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Omega Swan, Creature Comfort, The Bumbs, & Forest Fire Gospel Choir Compete in FREE Road to Roo Finals | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
After last week’s second Road to Roo 2017 semifinal round, the bracket-style battle of the bands competition inches closer to a close with the City Finals tonight, March 28 at The Basement East. Whittled down from an initial 16 competitors, just four bands remain, after two preliminary and two semifinal rounds, and those four will play longer sets…
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Phoenix to Play The Ryman May 15
While we anxiously await a followup to their 2013 fifth album Bankrupt!, French electro rockers Phoenix are continuing to tease us by becoming increasingly more active, including the announcement today of their first world tour since 2014, which includes at May 15 stop at The Ryman Auditorium with breakout indie rockers Whitney as support. This is the first proper Nashville stop since…
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Thelma and the Sleaze, Boyscott, Cold Creeks, & Butthole Host a Benefit for Planned Parenthood | TONIGHT @ Exit/In
We’ve been raving about the wacky, trashy antics and immensely fun and kickass live performance of local grungy, alt rock outfit Thelma and the Sleaze for years, so anytime they headline a show, whether it’s somewhere you never expected to see a band like a McDonald’s or laundromat, or somewhere more conventional like their performance tonight, March 25…
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[REMINDER] Catch Cherry Glazerr w/ Ian Sweet & Lala Lala | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
Three exciting, rising garage, grunge, punk, and pop influenced acts, LA’s Cherry Glazerr, New York’s Ian Sweet, and Chicago’s Lala Lala are coming to The High Watt tonight, March 24, and with new albums out from every single band, it’s incredible time to see them live. All fronted by (or made up of) women (not that that defines them, but is nonetheless…
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No Country Presents: Charlie Abbott & Mike Ferrera | Tuesday, March 28 @ Acme Feed & Seed
We are powering into Spring with the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, settling into a new format that includes rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. Our next show will take place Tuesday, March 28, and it will feature indie rocker Charlie Abbott in the headlining spot, along with reggae…
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X to Play City Winery May 7
Celebrating their milestone 40th anniversary as band, seminal Los Angeles punk group X have announced a spring run of anniversary shows, which returns them to City Winery on May 7. Best known for their debut, 1980’s Los Angeles, a milestone in first wave punk, and legendary followup, 1981’s Wild Gift, frequently counted among the best records of all time,…
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Forest Fire Gospel Choir, Kid Freud, The Bumbs, & Lydia Brittan Compete in FREE Road to Roo Semifinals | TONIGHT @ 3rd & Lindsley
After last week’s first Road to Roo 2017 semifinal round, the bracket-style battle of the bands contest sees the second round of semifinalists compete tonight, March 23 at 3rd & Lindsley, before heading into the finals on Tuesday. Of the eight remaining bands from the initial 16, four were chosen at random to compete last week and tonight, and tonight’s…
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Catch Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue & Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull w/ Gobotron | TONIGHT @ Mercy Lounge
Out for their second joint solo tour, after a successful run two years ago, Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull, two beloved frontmen from very different, but equally fantastic punk and indie groups, are back on the road for a short run, which brings them to Nashville tonight, March 23 for a performance at Mercy Lounge, with support…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Dinosaur Jr. w/ Easy Action | TONIGHT @ Cannery Ballroom
It’s been four and half years since beloved alt rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. last made an appearance in Nashville, and, thankfully, not much has changed for the reunited and rejuvenated rockers in the time since, other than the release of yet another great late career effort, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. As announced…
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HalfNoise Streams ‘The Velvet Face’ EP Early | Catch His April 8 Release Show at Lucky Bamboo
Though his latest EP, The Velvet Face, isn’t officially slated to arrive until this Friday, local artist HalfNoise, the solo musical outfit of recently reunited Paramore drummer Zac Farro, has made the whole thing available to stream a few days early. Across five groovy tunes, Farro takes a sharp turn from the polished, layered, electronic, and contemporary…