Dr. Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys w/ Jim Lauderdale. Photo by Sundel Perry. Dr. Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Band City Winery, Nashville, TN Monday, October 13, 2014 Review by Leanne Jackson Photos by Shawn Jackson/Sundel Perry Photography We braved the start of the October storms this past Monday and headed…
Taking Back Sunday w/ frnkiero andthe cellabration, Jet Black Alley Cat, Harbours Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN October 7, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. I’ve seen emo/pop punk turned alternative/post-rock outfit Taking Back Sunday many times and in many incarnations over the years, but none have been as strange or unique as…
Paolo Nutini w/ Phox Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN October 6, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. For the first time in five years, Scottish soul sensation Paolo Nutini made his way to Music City, in support of his fantastic third album, Caustic Love. And, if that weren’t enough, Wisconsin’s Phox, a band we’ve…
Alanna Royale w/ Kansas Bible Company, ELEL Exit/In; Nashville, TN October 4, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Matt Cairns. We joined longtime friends of the site and breakout local r&b and soul band Alanna Royale to celebrate the release of their debut full-length, Achilles, last week, and, as expected, it was…
Foxygen w/ Dub Thompson, Luke Temple Exit/In; Nashville, TN October 2, 2014 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Fans packed into the Exit/In last Thursday night for an almost (if not completely) sold out show to see Foxygen revive the kind of rock and roll that our generation has desperately been missing,…
Broken Bells w/ Hamilton Leithauser The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN September 29, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. One of the most high-profile pairings in modern rock, with two acclaimed LPs and even a Grammy nomination under their belt, it is, on one hand, somewhat surprising that superband Broken Bells had…
The Beech Benders. Photo by Matt Cairns. The Beech Benders, The Reneaus Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN October 7, 2014 Review and photos by Matt Cairns. Seriously now, who doesn’t dig a free show? Every Tuesday at 8 p.m., No Country teams up with one of Nashville’s newest downtown establishments, Acme Feed &…
Skrillex w/ Tokimonsta, Tchami, Alesia War Memorial Auditorium; Nashville, TN September 30, 2014 Review by Sarah Sharp. Photos by Brian Hill. There were lights. There was music. There was bass. There was dancing. There were people dressed up like idiots. There were people not dressed up like idiots. Skrillex was great as we expected…
The Dig w/ Earl Burrows, The Nobility The Basement; Nashville, TN October 2, 2014 Review by Beth McAllister Somehow, we resisted buying drinks at The Basement on Thursday night, and that’s in part because we wanted to be fully immersed in the music we were about to see rather than preoccupied with – well,…
The JAG, Mountainwalker, Berkshire Hounds Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN September 30, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Matt Cairns. 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…