Easter weekend is upon us, and, no matter your religious leanings, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down the slate of great show options happening around town, if you’re looking for some weekend entertainment. Between release shows for local favorites and emerging artists, country legends and young blood, pop, folk, punk, post-rock, and a…
As regular readers know, we can’t get enough of local bluesy, southern, retro rock powerhouse Blackfoot Gypsies. We’ve been covering the group for a long time, and seeing their steady rise in notoriety has been a thrill to witness. With this in mind, we absolutely had to mention that the sure-to-be-epic album release party for their…
We gave you the heads up on this one last month, but now it’s showtime for former Black Lips’ shredder and Music City transplant Ian Saint Pé, who’s celebrating the release of his debut solo record, Fixed Focus. Performing tonight, April 14 at The End as simply Saint Pé, the reinvented rocker packed his undercard with veteran…
We’ve been hyping this one for several weeks now, and we even gave you the chance at free tickets, but now the time has finally come, friends! Local psychedelic soul trio SIMO are back in action, and ready to melt some skulls at The Basement East tonight, April 14 with help from soulful singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian and blues picker Quinn DeVeaux in…
Polarizing yet brilliant, eclectic singer-songwriter and multi-instumentlaist Joshua Tillman has found something of cult-like fame since conceiving his Father John Misty persona and musical vehicle five years ago. With newly released third album Pure Comedy, Father John reaches another level of social commentary, self-awareness, and alternating parody and perpetuation of the culture he’s ingrained with, all packed into…
Radiohead w/ Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis Philips Arena; Atlanta, GA April 1, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. As we pointed out earlier this year when their latest trek of North American dates were announced, statistics would suggest that Radiohead might never again play Nashville proper (Bonnaroo, on the other hand, is always more…
As we mentioned last month, North Carolina based electro/indie pop duo turned international touring sensations Sylvan Esso are gearing up for the release of their highly-anticipated sophomore full-length, What Now, on April 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. A smattering of singles from the upcoming record have been released to date, including the undeniable earworm “Die…
Nashville indie rockers Scale Model are back boasting an expanded lineup, an upcoming EP, and an ’80s new wave-inspired and synth overloaded single, “Other Voices” that needs to be on your new music radar now. The band’s announcement includes news that they’ve added bassist Aaron Irons (The Non-Commissioned Officers, Jasmin Kaset) to their ranks, and…
It’s no secret that Nashville’s pop scene is absolutely thriving, and tons of amazing new artists are rising from the fold left and right (it’s all happening so fast that, arguably, just as many great talents are getting lost in the shuffle). Of many prominent, recent figures to erupt from the lcoal pop landscape, few are…
Earlier this year, alt rockers Young the Giant, still coasting on the wave successes from their 2016 third album Home of the Strange (and breakthrough 2014 sophomore effort, Mind Over Matter, before that), expanded their spring tour to include a lengthy run of summer dates with Cold War Kids, whose new LP, LA Divine, just arrived last week, and Joywave. We were…