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Catch Sadler Vaden, Ron Gallo, Them Vibes, & Kiernan McMullan | TONIGHT at The Basement East
Lightning 100’s monthly Thunderground series continues tonight, April 6 at The Basement East, and features a stacked performance from some blog faves. Talented multi-instrumentalist Sadler Vaden, who honed his craft with Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ before joining up with Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, broke out with a stellar solo debut LP last spring, and has…
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Future Thieves Debut Video for New Single “Sucker” | Catch Them TONIGHT @ 3rd and Lindsley!
Formed only in late 2013, eclectic rockers Future Thieves have had quite the wild ride over the last few years, transforming from scrappy local upstart to viable national act, gracing the stage at events like Bonnaroo, Forecastle Fest, Live on the Green, and SXSW, as well as our own Acme showcase series, and packing clubs from coast…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] SIMO w/ DEVON GILFILLIAN & QUINN DEVEAUX | April 14 @ The Basement East
We already gave you the heads up on the triumphant return of local psychedelic soul trio SIMO to The Basement East on Friday, April 14, where they’ll preview their highly-anticipated forthcoming album, but now we are happy to report their gig has rounded out its lineup, featuring soulful singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian and blues picker Quinn DeVeaux in the warmup spots.…
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Creature Comfort & Airside Compete in FREE Road to Roo State Finals | TONIGHT @ Acme Feed & Seed
After last week’s Road to Roo 2017 City Finals, the month-long, bracket-style battle of the bands competition comes to a close with the State Finals tonight, April 5 at Acme Feed & Seed. Whittled down from an initial 16 local competitors, just one band from Nashville, Creature Comfort, remain standing, and they’ll compete against Memphis winners Airside (who went through a…
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Catch A Will Away, Slow and Steady, Pocket Science, & Pale Lungs | TONIGHT @ The End!
Out in support of the recently-released debut full-length, Here Again, Connecticut’s A Will Away have come a long way from their more conventional pop punk roots. After expanding their sound with 2015 EP Bliss, the group, who channel a style in the vein of the pop punk resurgence of a few years ago, where a wave of young and…
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See Thursday w/ Touché Amoré, Basement, & Wax Idols TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works | Nashville Is The Reason After!
Formed two decades ago in New Brunswick, NJ, seminal post-hardcore act Thursday, who rose to fame in the early ’00s adjacent to the booming emo and pop punk scene, found a loyal and widespread fanbase after breakthrough 2001 effort Full Collapse. Channeling dark and earnest lyrical themes and a heavy, visceral, and driving musical style, the group…
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Justin Timberlake, Eddie Vedder, Ryan Adams, More Announced for Epic 2017 Pilgrimage Fest
When Justin Timberlake signed on as a partner and producer ahead of last year’s second annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, we hoped that that mean that the Memphis native turned local resident, who, along with his creative director Trace Ayala, joined festival founders and producers Kevin Griffin, Brandt Wood, and Michael Whelan, might eventually headline, or at…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Charlie Abbott & Mike Ferrera | 3.28.17 @ Acme Feed & Seed
Charlie Abbott, Mike Ferrera Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN March 28, 2017 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Preston Evans Our long-running, free, bi-monthly Acme Feed & Seed showcase series was loud and eclectic on March 28. For our latest installment, we were pleased to welcome grunge rocker Charlie Abbott and reggae-influenced performer Mike Ferrera, plus we kicked the…
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Don’t Miss Karen Elson w/ Odessa | TONIGHT @ Third Man Records!
Seven years after her debut, The Ghost Who Walks, singer Karen Elson is finally prepping to release a followup, Double Roses, this Friday, April 7 via 1965 Records. A self-proclaimed “post-divorce” record, intentionally crafted away from Nashville in an effort to recapture her Englishness, Elson’s latest marks a shift to much more personal songwriting, and in addition to producer Jonathan Wilson, features contributions from…