Summer is sweltering on, but we are also approaching the beginning of fall record release season. We have a few local noteworthy releases that are celebrating with shows this weekend around town. We also have a music festival taking over several venues around town that is of definite note to us, along with a…
You know our Tuesday night show series at Acme Feed & Seed, now a roughly bi-weekly affair in conjunction with our friends at Acme Radio, as a long-running outlet where we frequently showcase our favorite up and coming local acts as well as burgeoning national artists. While generally hosted on the venue’s first floor, we have,…
We strive to keep you informed on chances to catch our favorite local artists, and doubly so when some of them happen to be alumni of our Acme showcase series, so we couldn’t help but notice this great lineup featuring the orchestral sounds of Birds in the Airport, indie leaning Oliver Ocean, and straight up…
A seminal act from the ’70s wave of British ska, punk, and reggae infused 2 tone, The English Beat, after decades of dormancy, have sprung back to life in recent years, operating in two different incarnations across two different continents. The stateside version, fronted by original vocalist Dave Wakeling, are gearing up to release a…
Live on the Green kicked off the first two weeks of their 2016 season with a bang. Week one featured a spectacular lineup of Andra Day, Allen Stone, and White Denim, and then they managed to set the bar even higher in week two with Jenny Lewis, Passenger, and JR JR. It’s not going to slow…
Though Nashville may not always be the first market you think of when looking for metal, Music City has, in recent years, become a real magnet for some of the best heavy bands around, catering especially to fans of more experimental and progressive stylings. Marathon Music Works has, in particular, been a great host to some…
One of the standout performers at last month’s Forecastle Fest in Louisville, indie pop duo Sylvan Esso have been a favorite of ours since they first erupted onto the scene a few short years ago. It was only last year that the band made their Nashville debut at Cannery Ballroom, but the group are already set…
Making their now seemingly annual pilgrimage to War Memorial Auditorium on Nov. 3, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (or just STS9 for short) are ready to wash over you with their robotic and spacey jams, along with their, now standard, heady AF light show. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. for $32.50 ($37.50 at the door),…
A longtime favorite of ours, Americana/alt-country/punk-tinged singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore made a name for himself taking the more punk, DIY route of playing dives and clubs across the country over the years, organically building a following for his powerful, heartfelt tunes. While we’d jump at any chance to see him live, Whitmore’s upcoming show at City Winery,…
First things first: Justin Timberlake is NOT performing at Pilgrimage Fest. At least not officially, and not as far as we know, so don’t get your hopes up for that. Alright, do you have your expectations checked? What we can announce is still pretty exciting, and that’s that Timberlake, now a Franklin resident, has signed on as…