Famed ’90s alt rock act Third Eye Blind might not be as engrained in the mainstream zeitgeist as they were following their smash, self-titled 1997 debut, but, unlike many of their peers of that era, the group have never faded away, continuing to tour and release music going on more than two decades now. They’ve always…
Jawws, White Reaper, Daddy Issues Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN Aug. 25, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday for more than a year, we’ve been teaming up with hip downtown restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging…
Son Volt founder and ex-Uncle Tupelo frontman Jay Farrar is gearing up to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the former’s now-classic debut album, Trace, with a deluxe reissue, available Oct. 30 with a slew of extra tracks, including highlights of a February 1996 show at New York’s The Bottom Line, and will embark a very special tour…
Rayland Baxter will strike his lightning twice in the coming days here in his hometown of Nashville, first at Lightning 100’s Nashville Sunday Night show at 3rd & Lindsley this Sunday, Aug. 30 (tickets here) along with Ruby the Rabbitfoot and then again the following day for a FREE Grimey’s in-store performance on Monday, Aug. 31. Baxter’s new album Imaginary Man was released Aug.…
Kidnapping, theft, car chases, and murder – it’s all just another day in the life of the alt-country duo HoneyHoney. Well, not really, but you’d think that after watching the video for their new single “You And I” from their third album, appropriately titled 3. Guitarist Ben Jaffe and vocalist/violinist Suzanne Santo, who were…
We are super stoked to be exclusively debuting the new single “Pressure” from local alternative rock ’n’ roll power trio Down Boy, and do you want some more, equally awesome news? They band are hosting a special single release show at the one of the best indie rock settings in all of Music City, The End.…
If you’re broke but you love garage punk, we have some good news for you! Atlanta party rockers The Black Lips will be playing a Red Bull Sound Select show at Exit/ In on Sep. 16, and as with all RBSS shows, you can get in for just $3. The catch is you have to…
East Nashville outlaw country hell-raiser Nikki Lane has added her own headlining show Sunday, Aug. 30 at Mercy Lounge, the night after opening for a nearly sold-out Social Distortion gig at The Ryman. Lane has charmed us with her don’t-give-a-fuck attitude and hipster redneck style since her Dan Auerbach-produced record All or Nothin’ came out last…
Vintage pop singer ZZ Ward is about to play Marathon Music Works on Sept. 4 (enter for a chance to win tickets and find out more about that show here), and you can get ready for that show with some brand new music from the bluesy songstress by getting her new EP released today. The…
Alternative country-Americana singer Pony Boy is celebrating the release of her debut album Blue Gold (out today) at The Basement on Saturday, Aug. 29. We’ve been talking about her for the past couple weeks as she’s released her slow-burning, moody takes on country and western fueled by a completely unique voice and a lovely weird…