North Florida swamp rocker JJ Grey and his standout backing band Mofro are heading back to Music City April 16, when they stop in to perform at Marathon Music Works. Talented singer songwriter Anderson East is opening, and tickets are currently available for $25-$28, but, if you’re feeling lucky, we’re giving you the chance a…
Detroit pop punk group Fireworks have, for a decade, been helping lead the charge in an organic, revivalist, and flourishing new wave of punk. A far-shot from the radio-pandering, genre-aping movement that burned out mainstream interest in the mid-00s, the band have, with their three incredible full-lengths, helped prove that pop punk can be smart, progressive,…
Dr. Dog w/ mewithoutYou Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN March 27, 2015 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. This is a show that had been marked on our calendars for a long time, friends. We’ve been hyping Dr. Dog‘s amazing new live LP, Live At a Flamingo Hotel, for months, and even gave away a set of free tickets to…
Last month, Washington rocker Jeremy Enigk, best known for fronting seminal ’90s emo band Sunny Day Real Estate, announced a solo acoustic tour. His first solo trek in several years, the run will bring him to our very own Mercy Lounge on April 15 for what, we believe, will be his first solo Nashville show ever. And, if that…
Circa Survive. Photo by Ambre Rogue. Circa Survive w/ Balance And Composure, CHON Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN March 24, 2015 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Ambre Rogue Circa Survive, Balance And Composure and CHON brought their high-intensity rock show to Music City last week, and we were lucky enough to catch it. Read on for our…
Lucette. Photo by Michael Brooks. Lucette, Justin Wells William Collier’s; Nashville, TN March 26, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Michael Brooks. Canadian Americana singer-songwriter Lucette played at Marathon Music Works bar William Collier’s last Thursday, and took some time to have a long chat with us beforehand about her time at South by Southwest…
Bonnaroo Artist | Hurray for the Riff Raff Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom…
Washington rocker Jeremy Enigk, best known for fronting seminal ’90s emo act Sunny Day Real Estate, recently announced a spring acoustic solo tour, which will bring him to Nashville (possibly for the first time ever, as far as we can tell) April 15 at Mercy Lounge. Enigk hasn’t performed live in six years, nor has he released any new…
For over 15 years, Iowa alt-folk singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore has been churning out some of the most underrated, heartfelt, and powerful releases in the underground scene. Building a fanbase organically from touring and good old fashioned word of mouth, and aligning himself with the punk community, Whitmore has gradually grown to become a more broadly…
Following the success of his explosive and critically lauded 2013 debut, Doris (itself a followup to 2010 mixtape Earl), rapper and member of hip hop collective Odd Future Earl Sweatshirt has released his highly-anticipated sophomore effort, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. Only 21 years old, Sweatshirt has cemented his reputation for crafting some of the smartest,…