While no strangers to playing Nashville at a regular clip, Philadelphia indie/art rock outfit mewithoutYou and seminal Chicago emo rockers Into It. Over It. are two of our favorite groups making music today. We’ve written about each band individually countless times over the last several years, and always jump at a chance to see either; on the same…
Listed by Billboard as the most successful r&b/hip hop artist of the last 25 years, and the most successful r&b artist in history, singer, controversial public figure, and certifiably eccentric person R. Kelly just released his very first Christmas album, a collection of original tunes dubbed 12 Nights of Christmas, today, Oct. 21. Originally planned for late…
Celebrating their fourth album and first in six years, Washed Away, LA’s Rooney, now effectively a solo vehicle for frontman Robert Schwartzman, are set to return to Nashville for the first time since 2011, this Sunday, Oct. 23 at 12th & Porter with buzzy up and comers Royal Teeth and Swimming with Bears. Experiencing something of a second wind, this definitely feels like…
It’s been an especially strange recent period for seminal psych rock outfit The Flaming Lips. In more than three and a half years since the group dropped their uncharacteristically dark and pessimistic last full-length, The Terror, the band have gone through lineup changes, continued a slew of re-releases and gimmicks, partnered up with a star-studded array of…
Alternative hip hop outfit Flobots are bring their live band to drop some knowledge on the crowd at City Winery on Halloween night (Monday, Oct. 31), and tickets to the all ages show are currently on sale here. It’s listed as as standing room only, which suggests it’s going to be packed, so don’t sleep…
It’s another expectedly busy weekend of shows in Nashville, and we have run down all of our staff picks to help you navigate. There are a number of record release shows for local artists that you should consider supporting, but save some energy for a slew of touring acts that demand your attention. Head…
In support of his brand new, hauntingly sparse, and unexpectedly stripped down new solo LP, perhaps his best release in years, acclaimed singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, also known for Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, and Monsters of Folk, is hitting the road for a string of intimate solo shows, which returns him to Nashville Nov. 6 for a performance at The…
This show has had our blood pumping since we announced it over the summer, and now we’re giving you the chance to get excited as well, with an opportunity to win a pair of tickets! After the jump, enter for your chance to catch extended sets from outer space electronic jammers STS9 in the flesh at War…
Our bi-monthly Tuesday night showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed continues on Oct. 25. We’re powering into the fall with a radio ready lineup featuring indie pop songstress Masha, singer-songwriter Daphne Willis, and psych-pop band Birthday Club. As always, we’re bringing you all of this music for FREE, starting at 7 p.m. For more info on the bands, please read on, and we look…
We’ve had our eye on this show for a while, and we even gave you a shot at free tickets, but now the day has arrived! Nashville, please welcome the one and only Fantastic Negrito to town, performing live tonight, Oct. 18 at 12th & Porter with The Voodoo Fix filling the warmup spot. Tickets…