-
Saint Pé Drops “Spun and Spurn” Ahead of Debut LP | See Him April 14 @ The End
If you’re a fan of Atlanta based garage punks The Black Lips, or semi-local supergroup Diamond Rugs, than you’ll recognize Ian Saint Pé, who now makes solo music simply as Saint Pé. About three years ago, after ten years of touring the world with the Lips, and two records and tours with the Rugs, Ian decided…
-
[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Delicate Steve w/ Microwave Mountain | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
In some of the site’s earliest days, we covered New Jersey’s Delicate Steve, then a mysterious and talented rock and roll newcomer, as he played to ever-increasing local crowds and rising buzz three years in a row. It’s been about four years since Steve last played Music City, however, and just as long since his…
-
See Mover Shaker, Pale Lungs, Save Face, O Summer, & Eva Ross | TONIGHT @ Dad’s!
A homecoming of sorts after a ten-day spring tour, rising local talent Pale Lungs return to their own house/DIY showspace Dad’s Garage in Murfressboro tonight, March 12 along with tourmates and Detroit natives Mover Shaker. Celebrating the recent release of their debut full-length, Michigania, Mover Shaker’s genre-bending style weaves between math rock, noise rock, and alternative, with shoegaze-y tones and a…
-
Don’t Miss Ratboys, Slingshot Dakota, Looming, & Sinai Vessel | TONIGHT @ Cafe Coco!
Right behind the more high-profile (and more controversial) final night of the final Freakin’ Weekend fest, another show just as deserving of your attention is happening tonight, March 11 at Cafe Coco. Dubbed “Nashville Emo Night” (but not the DJ kind), four fantastic touring acts are stopping over on their way to SXSW, and for just…
-
TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | March 10-12
While the talk of the town this week has been the eighth and final edition of long-running punk fest Freakin’ Weekend (and the turbulence surrounding it, as it bows out), there are a ton of other shows, many DIY, all ages, and inexpensive, going on this weekend, as bands are buzzing from all across the country…
-
No Country’s Guide to Freakin’ Weekend VIII | March 9-11
Founded as a humble, DIY, single-location festival by the fine folks at Nashville’s Dead, the annual Freakin’ Weekend fest helped propel Nashville’s underground punk scene to national relevance, growing, over the years, to a multi-venue, multi-day showcase of the best of local and national punk, indie, garage rock, hardcore, and more. Announced last month, this year’s eighth…
-
Watch Hippo Campus Perform “Way It Goes” on ‘Conan’ | Catch Them March 22 @ The Basement East
Greeted with praise for the recent release of their debut full-length, landmark, Minneapolis indie popsters Hippo Campus made a return visit to Conan last night to perform infectious new single “Way It Goes.” The group have visited Nashville twice the last two years in a row, more often as a supporting act, for great bands like The Mowgli’s, JR…
-
See Fossil Youth w/ Pumpkinseed, Grand Transit, Sequoia Movement, & Parks | TONIGHT @ Dad’s
Hailing from the small town of Enid, OK, up and coming alt/emo act Fossil Youth are set to make a stop at Murfreesboro DIY space Dad’s Garage, along with a great local support bill, tonight, March 9! We mention a lot of little punk shows in passing, but it’s important to stress just how vibrant the DIY scene is…
-
Send LUKR, EZA, My Red + Blue, & More Off to SXSW w/ a Nashville House Showcase TONIGHT @ The High Watt
As we detailed a few weeks back, not only are a huge mass of local artists headed to Austin next week for SXSW, per usual, but this year many Nashville favorites are also coming together at the fest for something extra special: a totally stacked “Nashville House” showcase on Tuesday, March 14. Before they skip…
-
Against Me! Debut “Haunting, Haunted, Haunts” Video | See Them Tonight in Memphis
While they graced us with both a headlining and co-headling show in 2014, seminal punk outfit Against Me!, whose seventh full-length Shape Shift With Me arrived last fall, seem long-overdue for a Music City return. We’ve gotten our fix at festivals (Forecastle in 2014, Bonnaroo in 2015, Shaky Knees in 2016), but nothing beats catching the unparalleled, long-running,…