Over the past few years, indie/pop punk outfit Say Anything have transitioned from pseudo-band (always the brainchild of singer and songwriter Max Bemis, but with a more or less fixed live lineup) to one man show with a revolving door of contributors and players, and, as a result, have taken more artististic risks and experimental leaps than…
In 2012, legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr celebrated his 72nd birthday at Nashville’s own Ryman Auditorium, with a star-studded bash that ultimately ended up being filmed and released on DVD as Ringo at The Ryman. Four years later, the “Yellow Submarine” singer and his long-running supergroup, Ringo & His All Starr Band, are finally set…
New Jersey indie rockers The Front Bottoms have been reviving emo since before it was cool, composing criminally-underrated tunes across five fantastic full-lengths (three with label backing), most recently 2015 effort Back on Top, the band’s first for Fueled By Ramen. The group’s earnest, energetic tunes are overshadowed only by their magnetic live show, and after playing…
Gearing up to release his sixth album, Ouroboros, March 4 via RCA Records, acclaimed folk rock singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has just announced a massive three-month summer tour, which returns him to Nashville July 29 for a performance at Ascend Amphitheater. No stranger to Music City, Ray recorded his last album here under the guidance of Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach, but…
15 years into their existence, and more than five since they cemented their status as indie rock mainstays with 2010’s Halcyon Digest, Atlanta shoegaze-y noise popsters Deerhunter are still going strong, celebrating the recent release of their seventh album, Fading Frontier. The scene faves were previously confirmed to play Southern California’s Coachella fest, and, as bands are wont to…
Remember the crazy snow storm last week? The one you wouldn’t even believe happened after a week straight of mid spring temperatures? One of the casualties of the 2016 snowpacolypse was a special showcase from our friend at Nashville Weekender at The Basement East. There has been a slight lineup change for the rescheduled…
For the past 20 years and across ten full-lengths, Texas alt-country outfit Old 97’s have been putting on one of the best roots rock shows around, passing through Nashville on a near annual basis in the process. This spring, the beloved group are hitting the road with indie/garage/blues rock band Heartless Bastards, known for their hypnotic stage…
Indie pop darling Jenny Lewis will be in town this Saturday, Feb. 6 to perform her debut album Rabbit Fur Coat in full along with collaborators The Watson Twins, in honor of its 10th anniversary. While that show promptly sold out, Jenny and the Twins just announced that they’ll be sticking around for a second, more intimate performance on…
English indie rockers Bloc Party, back together and touring in support of their new album Hymns, which dropped on Jan. 29 via Vagrant, have just announced a spring run of North American shows in between festival appearances, including a May 23 date at Cannery Ballroom, where the group last played in early 2013. Bloc Party first caught…