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East Nashville Underground: A Magical Reunion | Thursday Preview
For a number of years, East Nashville Underground served as a quarterly, weekend-long, drunken get-together; a showcase of some of Nashville’s finest up and coming artists (many of whom have gone on to do some very impressive things since) that grew out of its basement beginnings to literally putting The East Room on the map. It’s…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Stream Justin & the Cosmics’ LP ‘Schooly Dreams’ | Catch Them Friday @ Queen Ave!
We’ve been big fans of Justin & the Cosmics since seeing the anachronistic rock and rollers close out the LP release show for labelmate Pony Boy, and we’re not the only ones who have been chomping at the bit for their debut full-length Schooly Dreams. Their debut EP Home, Boy was considered one of the…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] AWOLNATION w/ Highly Suspect & Red Sun Rising | Dec. 4 @ War Memorial Auditorium
Returning to Nashville for the first time in two years, breakout electronic rock act AWOLNATION play War Memorial Auditorium for the first time next month, Dec. 4, along with two decidedly more alt rock-leaning bands Highly Suspect and Red Sun Rising. Co-presented by local alternative station 102.9 The Buzz, and billed as “The Buzz Swanky Sweater Christmas Jam,” tickets for this pre-holiday…
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Don’t Miss Emery w/ The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Forevermore, & Hearts Like Lions | TONIGHT at Rocketown!
It seems like this has been the year for 10 year anniversary tours; Motion City Soundtrack, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and several others have celebrated their beloved album’s anniversaries in Nashville already, and Seattle-based post-hardcore/alternative rock band Emery are up next tonight, Nov. 18 at Rocketown. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since…
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The Weeknd, Alabama Shakes, Cage The Elephant, More Announced for 2016 Hangout Fest
Kicking off the festival announcement season astonishingly early (seriously y’all, can we at least get through the holidays?), Gulf Shores, Alabama’s Hangout Music Festival just made a surprise announcement of their entire (or at least close to entire) 2016 lineup this morning, before most regional events have even launched pre-sales. The annual, beachfront event returns May 20-22,…
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REVIEW: Sufjan Stevens w/ Gallant | 11.11.15 @ The Ryman Auditorium
Sufjan Stevens w/ Gallant The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN November 11, 2015 Review by Julian Ciany. Last week was full of absolutely amazing shows, but none topped the unbelievable experience of watching Sufjan Stevens take the stage at The Ryman Auditorium. The critically acclaimed songwriter has seen a surge of activity in 2015, prominently relating new record called…
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Don’t Miss Jeffrey James w/ CAPPA & Daphne Willis | TONIGHT @ The High Watt!
TONIGHT, Nov. 17 at The High Watt, a trio of local pop artists on the rise, all unique in their own regard, are set to perform for the low ticket price of just $10. Heading up the evening and for his first Nashville headliner ever, soulful singer Jeffrey James will cap off a buzzworthy year, supported by…
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Tool to Play Bridgestone Arena Jan 23 with Primus
After recent hints from enigmatic frontman Maynard James Keenan, acclaimed alt-metal/prog act Tool have announced a short 2016 tour, their first run of shows in two years, which returns them to Nashville for the first time in 15 years on Jan. 23 at Bridgestone Arena. While the jury’s still out on when we can expect a followup to 2006’s 10,000 Days,…
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British Rock Legend Robin Trower to Play Marathon Music Works April 8
Guitar nerds unite! Classic rock guitarist Robin Trower and his trusty Stratocaster are set to blow minds at Marathon Music Works on April 8. Known as one of the most influential British blues-rock guitarists in history, Trower earned the nickname “The White Hendrix” during his rise to fame in the 1970s. He first broke into the…
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CAPPA Covers TLC’s “No Scrubs” | Catch Her Nov. 17 @ The High Watt!
If you’ve been following the site all year, you know that we (and, apparently everyone else) can’t get enough of local electro-pop songstress CAPPA, who has been met with universal praise and endless buzz since the release of her self-titled, debut EP back in the spring. A mainstay of the exciting new local pop scene, CAPPA…