Jasmin Kaset w/ Rayland Baxter, Ponychase The Basement; Nashville, TN January 31, 2014 Review by Lindsey Thompson “Don’t EVER go to the bathroom! I’ve never seen so many people in here before,” said a local Nashvillian in response to the crowd at The Basement celebrating the release of Jasmin Kaset’s Quiet Machine with Ponychase…
Lord Huron w/ Superhumanoids Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN February 13, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. “Overnight success” is a term often applied hastily to bands with various degrees of deservedness, but, in the instance of LA’s Lord Huron, especially when you consider the last year and a half of their career, it…
Jake Bugg. Photo by Amber Davis Jake Bugg, The Weeks & The Skins Ryman Auditorium (aka The Mother Church), Nashville, TN February 1, 2014 Review by Lindsey Thompson Photos by Amber Davis | (@amber_davis17) It was a SOLD OUT show at the Ryman on a Saturday night and people were walking on the pews…
Neutral Milk Hotel with Elf Power Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN Feb. 4th, 2014 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) There comes a time for ever music blogger when the shows we cover and the reviews/previews we write all start to blend together into a vanilla paste of words, sounds and annoying sub-genres. Most of us…
Pixies w/ Cults The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN February 2, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Though their pivotal role in influencing an entire shift in musical paradigm is undeniable, Boston’s the Pixies have, over the years, developed something of a frustrating reputation for being an inconsistent live act. As someone who has…
AFI w/ Youth Code, Coming Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN January 25, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Aashish Lamichhane. 2014 is a weird year to be AFI. The California rockers, whose full name is A Fire Inside, have gone through many metamorphoses in their nearly two and a half decade career, notably…
Ranch Ghost. Photo by Jake Giles Netter. Ranch Ghost, Cool Ghouls, Music Band The Stone Fox, Nashville, TN January 16, 2014 Photos by Jake Giles Netter Last Friday, I was ridiculously hungover. Meeting up with fellow No Country staffers Jacob Ryan and Jake Giles Netter for a rock show on a Thursday night is…
John and Jacob w/ Los Colognes, Sam Palladio 3rd & Lindsley; Nashville, TN January 19, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. I told you about Nashville by way of Alabama duo John and Jacob last month, when we helped announce their first-ever headlining local show. Not only that, but I brought you more…
Against Me! w/ The Sidekicks, The Shondes Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN January 19, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. A transsexual frontwoman. A legendary punk drummer. A Swedish bassist who cut his teeth in the hardcore scene. These are just a few of the changes that have taken place within…
Speedy Ortiz. Photo by Jake Giles Netter. Speedy Ortiz, Gnarwhal, Grass Is Green & Dogtooth The Stone Fox, Nashville, TN January 14, 2014 Review by Lindsey Thompson Photos by Jake Giles Netter Perhaps it was the fresh linger of Those Darlins‘ Live From The Stone Fox album recording but it was one of those nights when…