The 2015 season of Live on the Green launched with a fantastic start last week, boasting memorable performances from Lord Huron, Shakey Graves, and Elliot Root. Keeping the ball rolling on the annual, free, outdoor fest, which now takes place over four weeks, we continue TONIGHT, Aug. 27 at Public Square Park with Cold War Kids, J Roddy Walston &…
This year’s AmericanaFest is promising to be a real humdinger. The initial lineup for the annual festival, which occupies venues all over the city and this year takes place Sept. 15-20, was already impressive as usual with artists including Los Lobos, Patty Griffin,Whitey Morgan and the 78s, honeyhoney, John Moreland, Andrew Combs, Nikki Lane, Pokey…
As we announced last month, there’s a brand new festival headed to Music City this fall: SoundHarvest! Set to take place Oct. 17 in Centennial Park, the upcoming event hit the ground running with the announcement of headliners The Flaming Lips, and has since expanded to include Allen Stone and local rockers The Weeks. Many…
While our brand new Ascend Amphitheater has been the focus of many in terms of downtown concerts lately, another venue only a few blocks away is doing very well for itself with a strong fall roster. City Winery has been making a healthy and plentiful impact in the Downtown Nashville concert scene. A few…
There’s hardly a night that goes by when there isn’t a band rocking out at The End, and tonight is no exception. Newly regrouped emo rockers The Early November are here in support of their newest release, Imbue, but surely won’t disappoint fans by not playing some classics from the mid-2000s. They’ll be joined by two of our…
Beloved Christian post-hardcore outfit Underoath announced last week that they would be reuniting with their They’re Only Chasing Safety era lineup, initially only revealing plans to play a festival on the west coast. We assumed they wouldn’t go to so much trouble (or so heavily tease the announce) for only one show, and, as expected, the band just…
Nearing the end of what might be their last tour ever (or, at least, last tour for the foreseeable future), Detroit pop punk group Fireworks are stopping through Nashville for one last hurrah TONIGHT, Aug. 24 at The End. Sweetening the deal, the band are out with a wonderful lineup of Weatherbox, Souvenirs, and Dryjacket, making this all ages, $14 show…
Fall is right around the corner, and that means we’ll soon be dusting off our sweatshirts, cracking open Oktoberfest beer, and, of course, gearing up for Halloween. While there is never a shortage of fun Music City happenings for the costumed occasion, our attention is usually divided amongst a variety of smaller, DIY, and bar-centric…
Roots of a Rebellion. Photo by Amber J. Davis. Roots of a Rebellion, Blackfoot Gypsies, Charles Johnson Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN August 18, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Amber J. Davis. We would like to continue to welcome all of you reading this out there in Music City and beyond to Acme…
Live on the Green w/ Lord Huron, Shakey Graves, Elliot Root Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 20, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Emila Paré. Whether or not we’re prepared to admit that it is, in fact, already late August, and summer will soon be nothing but a distant memory, Live on the…