Elvis Depressedly. Photo by Gary Acquaro. Elvis Depressedly w/ Mitski, Eskimeaux, Daddy Issues The End; Nashville, TN July 11, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Gary Acquaro. A very young crowd turned out at The End on Saturday night for a stacked bill of sad indie pop-rock featuring three touring acts and the local darlings Daddy…
If you’re a fan of glamorous alt-rockers Neon Trees, you won’t want to miss the chance to see them perform an intimate and stripped-down set. The quartet will play the unique gig at Mercy Lounge with Nashville natives COIN and fellow electro-pop rockers Fictionist tonight, on July 14. The show is 18+ and you can…
Earlier this year, famed pop punk/alt rock act Motion City Soundtrack hit the road to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their most popular (and, arguably, best) album, 2005’s Commit This to Memory. Produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, the record was Motion City’s sophomore release, and helped propel them into broader mainstream recognition, cementing their status as one of…
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, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Noah Gundersen, The Lone Bellow,…
Local Americana five-piece Georgia English and the Jukebox Kids have just independently released their debut full-length, Good Girls, and are one of the many bands set to play Nashville’s Ink N Iron festival in August. English developed her rootsy soul sound busking as a teenager in the subway stations of San Francisco, and her humorous Americana will fit in…
Waka Flocka Flame w/ D.R.A.M., NAWAS Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN July 10, 2015 Review by Olivia Ladd. Photos by Ambre Stewart. A typical night in Nashville is nothing short of a party. This weekend proved to be an especially wild time, when Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame returned to Music City to perform at Marathon Music…
Aaron Gillespie, formerly of Underoath and The Almost, and currently handling drum duties for Parmaore, passes through Rocketown TONIGHT, July 11, with William Beckett (The Academy Is) and Nathan Hussey (All Get Out) for a special “career-spanning performance featuring songs from the past 15 years.” If that doesn’t get your inner pop punk get nostalgia going, we don’t know what will.…
As we announced a few months back, pop punks turned arena rockers Fall Out Boy are set to return to Nashville for the third year in a row (an annual occurrence since the group first reunited at the start of 2013) this Sunday, July 12 at Bridgestone Arena for their largest Music City show ever! Co-headling with breakout Pittsburgh…
Neo-soul, Americana and blues rock ’n’ roll crooner Anderson East has officially released his much anticipated debut LP, Delilah, TODAY, and let us tell you it is very impressive. The record captures his unique vocals, inspired song writing and genre spanning back-up band wonderfully. The LP is also the first release on super producer Dave Cobb’s (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Kristin…