As the Nashville indie-pop landscape expands, we’re treated to a variety of exciting musicians that range from top 40 sounds (Mikky Ekko) to R&B-influenced (BASECAMP) to hip-hop leaning (Jung Youth). Add producer / singer / songwriter R.LUM.R (pronounced “are-luhm-are”) to that list. You might’ve even heard him already on our Spotify playlist. The Nashville-based…
Bonnaroo Artist | BØRNS Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to the smaller…
Georgia-based alt rockers Futurebirds are back in town for a headlining performance at 3rd and Lindsley on Sunday, April 17. Known for their stellar live performances and music that mixes alternative and southern rock with the grungy psych sound of the 1970s, the band have become a true force of nature. Thanks to the mature and evolved sound featured…
Singer-songwriter and former Fiery Furnaces member Eleanor Friedberger is bringing her funky and soulful throwback sound to 12th & Porter on April 16. With the release of her third studio album New View, she shows off a new sense of clarity when it comes to her sound and perspective on life itself. By drawing from the works of many 1970s era songwriters,…
Almost a year to the date of his three-night stint at the Ryman Auditorium last year, alt-country wonder Sturgill Simpson is coming back to Nashville for two shows at the Mother Church on Oct. 28 and 29. Today marks the long-awaited release of his third studio album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, which was created as a musical love…
If you’re a fan of Americana music and interested in hearing a different spin on the currently booming genre, then make your way to City Winery on Saturday night for the husband-wife duo David Wax Museum. Frontman David Wax his wife Suz Slezak are heavily influenced by traditional Mexican folk music and incorporate their…
We’ve been hip to HalfNoise, the ambient, indie, electro rock project of former Paramore drummer Zac Farro since just about day one, and it’s been amazing to watch Farro really come into his own as a songwriter and performer over the past several years, first with his debut EP, then incredible full-length, Volcano Crowe. A resident…
Bonnaroo Artist | Post Malone Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention…
What started as an annual celebration of all things vinyl, marked largely by niche indie releases and celebrating independent stores, has ballooned to become a cultural phenomenon, now in its tenth year, known as Record Store Day. Set to take place tomorrow, April 16, the music lovers’ holiday not only brings a massive number of new, collectible,…
Last month we told you that Lightning 100 and Marathon Music Works would be teaming up to keep their spring tradition alive, with another edition of the epic Marathon Village Block Party to be held on April 30. Just like previous versions of this event, there will be an “indie Nash” spring market, full of locally owned,…