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Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears to Play Bridgestone Arena May 24
Two of the ’80s greatest musical duos, Hall & Oates (who, nowadays, go by the more formal Daryl Hall & John Oates) and Tears for Fears are teaming up for a massive, nostalgic, North American summer tour, and the hitmakers are aiming high, with arenas booked all over the continent, including a May 24 outing at Nashville’s own Bridgestone Arena.…
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Louie Anderson to Perform at City Winery April 22
Best known, perhaps, for creating cult ’90s cartoon series Life with Louie, as well as his Emmy winning, surprisingly earnest portrayal of matriarch Christine Baskets on FX series Baskets, comedian Louie Anderson has been a fixture in the standup comedy scene since the ’80s. With his sharp, personal, observational style of humor, Anderson blends old school delivery with…
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Franz Ferdinand to Play Exit/In May 22
It’s been more than three years since Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand last toured North America, and even longer, 2013 to be exact, since their one and only performance in Nashville. Thanks to a summer festival run, the group, whose eponymous 2004 debut made them a fixture in the “post-punk revival” of last decade, and whose…
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Idle Bloom Debut “Dust” Video on the Heels of First Full-Length ‘Little Deaths’
First off, if you haven’t yet heard Idle Bloom‘s debut full-length Little Deaths, you need to stop reading and take care of that immediately. You can listen on Bandcamp or your paid streaming service of choice, buy a digital copy, pre-order the vinyl, scoop up the CD or cassette, whatever you need to do to get…
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Banks to Play Marathon Music Works June 12
After nearly three years, synthy r&b songstress Banks, whose sophomore LP, The Alter, dropped last fall, has finally announced her return to Nashville, upgrading from Cannery Ballroom, which she sold out in 2014, the roomier Marathon Music Works on June 12. Thanks to her enigmatic public image and lush, alluring sound, Banks has become a staple in the indie pop…
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Sylvan Esso to Play The Ryman Auditorium Sept. 22
Along with news that their highly-anticipated sophomore full-length, What Now, will arrive April 28 via Loma Vista Recordings, breakout genre-bending electro/indie pop duo Sylvan Esso have announced a lengthy summer tour, which includes a Sept. 22 Nashville return, their local biggest headlining show to date, at The Ryman Auditorium. The outing comes almost exactly a year after the group played Marathon…
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Cage the Elephant Announce April 30 Acoustic Show at The Ryman
While we typically associate local rockers Cage the Elephant with their loud, wild, and unpredictable live shows, the group have proven, over four fantastic full-length releases, that they have a lot of range. Next month, sandwiched in between a busy spring and summer festival run, the Grammy winning band are set to showcase their softer side, with…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Delicate Steve w/ Microwave Mountain | March 13 @ 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…
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TWiN | This Week in Nashville | March 3-5
Whether it’s the SXSW effect or just the start of spring tour season, this weekend is absolutely packed with worthwhile musical happenings, from local favorites, national and international touring acts of all sizes, and more. Whether you’re looking for punk, indie, emo, folk, hip hop, country, electronic, or pop, there’s something that should fit your…
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Dashboard Confessional to Play Solo Midnight Acoustic Show | TONIGHT @ The Basement
In the midst of an amazing, week-long, sold out, five show residency at The Basement East, something of a homecoming for now-local rockers Dashboard Confessional, the group have just announced a solo, acoustic performance tonight, Feb. 26 at midnight (as in Sunday evening into Monday) at The Basement (the original one on 8th). The BEast shows were already a…