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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Hum w/ Sweet Cobra | Oct. 26 @ Mercy Lounge
Though, perhaps, they lack the name recognition of some of their mid-’90s alt rock contemporaries, Illinois’ Hum have deservedly developed something of a cult following and renewed critical interest since first disbanding in 2000, leaving a lasting influence that has crept into modern alternative, post-hardcore, indie, and even metal in a way more significant than they’re often…
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REVIEW: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard w/ Mild High Club | 9.26.17 at Cannery Ballroom [PHOTOS]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard w/ Mild High Club Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN September 26, 2017 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Amber J. Davis Rowdy Aussie psych/garage punks King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard recently kicked off their North American tour in Music City, blowing the roof off a sold out performance at Cannery Ballroom…
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Becca Mancari Premieres “Arizona Fire” Video on the Heels of Debut LP | See Her Dec. 7 at 3rd & Lindsley
Earlier this month, on Oct. 6, local indie country/folk rock singer-songwriter and longtime site fave Becca Mancari released her debut full-length, Good Woman, a dreamy, road-worn, forlorn, and confessional culmination and documentation of several years of travel and transformative life experiences, funneled into an absolutely beautiful and earnest masterpiece, a triumph of a debut that should be on…
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Purity Ring to Play Marathon Music Works Dec. 11
It’s been almost two years since Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring last played Nashville, then celebrating the release of their long awaited and highly anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, which recaptured the buzz and magic of their hypnotic, near-perfect 2012 debut, Shrines, with wondrous bliss. Though there’s no word yet on exactly when we can expect LP3, the duo recently unveiled…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Primus | Oct. 24 @ War Memorial Auditorium
We first told you about the upcoming Nashville return for Primus, when they announced their recently released album, The Desaturating Seven. The eclectic rockers are back for their first headlining date since 2015, bringing their intensely entertaining live show to War Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 24, and with the original lineup back together for the first time…
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Wild West Comedy Festival Becomes Nashville Comedy Festival, Plots Dates and Initial Lineup for 2018
Founded in 2013, annual week-long, city-wide, multi-venue comedy fest the Wild West Comedy Festival, co-produced by Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Productions, quickly became the premiere yearly event for Music City residents who love to laugh, returning each subsequent spring with performers like Hannibal Buress, Tig Notaro, Lewis Black, The Lonely Island, Aziz Ansari, Chelsea Handler, Marc Maron, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah,…
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Henry Rollins to Bring Photo, Story-Driven ‘Travel Slideshow’ Tour to Marathon Music Works Jan. 12
Legendary punk singer, writer, actor, and activist (not to mention accomplished journalist, photographer, comedian, TV, radio, and podcast host…) Henry Rollins is embarking on a yet another unconventional tour early next year, which, like his spoken word trek last fall, brings him back to Marathon Music Works for a Jan. 12 live engagement. Called the Travel Slideshow, ever the insatiably curious world traveler, both…
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“Weird Al” to Play War Memorial Auditorium April 17 for Scaled Down, Deep Cuts Tour
Beloved comedian and parody artist extraordinaire “Weird Al” Yankovic has been touring the world since first finding breakout success in the early ’80s, carving out a weird and unique niche that has earned him a loyal following, certifiable hit records (including his first-ever #1 with 2014’s Mandatory Fun), a feature film, a TV show, and a cemented…
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Margo Price to Play Grimey’s Oct. 17 | Stream Her New LP ‘All American Made’ Early!
It was only last year that local country outcast Margo Price broke through to national acclaim with her solo debut, the phenomenal Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, and only a few months ago that she followed it up with a surprise new EP, Weakness. And, yet, not one to slack off, Price is already prepping to release her sophomore LP,…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Oct. 13-15
Fall touring season is in full swing, and, even if you aren’t going to the sold out multi-night runs by Chris Stapleton at Bridgestone or Jason Isbell at The Ryman this weekend, there is still surely something that is going to satisfy your musical desires. You have punk shows, beloved songwriters, top notch hip…