4, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Returning from a four-year hiatus, Florida indie rockers Copeland, back with a haunting new album, Ixora, treated Nashville to one of their first live shows of 2015 (while the band originally maintained that they weren’t…
Umphrey’s McGee The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN February 6, 2015 Review by Kevin Casler “An evening with Umphrey’s McGee” – such a pleasant way of saying you are going to receive a good old fashioned face melting. Who would have ever thought a “jam band” could sell out a Friday night show in Nashville, Tennessee,…
MELK, Animal People, The Lake Poets Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN February 3, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Brian Hill. Every single Tuesday for the past several months, we’ve been teaming up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our…