It’s a shame we can’t call Chicago’s Angel Olsen our own. Picture her country yodel echoing in the dismal catacombs of East Nashville where Dino’s (now under new ownership) and Edgefield (currently for sale at $1.8 million) are laid to rest. English Scholar Robert Burton, most known for his book, The Anatomy of Melancholy…
Amidst a headlining tour which includes a stop at Nashville’s own Marathon Music Works this Saturday, Nov. 15, indie pop songstress Jenny Lewis stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to perform an incredible rendition of “She’s Not Me,” one of many wonderful tracks from her latest full-length, The Voyager. And, yes, that’s Nashville’s own Natalie Prass assisting Lewis…
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Texas rapper Riff Raff, a.k.a. Jody Highroller, is one of a kind. The self-proclaimed “neon icon” (also the name of his latest album) has been amassing an underground following for the last several years, and rose to further mainstream recognition when he famously (or controversially) served…
Aside from the recent release of new single “Sugar,” and some intermittent national tour dates, 2014 has been a relatively quiet year for local electro rock outfit Five Knives, who have been hard at work on completing their upcoming new full-length. We’re not even sure if they’ve played a proper hometown show since late 2013, when…
Ahead of her two-night return to Bridgestone Arena, Sept. 25 and 26, pop megastar and sometimes Nashville resident Taylor Swift has debuted a new music video for “Blank Space,” the latest single from her chart-topping new album, 1989. Cinematic in its scope, the Joseph Kahn directed vid chronicles a wasp-y love struck Swift dealing with the build up and…
When it comes to musical legends who helped to define rock n’ roll as we know it, there aren’t that many left. However, one of the most legendary acts ever in rock history, The Beach Boys, have announced an evening to be remembered at The Ryman Auditorium on March 22. Needless to say, tickets…
You can tell we had a fun week just by counting the number of show previews and reviews that appeared on the site. Between watching a legendary emo reunion, a pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute featuring Macaulay Culkin, famed indie acts, folk, electronic, and more, we can confidently say that November is already off to…
Noah Gundersen. Photo by Matt Cairns. Ready for the best show of the year? Noah Gundersen is back in town TONIGHT for a SOLD OUT show at the Mercy Lounge with openers Owen Beverly and Nashville locals The Vespers. Last March, we caught Noah’s incredible performance at Mercy Lounge and have since been haunted by its…
First announced back in July, New York post-punk revivalists Interpol are set to return to Nashville tonight, Nov. 11 for the first time in nearly four years for a performance at Marathon Music Works, hot on the heels of the release of their comeback album, El Pintor. Supporting the acclaimed group will be indie group Hundred Waters. It’s not too late to…
Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues will be performing tonight at City Winery, which has quickly become one of our favorite venues in town. Doors are 6:00 PM and the music starts at 8:00 PM. We were at the Ryman when The Moody Blues, with Hayward, Mike Lodge and original drummer Graeme Edge, impressed…