Written by Jen Starsinic. Get ready to get your socks knocked off by two Oklahomans TONIGHT, Oct. 28 at Mercy Lounge as JD McPherson and John Moreland ride into town. Both have recently released absolutely stellar new albums, and both have a live show worth traveling for. If there were ever two people who…
Everyone’s favorite one-man band Shakey Graves is coming back to town on his Die Hard Tour after taking the trophy for best emerging artist from the Americana Association and playing a surprise set at AmericanaFest, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets for his stop Nov. 19 at Cannery Ballroom. The seven-piece indie-pop band…
Photo by Nolan Knight. Earlier this month, we grabbed our sweaters and headed down to Centennial Park for the inaugural SoundHarvest Music Festival. Many music lovers raised a brow at the announcement of yet another new festival here in town, especially with its placement so soon after fellow newbie Pilgrimage Fest. Although attendance numbers were…
NYC singer-songwriter Anthony D’Amato rescues a bride during the most ridiculous wedding ever in his video for “Was a Time.” Instead of happy tears and smiles, this ceremony is filled with angry beat-downs pulled from a 1990’s WWE match. The slapstick violence builds off the chaotic building energy that seeps out of D’Amato’s somewhat sassy lyrical goodbye to…
Written by Jen Starsinic. Nashville’s getting a visit from the mid-Atlantic TONIGHT, Oct. 27 as Lightning 100 presents Philly-based rock band The Districts, currently on a nationwide tour in support of their newest release A Flourish and a Spoil. They’ll be joined at The High Watt by Baltimore-based Sun Club and fellow Philadelphian Ron Gallo.…
City Winery is bringing Nashville a real treat tonight, Oct. 27; Elephant Revival will be playing live with Cicada Rhythm and Nashville’s own Nora Jane Struthers opening. The show gets started at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m. This is an all ages show, and it will be a wonderful venue to get…
You may remember when we first announced reggae rockers SOJA were rolling into town to play Marathon Music Works on Nov. 11 with J BOOG, but now they’ve bolstered the bill with a third act, Gramps Morgan. Also noteworthy, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the show, but only if you’re the chosen one. For the rest of…
Halloween week is finally upon us, and there’s no better way to kick off the festivities than with a free show with a bill stacked full of great local bands. Our friends at BMI have teamed up with Yuengling and Blackstone Brewery to curate this special edition of their weekly 8 Off 8th series at Mercy…
Jason Isbell‘s four-night stand at The Ryman, which kicks off tonight, Oct. 23 and conduces Monday, might have sold out in record time, but fans without tickets in Nashville and beyond should be excited to learn about this very special, just-announced opportunity to stream two of the shows. In partnership with TourGigs, The Ryman and Isbell…
Remember a few weeks back when we brought you CAPPA‘s new single “Other Girls?” (Yes, it’s been stuck in our head ever since too.) Well, just in time for her show TONIGHT at RCA Studio A supporting Cardboard Kids’ EP release (tickets here), the local indie pop songstress has debuted an official music video for the track via Glamour.…