It’s hard to believe that it’s already the first week of September. Not only does it mean we’ll hopefully get rid of this muggy ass weather, but fall is one of the best (if not the best) times of the year for new music and shows. To help kick the season off, The High Watt has a…
There’s no better place to get loud than The Stone Fox this weekend. If you want the maximum amount of riffs with the minimum amount of beats or tempo or any concept of time at all, make your way there TONIGHT, Sept. 5 to see drone metal pioneers Earth. They’ve been punishing ear drums for over…
It’s Labor Day weekend in Nashville, and that means one extra day to do something fun before you go back to the daily weekday grind. Use your time wisely and head to Ascend Amphitheater TONIGHT, Sept. 5 and/or TOMORROW, Sept. 6 to catch Widespread Panic while they stop through town. Their two night run is sure…
Local electronic duo Cherub are kicking off their massive “So… You DTF?” fall tour in Nashville TONIGHT, Sept. 5 at The Ryman Auditorium, with help from fellow local electro-rock/post-punk act Future Unlimited, and you need to be there! Tickets are still available for $25 (a bargain by Ryman standards), but you’d better act fast; the last time the duo played Music City…
Genre-bending, boundary pushing Canadian post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor return to Nashville for their first headlining show in three years later this month, Sept. 19 at Marathon Music Works (notably, Godspeed played Bridgestone Arena with Nine Inch Nails in 2013) with Xylouris White, out in support of their new album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. With a live show like no other, a loyal…
Out in support of their first new full-length in eight years, Everybody’s Coming Down, Omaha indie rock/folk outfit The Good Life return to Nashville for the first time in years to perform TONIGHT, Sept. 4 at The High Watt. Out with Big Harp, the side project of their own bassist Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, the band are channeling a more energized, rock-leaning sound…
Bluesy vintage pop singer ZZ Ward is playing Marathon Music Works tonight, Sept. 4! The singer-songwriter’s husky voice calls to mind other throwback pop artists like Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Joss Stone, but leanings towards the blues and hip-hop rather than jazz or soul make her sound stand out amongst other female singers looking…
All Deeds Done, Justin Forrest, The Way Down Wanderers Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN September 1, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship We would like to continue to welcome all of you reading this out there in Music City and beyond to Acme Feed & Seed every Tuesday night, for the weekly…
Nikki Lane w/ Kristin Diable, Frankie Lee Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN August 30, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Gary Acquaro. You know a real musician when they decide to schedule a show on their day off, and that’s just what East Nashville outlaw country singer Nikki Lane did on the day after opening for Social…
Canadian indie rock fans rejoice! Dan Bejar of the New Pornographers is bringing his side project Destroyer back to Nashville on Oct. 10 at Mercy Lounge. Fresh off the release of his latest album Poison Season comes the new single “Times Square,” an upbeat, jazzy tune that might be the happiest thing Destroyer has ever…