The dream of the nineties will be alive in Nashville tonight, July 21 when alt-pop band Veruca Salt play Mercy Lounge in support of their first new record with their original lineup since 1997’s Eight Arms to Hold You. Pop punk band Charly Bliss and local western dream pop act American Dream will open. We’ve filled you in…
Maybe you missed seeing your favorite band in the ’90s. Maybe you weren’t even born. It’s okay! Everyone deserves a second chance. After releasing The Heart is a Monster, their first album in almost 20 years, last month, historic grunge three-piece Failure are coming to Nashville tonight, July 21 to tear up 3rd & Lindsley with industrial rock outfit Queen Kwong. Whether you’ve been…
In anticipation of his forthcoming album, Momentary Masters, set to be released July 31, The Strokes’ own Albert Hammond Jr. has released a music video for his new single “Losing Touch.” The video shows Hammond Jr. being chased by Death, and the opening scene uses an exchange from Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, in which…
British blues/folk singing and songwriting crooner George Ezra is returning to Music City on Wednesday, Sept. 30, where he’ll be gracing the stage at The Ryman Auditorium for the second time this year. We told you all about his last Nashville visit, playing warm-up for Hozier (read this post) back in March, but now Mr. Ezra…
It may be months away, but now you’ve got plans for Halloween, and you don’t even have to pick out a costume. After selling out two shows at 3rd & Lindsley almost instantaneously earlier this year, it’s only fitting that Sturgill Simpson’s next hometown outing would have him grace the stage of The Ryman. For his first…
Want to get weird on a Monday night? Head to Exit/In tonight, July 20 to experience the raw power of legendary experimental Japanese noise rock veterans Melt-Banana. If that’s not enough noise for you, don’t worry – they’re also bringing along Florida-based riff masters Torche along as co-headliners. With all that plus Hot Nerds and Gnarwhal as openers,…
Head out to The East Room for a rock and roll filled Saturday night. Cincinnati rockers Injecting Strangers are returning to Nashville to play with locals Yumi & the System. These “lucky little f*ckers” are touring for their latest album, Patience, Child. You won’t want to miss these powerful performances beginning at 9pm. Read below to learn…
Orlinda. Photo by Amber J. Davis. Orlinda, Willie and the Giant, Johnzo West Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN July 14, 2015 Review 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 Feed & Seed every…
Co-founded by Ryan Spaulding (radio host and founder of the popular Ryan’s Smashing Life blog) and Adam Duritz (of Counting Crows fame), The Outlaw Roadshow is a curated musical showcase (similar to Communion) which is, for the first time, hosting an event in Nashville this weekend, July 17 and 18 at Mercy Lounge and The High Watt. Totally FREE and boasting an incredible, 30+ band lineup,…
We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and, this weekend, July 17-19, it finally returns: Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival will once again take place in downtown’s Waterfront Park, boasting a stellar lineup of artists like Sam Smith, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic, Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, JEFF the…