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…
The Whistles & The Bells, the local, eclectic musical vehicle of former Cadillac Sky frontman Bryan Simpson, have a busy January planned, with performances Jan. 15 at The High Watt with Albatross, Jan. 22 at The Basement with ChessBoxer, and Jan. 30, also at The Basement, with Jon Latham. While we’d highly recommend any/all of these great, low-dough…
After an unbelievably huge (and entirely well-deserved) 2015, local grunge pop group Bully are returning home for their first Nashville show of the new year, Jan. 22 at The Basement East! This marks the band’s first time performing at the east side’s new favorite haunt, and it’ll be extra rad with local rockers Music Band and Chicago’s Fake Limbs on the bill. Tickets…
A couple months back, we told you about local alt-rock newcomers Kamber. In the spirit of keeping up with resident Music City talent, we are happy to announce that vocalist Kamber (both her name and the group’s moniker) and a couple of her bandmates are ready to start making rounds with a new project called…
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Josh Ritter has released a colorful new video for his latest single, “Where the Night Goes.” The arrival of his eighth studio album, Sermon on the Rocks, was accompanied by a blue-and-yellow art direction that can be seen on everything from the record’s cover to his giant ad painted on the side of The…