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The Maine Premiere “English Girls” Lyric Video Ahead of May 12 Show at Cannery Ballroom
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Ahead of their May 12 all ages show at Cannery Ballroom with Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, and The Technicolors (tickets here), and in anticipation of the March 31 release of their fifth album, American Candy, alternative/pop rock group The Maine have dropped a new single and accompanying lyric video, “English Girls.” Though they’ve always drawn influence from Third Eye Blind (and similar ’90s alt/pop acts), “English…
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Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate) to Play Mercy Lounge April 15
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Washington rocker Jeremy Enigk, best known for fronting seminal ’90s emo act Sunny Day Real Estate, has 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. It’s been six years since Enigk last released a solo album (2009’s Ok…
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JEFF the Brotherhood, Those Darlins & More Announced for Freakin’ Weekend VI | March 12-14
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For several years running, Freakin’ Weekend has been one of our favorite musical moments of the year- a kickass way to close out the winter and welcome in the spring concert season, with tons of the best Nashville and national punk and garage rock bands on its bill. So, of course, we’re pleased to announce that…
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Turbo Fruits Premiere “The Way I Want You” Music Video; Catch Them Feb. 15 at 3rd & Lindsley
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A few weeks ago, we brought you news that local garage rockers Turbo Fruits would release their highly anticipated (and Patrick Carney produced) new album, No Control, April 20 via Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers, and streamed its lead single, “The Way I Want You.” Now, ahead of that release as well as a Feb. 15 Nashville Sunday Night performance at 3rd & Lindsley…
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Lord Huron to Play The Ryman May 6
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It’s been almost exactly one year since folk/indie/performance art act Lord Huron headlined Cannery Ballroom- their largest Nashville show to date, following a quick ascent from The High Watt to 3rd & Lindsley to that sold out set, all in the span of about a year. Things have been relatively quiet for the Los Angeles group in…
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Don’t Miss Phox w/ Field Report | TONIGHT @ Mercy Lounge!
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If you follow us regularly, then surely, by now, you’re familiar with Wisconsin indie pop outfit Phox. By our count, the group played Nashville three times last year, once in a headlining spot at The High Watt, and also in high profile opening slots with Paolo Nutini and, most recently, The Head and the Heart. Tonight, the…
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The Weeks, Moon Taxi, More Added to Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Party on Lower Broadway
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A few weeks back, we got word that Sports Illustrated had inexplicably chosen Nashville as the location to host their 2015 Swimsuit Fan Festival, an event to celebrate the release of their popular, annual Swimsuit issue (which hits newsstands Feb. 9). And, despite Music City boasting far from swimsuit weather this time of year,…
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Gang of Four Release Music Video ft. Alison Mosshart; Catch Them March 14 at Mercy Lounge
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Perhaps the single most criminally under-appreciated post-punk band in regards to their influence on the movement, UK rockers Gang of Four have been active off and on since 1977, famously and most prominently reuniting with their original, seminal lineup a decade ago. And, while members have ebbed and flowed, the team of vocalist Jon King…
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Kevin Devine Covers Nada Surf; Catch Him Feb. 17 at The High Watt
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As part of a new split series, eclectic Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kevin Devine has premiered a stripped-down cover of Nada Surf’s “Inside of Love” (the A-side features Nada’s Matthew Cawes covering Devine’s “Fiscal Cliff”) via The A.V. Club. You can pick up a copy of the 7″ here or pre-order the split digitally right here. As previously…