12th and Porter has put together a wildly diverse lineup for what they’re calling a Rock & Roll Bash tonight featuring one of our favorite new local punk bands, Secret Club. A lot of bands that would make Joey Ramone spin in his grave label themselves “punk” anymore, but Secret Club actually sound like they…
When you’re the headliner for a show, that’s a pretty big deal; but when you’re the only one on the bill for the night, that’s a really big deal. Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line are the only ones up to play tonight at The High Watt, but they’re guaranteed to make the show worth every single penny. Having…
JD McPherson. Photo by Mick Leonardi. JD McPherson w/ Dylan Pratt Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN February 20, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Mick Leonardi. Despite an official warning from the mayor and an ice storm the likes of which Nashville hasn’t seen in years, on Friday night the Mercy Lounge was packed with a…
Sean Watkins. Sean Watkins w/ Jill Andrews The Basement; Nashville, TN February 18, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody After being stranded out of town last week and then returning to find several canceled shows, I was glad that the Sean Watkins and Jill Andrew‘s show at The Basement would go on as scheduled. It was…
The Lowest Pair opened for Trampled By Turtles on a few dates including the Ryman earlier this month. So, how cool is it that they are making a stop at Bobby’s Idle Hour tonight as part of their solo tour before heading to SWSW next month? We rarely spend time at Bobby’s, and it marks our first…
Resident beach rock aficionados, and No Country Presents alum, The Beech Benders will be channeling some SoCal vibes tonight at The East Room. The sun, sand, and surf are not included, but hopefully the music can warm us up in spite of this dreadful and dreary winter weather. Expanded folk duo, The Western Shore, roots rockers…
Oklahoma native and vintage rock and roll singer JD McPherson has been compared to artists as seemingly disparate as Little Richard and Amy Winehouse. He just dropped his sophomore record, which is garnering acclaim for McPherson’s ability to make music that balances being a throwback to the rock and roll of the 1950s, without feeling…
Parquet Courts. Photo by: Jack Giles Netter. Parquet Courts w/ Nots, Churchyard Exit/In; Nashville, TN February 5, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones if you caught Parquet Courts’ show on Feb. 5, because they put it down at Exit/ In. With a busy, busy 2014,…
Music City, meet local party rockers Easy Roscoe, whose self-described main objective is to make sure their audience/fans have a good time. A pretty noble pursuit. They have recently self-released their debut album, Keep The Dancin’ Dancin’, which you can sample after the jump. Even better? Their FREE, in-store CD release show is TONIGHT at Grimey’s…