Shakey Graves. Photo by Sundel Perry. Shakey Graves, Joe Sundell, and Esme Patterson Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 10/16/14 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Shawn Jackson (Sundel Perry Photography) Nothing kicks a Thursday night into high gear like getting in to a SOLD OUT show, and this past Thursday at Mercy Lounge was…
October is always such a crazy month. Festival season has wound down and now the steady stream of club shows is boiling over with activity. We don’t sleep much in October, and you can see why below! More announcements, more shows, more reviews, and more ticket giveaways. Catch up on everything you might have…
OK Go. Photo by Matt Cairns. OK Go Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN October 17th, 2014 Review and photos by Matt Cairns We’ll be finding confetti hidden in our clothes and unmentionables for a week after the OK Go show at Mercy Lounge last Friday. The band blasted us with rainbows of paper basically every…
Town Mountain with Bradford Lee Folk The Station Inn; Nashville, TN October 15, 2014 Review by Jeff Moody We got to the Station Inn a little before 9PM to find a good crowd. We ordered a Shiner and settled into our perch at the bar (but away from the pizza pick up spot). The band was milling…
Ludacris, Iggy Azalea w/ Jeremih Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium; Nashville, TN October 9, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Michael Brooks. Every year, Vanderbilt University hosts a homecoming weekend Commodore Quake, a student-curated concert at the Memorial Gym which is open the public. A reflection of student taste, the quake is, typically, heavy on…
mewithoutYou w/ The Appleseed Cast, Hop Along Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN October 8, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Reviewing a show that was designed for you to love is a difficult and almost meaningless task. Yet, mewithoutYou‘s recent stop in Nashville to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their seminal…
The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me! w/ Twopointeight Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN October 8, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Emilia Paré. While it’s been nearly a year and a half since we last caught New Jersey heartland punks The Gaslight Anthem at Marathon Music Works, and 10 months since punk pioneers Against Me! rocked the stage…
The Dutchess and the Duke. Photo by Jakes Giles Netter. The Dutchess and the Duke Third Man Records; Nashville, TN October 10, 2014 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. The rainy weather last Friday probably made the Seattle-based The Dutchess and the Duke feel right at home while playing The Blue…
Rebecca Roubion, Waterfall Wash Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN October 14, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday, we team up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local (and national) talent. For our…
Olivia Jean Grimey’s New and Preloved Music; Nashville, TN October 14, 2014 Review by Jacqui Sahagian Third Man Records session player and former frontwoman of The Black Belles Olivia Jean dropped her very first solo album, Bathtub Love Killings, with the label on Tuesday, and celebrated with a packed in-store performance at Grimey’s which…