Earlier this year, now-local emo trailblazers Dashboard Confessional played a sold-out, very special five night residency at The Basement East (along with a surprise acoustic show at The Basement), featuring support from an exciting crop of up and coming local bands, the cap-off to an intimate club tour as the band gear up to release their…
What first began as a tradition in the ’70s and ’80s, and was resurrected last year in celebration of Exit/In‘s 45th anniversary, the Elliston Place Street Fest has been announced to return once again this summer to the Rock Block (performances take place and Exit and The End, as well as a main stage between the two) on July…
Fresh off a run of arena dates supporting Green Day (during which we snuck to Memphis to catch an amazingly intimate off-day show), and currently in the midst of a lengthy international tour, seminal punk outfit Against Me! show no signs of slowing down, following the release of their fantastic seventh full-length, Shape Shift With Me, last fall.…
Bonnaroo Artist | Hippo Campus Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | This Tent | 5:45pm As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2017 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a…
East Nashville’s Tristen has had quite the run over the past few years. Following up the release of her well received 2013 release C A V E S, Tristen found herself on the road backing Jenny Lewis, and still found time to release a poetry book Saturine, via local label Cosmic Thug Records. She…
Bonnaroo Artist | Mt. Joy Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | New Music On Tap Lounge | 8:45pm As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2017 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight…
Returning to City Winery this Sunday, May 6, where they last performed in 2015, seminal Los Angeles punk group X, who are out in support of their 40th anniversary as a band, bring their genre-bending style and legendary live show back to the intimate local space, along with essential, young punk up and comers Skating Polly. While X seem to be back for…
Bonnaroo Artist | Kaiydo Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | That Tent | 1:30am As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2017 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a spread of…
The third installment of local High Noon showcase is so packed with amazing talent, we can’t imagine why you’d want to be anywhere else tonight. Get ready to enjoy eleven mostly local bands, gracing the stages at Mercy Lounge and The High Watt tonight, May 6. The incredible night of music will feature a slew of Music…
Though the weekend begins with Cinco de Mayo, there’s a lot more happening around town besides crowded tequila bars and questionable cultural appropriation- namely, live music, and lots of it (don’t worry, you can still find margaritas at a many of these venues). Though the weather is a little iffy, this weekend boasts a…