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Riding high on the buzz from their fantastic 2016 sophomore effort Touch, Canada’s July Talk are fast becoming a must-know band in the alt rock world, renowned for their excellent live show and musical versatility. After a busy past year, the group are set to return to Nashville tonight, Feb. 9 to play The High Watt, a spot they last…
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Still riding the success of their Grammy winning 2015 seventh album Drones, English proggy, alt rock trio Muse have announced a slate of tour dates throughout the spring and summer, including their first stop in Nashville in nearly four years, June 3 at Ascend Amphitheater. Hard to pin down themselves, Muse have toured with a wide spread of acts in the…
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After first embarking on a joint solo tour back in 2015, Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull are re-teaming once more for a spring run of dates, which brings them to Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge on March 23. Both artists have received massive acclaim for their respective projects, Kensrue with seminal California post-hardcore outfit Thrice, who, after a hiatus,…
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Mr. B & The Tribal Hoose, w/ J. Marco Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN January 31, 2017 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Amber J. Davis Our long-running, free, bi-monthly Acme Feed & Seed showcase series is still going strong as we power into 2017, and our first installment of the new year went down…

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Though music has always been Bonnaroo‘s main attraction, the long-running Manchester, Tenn. fest has long had a broader reach, showcasing film, artisan vendors, food and drink, sports, activism, culture, and, of course, comedy. Typically, at least a few big name comedians are announced along with the initial festival lineup (often helping make the announcement, in many instances), but…
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Since first forming just a few years ago, emo tinged indie rockers Young and Heartless have fast become one of the most promising bands to emerge from Pennsylvania’s rich punk scene, crafting a fantastic debut, 2014’s The Pull of Gravity, and even more resonate, earnest, and expansive followup, last year’s Stay Away. In their new video for latest…
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Last week, we kicked off the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, introducing a new format that will include rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. And, while our first show of the new year was the typical downstairs, bi-weekly affair we’ve been running since 2014,…
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As we announced late last year, rising Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, who made an early splash due to associations with Odd Future and Mac Miller, as well as his own trio Cutthroat Boyz, is set make his headlining Music City debut next month, March 7 at Marathon Music Works with Kilo Kish, on a tour he’s dubbing The Life Aquatic. Only…
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With the goal of keeping their stellar momentum going from 2016 into 2017, middle Tennessee reggae rockers Roots of a Rebellion are hosting a killer night of music with the most irie vibes you’re likely to catch this far north of Jamaica. In celebration of the incomparable Bob Marley’s upcoming birthday (Feb. 6 to…