Veruca Salt w/ Charly Bliss, American Dream Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN July 21, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. A close-to-sold-out crowd packed into the Mercy Lounge on Tuesday night to witness the reunion of nineties garage-pop cult icons Veruca Salt, who drew an incredibly enthusiastic response despite making the rowdy audience wait nearly…
Big news for fans of funk, soul, and big band rock ‘n’ roll. The unparalleled Trombone Shorty and his behemoth backing band, Orleans Avenue, are returning to Music City to tear the roof of Marathon Music Works again. Just over a year ago (from show date) Mr. Shorty and his homies destroyed a set…
Happyness, Michael Rault, & Butthole The End; Nashville, TN July 22, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Sometimes, it’s important to just trust your friends. So when my editor/compadre told me I needed to check out Michael Rault at The End, because he knows my tastes, I took his word for it. Throw in…
Failure w/ Queen Kwong 3rd & Lindsley; Nashville, TN July 21, 2015 Review by Jackson Lord. On Tuesday, cult ’90s grunge trio Failure played their first set in Nashville since their reunion last year at 3rd & Lindsley with support from L.A. quartet Queen Kwong. In short, it was an incredible night, filled with positive excitement and…
Last summer, the Mad Decent Block Party, a traveling hip hop/EDM fest helmed by Diplo’s Mad Decent label, expanded significantly, traveling all over North America with a rotating lineup of some of the scene’s hottest acts, including an inaugural stop in Nashville. We caught the show and had a blast, and, judging by the size…
Out in support of their fantastic fourth album, Broken into Better Shape, which has been garnering universal critical praise since its release last month, and was recorded right here in Nashville, Philadelphia indie folk duo Good Old War are set to return to Nashville for the first time in a few years for an Aug. 9 performance at 3rd & Lindsley along…
In 2001, Ike Reilly made his major label debut when he released Salesmen and Racists. He’s been putting out consistently great albums ever since and this Saturday, July 25th, he’ll be playing at The High Watt with his full band, The Ike Reilly Assassination. The show begins at 9 PM, is 18+, and tickets are…
We told you a couple of months ago that Kevin Devine was set to return to Music City after his last appearance got canceled due to shitty weather. Now the time is finally here, so if you haven’t made Friday night plans, or even if you have, switch some things around and head to…
Future Thieves. Photo by Nolan Knight. Future Thieves, Pilot Rouge, Jake McMullen Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN July 21, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Nolan Knight. 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…
Cult followed, psychedelic, garage rock shredder Ty Segall has reunited with his band Fuzz to release the power trio’s second record, a double disc at that, aptly entitled II, due out October 23rd (pre-order digitally here) on In The Red records. Seagall, a multi-instrumentalist best known for his solo body of work, where he destroyers listeners’…