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Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir has spent his life redefining music, and he gave us a taste of that as he helped close out Bonnaroo this summer. Just on the heels of touring with Dead & Company, Weir has announced his first solo album of original material in over 30 years. What’s perhaps more…
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If you are a fan of this site, you know that we have been tracking the progress of rising local indie pop duo MYZICA for some time now. They first caught our eye ahead of their debut EP last year, and now we are gearing up for the release of their debut full length,…
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We’ve been following the local brother/sister outfit Pageant for a while now, and they blew us away at our No Country Presents showcase last year. Erika and Derek Porter have a musical bond that has clearly been building for years, and we’ve seen them effortlessly harmonize between genres since we first became fans. So, we…
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As we roll into August, summer music options are still going strong, and this weekend is particularly packed with some great shows. Whether three nights of big names at Ascend Amphitheater, a beloved local reunion, the return of Musician’s Corner, or any number of free happenings like Grimey’s in-stores, a music and pizza party…
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Whether you know him for his sharp, hilarious, and laid back standup (find various specials on Netflix), Emmy-nominated writing (SNL, 30 Rock) breakout TV roles (Broad City, The Eric Andre Show, Why? with Hannibal Buress), film (Daddy’s Home, Neighbors), voice acting (The Secret Life of Pets, Adventure Time), or as the guy who helped shed public light on Bill Cosby…
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We’ve been singing the praises of Baltimore-based, emo-tinged indie punks Have Mercy since back in their DIY days, and have been thrilled to watch the talented group amass a national following over the past few years, earning spots at Warped Tour, scoring high-profile independent record deals, and releasing a pair of celebrated full-lengths, all the while…
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Out in support of their fantastic new album The Magic, acclaimed, long-running San Francisco experimental rockers Deerhoof return to Nashville next week, Aug. 10, for a performance at Mercy Lounge, their second Music City show in just as many years after a bit of a slowdown on tour dates. Backed by punk up and comers Blank Spell and local experimental…
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Though you might not think of Nashville as a particularly flourishing scene for jam bands- other cities such as Boulder and San Francisco are better examples of hippie-friendly towns- ever since Phish recorded their last album Fuego here, the city has seen a spike in the particular genre and its place in the scene. We caught their scorcher of…
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Though Brooklyn indie popsters Lucius passed through town at least half a dozen times between 2012 and 2014, surrounded by a wave of buzz thanks to their debut full-length, Wildewoman, the breakout group, helmed by vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, have yet to return to Nashville in support of their fantastic sophomore effort Good Grief, Bonnaroo and Pilgrimage appearances aside.…
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Collaborative workspace, art hub, and idea/eduction facility Fort Houston regularly hosts art crawl events, showcasing talented local artists and musicians at their Wedgewood-Houston home base. You can always count on some high quality, all ages fun, but the event this Saturday, Aug. 6 especially caught our eye, since it includes FREE performances from Diarrhea Planet and Gnarwhal. Tunes from two of…