By Desire’ Moses In 2014, singer-songwriter Esmé Patterson released Woman to Woman, an album that unfolded like fan fiction, each song a response to famous songs about women, written from the woman’s perspective. She voiced Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” Townes Van Zandt’s “Loretta,” Elvis Costello’s “Alison,” and even “Eleanor Rigby.” Her latest solo record, We…
Not going to make it to Forecastle this weekend? No worries, you have a chance to catch one of our most anticipated acts right here in town. Steve Gunn & The Outliners bring their dreamy psychedelic sound back to Music City tonight along with fuzzed out psych rocker Spacin’ and experimental one-man show ORNAMENT. The…
We’ve been hyping this one for months, and now the day has finally arrived! Nashville, please help us welcome to the stage Austin/Toronto blues rock ’n’ roll duo Black Pistol Fire and like minded local brethren Chrome Pony. Doors at Mercy Lounge open at 8 p.m. (music starts at 9 p.m.), and tickets for this badass…
This weekend, July 15-17, marks the return of Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival, one of our favorite regional musical events. From its humble beginnings in 2002, Forecastle has grown to become a national festival fixture, drawing 10s of thousands of attendees each year to the picturesque downtown Waterfront Park, for three days of music, art, activism, and, of course, Kentucky…
This weekend, July 15-17, marks the return of Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival, one of our favorite regional musical events. From its humble beginnings in 2002, Forecastle has grown to become a national festival fixture, drawing 10s of thousands of attendees each year to the picturesque downtown Waterfront Park, for three days of music, art, activism, and, of course, Kentucky…
Creative indie pop pair Yoni & Geti are bringing the experimental sounds of their new collaborative album, Testarossa, to The High Watt this evening. The duo, comprised of WHY? member Yoni Wolf and artist and producer David Cohn, are sure to bring the house down with their unique and infectious rhythms. Local electro-pop geniuses Chaos Emeralds and Bashful Hips are…
Oscillating between musical outlets in recent years, acclaimed indie/folk singer Conor Oberst is eyeing a return to solo performances, announcing a run of shows this fall he’s billing as “intimate,” which brings him back to Nashville’s own Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 6. Eclectic and prolific, the last few years marked the return of Conor’s post-hardcore band Desaparecidos, who released…
The Replacements at Forecastle 2014. Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Best known as the bassist and founding member of seminal ’80s punk/alternative group The Replacements (who reconvened in 2013, only to split once more last year), as well as for his 18 year tenure in Guns N’ Roses (which recently ended amicably to make way for…
Fresh off a high-profile spot opening for Guns N’ Roses at Nissan Stadium, breakout local country star Chris Stapleton has announced one last Nashville headliner to top off a huge year, Oct. 14 at Ascend Amphitheater, after a trio of sold out Ryman shows and appearances at both CMA Fest and Bonnaroo. Still enjoying immense praise for his 2015 solo…
Two eclectic, influential songwriting talents, Chuck Prophet and Joseph Arthur, are teaming up to play City Winery next week, July 19. With long and prolific careers, both singers could definitely be described as underrated; while they’ve achieved some longstanding and admirable success, neither are, perhaps, the household names they deserve to be, despite their impressive pedigree. Prophet will be joined…