Just last month, rising comedy star Aparna Nancherla was featured at Bonnaroo’s tastemaking Comedy Theatre, billed alongside fellow talents like Judd Apatow, Adam Devine, and Nate Bargatze. While Music City is not always a top spot for comedy tours (a fact that is, thankfully, fast changing), we’re thrilled to see that Nancherla is already back in…
While Guns N’ Roses never official disband in their 30+ year run, the legendary hard rock group haven’t felt whole since the ’90s, when a string of departures would leave only frontman Axl Rose as the band’s sole original member, left to carry on with a revolving door of players, while GnR’s legacy slid to become…
In celebration of Exit/In‘s 45th birthday, the legendary venue and adjacent sister space The End, part of the historic Elliston Place “Rock Block” are bringing back a tradition that first took place in the late ’70s and early ’80s: The Elliston Place Street Fest. As we previously announced, the party will take place Saturday, July 23, with stages…
Before Nashville was the “it” city, The Pink Spiders flirted with being Nashville’s “it” band. They were buzzing when you still had to slink way down Dickerson for hot chicken, and there wasn’t even an iPhone with GPS to give you directions. It’s been a tumultuous road for the Spiders to say the least, but,…
Multitalented singer-songwriter Macy Gray has been supplying her own unique mix of R&B, jazz, soul and rock since she topped the charts with her infectious single “I Try” back in 2000. Since then, she’s released six studio albums and won the hearts of music lovers across the globe. She’s returning to City Winery on July 16 for…
Contribution by Desire’ Moses With roots-fueled jams and energetic shows, Nashville-based four-piece Cordovas have garnered a reputation as a must-see live act since its inception in 2011. Formed by singer-songwriter Joe Firstman, Cordovas is comprised of Lucca Soria, Jonny Loyd, and Graham Spillman. Although the group spends most of the year on the road,…
San Francisco based noise punks Deerhoof have been bringing us their interesting high octane and higher volume mixture of avant garde, punk tinged, noise pop for over 20 years now, and they just released their 14th record, The Magic, which has been gaining acclaim from across the spectrum. We brought you their single “Plastic Thrills”…
WHY? member Yoni Wolf and David Cohn, better known as Serengeti, recently released their first collaborative concept album, Testarossa. Under the moniker Yoni & Geti, the duo is heading to The High Watt on July 13 to perform a sampling of their brand new material. Local electro-pop geniuses Chaos Emeralds and Bashful Hips are also set to perform during this evening…
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: FLAG are Black Flag. We know, we know, there’s another band out there operating under than moniker, and you don’t see Henry Rollins in the photo above, and the name is different, but trust us, this is the most Black Flag version of Black Flag in…