Before a another run fronting famed rock group Queen, glam-rock singer Adam Lambert has announced a spring tour of solo shows in support of last year’s The Original High, which will bring him back to The Ryman Auditorium on March 10, where he made his Music City debut in 2010. The vocal powerhouse and American Idol alum has had an impressive run over…
Entering its second season, new downtown showspace Ascend Amphitheater is already lining up some highly-anticipated events for the summer and fall, including twenty one pilots, Duran Duran, Heart, Joan Jett, and Cheap Trick, and many more! A couple of changes in policy seem to be brewing, however, thanks to noise complaints from nearby residents. According to the Tennessean,…
Earlier this week, we told you that pop rockers Parachute were set to return to Cannery Ballroom on May 6, in support of their upcoming album, and, now, we’ve just learned a bit more about the release, and received a preview in the form of first single “Without You.” Called Wide Awake, the LP will arrive March 11, and serves…
Grammy nominated Brooklyn hard rock trio Highly Suspect stopped by Conan last night to perform “Bloodfeather,” the latest single from their critically acclaimed 2015 album Mister Asylum. Capitalizing on the platform, singer Johnny Stevens took a moment to urge America to vote for “anybody but Trump,” before launching into the song. As we recently announced, the group are set to play The…
Seattle-based surf-tinged poppy punk outfit Tacocat fell onto our radar in 2014, with the release of their criminally underrated sophomore album NVM, and subsequent tour that brought them to The Stone Fox. Much to our delight, the buzzworthy up and comers have just announced plans to release a new album, Lost Time, April 1 via Hardly Art, and will return…
We had a blast at this year’s inaugural Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival in nearby Franklin, and had high hopes that the freshman event would go over well enough to continue for many years to come. Despite perhaps being slightly less attended than hoped for (though nowhere near the lows at fellow first time event Ink N…
Three rock legends and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and Cheap Trick have announced a lengthy summer tour, aptly dubbed the “Rock Hall Three For All,” which passes through Music City as it winds down at the end of the summer, Sept. 19 at Ascend Amphitheater. We surely don’t need to fill you in about…
One of the most exciting events of 2015 was the opening of The Basement East, which brought a proper 400-ish cap venue to Nashville’s growing East Side. Since the venue’s grand opening blowout back in April, the bills have continued to astound, featuring incredible shows like a couple of unexpected Cage The Elephant dates, metal gods…
Our friends at Palaver Records are celebrating the third anniversary of their weekly Palaver Thursdays show series TONIGHT, Jan. 14 in a blowout fashion. The super-sized event features 19 artists over both stages at their typical spot of fooBAR, as well as across the street at The East Room, and includes blog faves like Tetherball, Allen Thompson, Kim…
Local rockers Step Sisters quickly caught our eye, after coming together in 2014 and releasing a self-titled EP early last year. We’ve told you about the group a number of times, notably as part of some great local shows, and the relative newcomers are quickly becoming a “need to know” band on the rise. Step Sisters…