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Our Tuesday night showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed is still going strong, albeit roughly twice a month now instead of every week, to make time for Acme’s exciting new project Acme Radio. Our first showcase of June, Tuesday, June 21 will feature rising local folk pop outfit Canyon Spells, eclectic Austin avant folk group The Deer, and local soul pop singer Rebecca…
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Legendary English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has announced another leg of his highly acclaimed solo “Detour” tour, and will be performing once again at the famed Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 17. Elvis has been taking this solo tour on the road for almost three years now, and the reviews have unanimously raved about the intimate evening of stripped…
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We just told you about Vinyl Thief‘s upcoming EP Touch, with the recent release of their new single “Healing.” As the promo cycle continues towards the July 8 release of the highly-anticipated followup to their 2014 LP Fathoms, the local electro-infused indie popsters have premiered yet another single, “Here in the Moment.” The new tack continues the band’s exploration…
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LA-based skate punks FIDLAR have been a must see show for us since they first stopped into Music City back in 2013. They’ve come a long way since then, with multiple rowdy returns to Nashville since, and a recent mind-blowing in the Friday afternoon heat at Bonnaroo. Fresh off that performance, they have announced…
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Birmingham, Alabama based soul act St. Paul and the Broken Bones sprung onto the national radar a few years back with their explosive debut, Half the City, and the buzz surrounding their phenomenal, energetic live show. Since then, the group, led by gifted frontman Paul Janeway, have been something of road dogs, touring the world and making countless…
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Currently in the midst of a reunion tour in support of their brand new comeback album, To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere, post-hardcore trailblazers Thrice have just added a fall slate of shows to their calendar, including the group’s first Nashville stop in eight years, Sept. 27 at Cannery Ballroom with La Dispute and nothing,nowhere. Last year, after a three-year hiatus, the band sprung…
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Last month, the initial lineup for this year’s second annual Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival, right down the road in Franklin, TN at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, was announced, featuring exciting performers like Beck, Kacey Musgraves, Violent Femmes, The Arcs, Cake, City and Colour, and Margo Price! Already a step up from last year, we told you that…
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Rumors have been buzzing for months about a supposed Kanye West summer tour, in support of his latest effort, The Life of Pablo, which, after over a year of intermittent singles, announcements, name changes, and even some post-release production tweaks, finally arrived earlier this year. Like all things Kanye, the tour took a little longer than expected…
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Talented multi-genre quartet Lake Street Dive are returning to Nashville for the first time since their opening slot for Grace Potter last year. This time, the Brooklyn-based band are set to play The Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 15, their largest Nashville headlining show to date, in support of their latest album, Side Pony. The record, which was recorded in Nashville…
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While we could argue all day about the proper usage of the term “emo,” it has, for all intents and purposes, come to be a blanket term for much of the pop punk, indie rock, post-hardcore, pop rock, and, well emo, of the ’90s and especially the ’00s, when the scene bands ruled the charts, Warped…