It feels like we were just bidding the 2015 season of Live on the Green farewell, but, here we are again, ready to kick off another exciting year of the annual free outdoor fest TONIGHT, Aug. 11 at Public Square Park. Per the format adopted a couple years back, and expanded last year, Live on the Green will run four consecutive…
If you haven’t yet noticed just how much of a renaissance the pop punk and emo scene has been undergoing in recent years, or the long-overdue critical acclaim that many artists have been amassing, there is, perhaps, no clearer sign on the local level than the fact that Joyce Manor are slated to play Third Man Records next week,…
We’ve been riding on high with anticipation for Carl Broemel‘s new solo record since the first singles began surfacing. Some may know Broemel for his work with My Morning Jacket for the past decade now, but the Nashville resident appears to have incorporated his highly acclaimed guitar work with songwriting to match in his upcoming album,…
Out in support of their fantastic new album The Magic, acclaimed, long-running San Francisco experimental rockers Deerhoof return to Nashville tonight, 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 rockers Linear…
Back in June, we were thrilled to premiere Birdtalker‘s incredible debut single “Heavy,” which is featured on their upcoming EP, Just This, due out on August 19. In anticipation of their release, the group has released a stripped-down, cinematic acoustic video for the song. The mixture of a picturesque setting and the group’s stunning harmonies create a…
Though famed indie/alt/emo rockers Motion City Soundtrack played Nashville twice last year, after not having hit Music City since 2011, the group are set to return tonight, Aug. 9 at Cannery Ballroom for one final, special performance, as part of their So Long, Farewell tour (notably featuring the return of longtime drummer Tony Thaxton). Despite a successful 10th anniversary tour…
Save, perhaps, for Bonanroo (which shares the same production team) there is no other regional festival we can say that, without a doubt, we will attend every year without fail, and can count on to be as well-curated, well-organized, and endlessly fun as Forecastle Fest. We’ve made the trip four years in a row now, falling…
Earlier this year, rising singer-songwriter Kyle Craft released his debut album, Dolls Of The Highland, to high critical acclaim. His punchy, southern-inspired sound mixes alt-rock with gospel, Motown and the blues. You’ll want to catch him live before he hits the big time, so don’t miss his set at The High Watt on August 16. You can…
MOTE, Birds in the Airport, Ashley Leone, Swimming with Bears Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN July 26, 2016 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Nolan Knight. Our long-running, free Acme Feed & Seed showcase series has switched format for 2016, running monthly/bi-monthly now, but that doesn’t mean that the showcase is ever lacking in awesome…
As we told you weeks ago, local rockers The Pink Spiders will reunite at Mercy Lounge on Saturday, Aug. 6 with their original lineup to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their major label debut, Teenage Graffiti. The 18+ show gets started at 9 p.m., and, as of our writing, $10 tickets are still available, but we are likely to…