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[NEWS] The Avett Brothers Americana Fest Tickets on Pre-Sale Today
If you saw our post earlier this week, then you already know that The Avett Brothers are headlining this year’s Americana Music Festival with a show at Riverfront Park on Sept. 20. Today, we have an update: the ticket pre-sale is happening right now until tomorrow morning, so be sure to snag yours early…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 6.16-6.22
Even though we’ve been in the summer state of mind for awhile, the season’s official start has arrived, and, ironically, has been marked with a whole heap of fantastic fall show announcements. Don’t worry though, there’s plenty of summer fun left, and, if last week’s show previews and reviews didn’t tip you off, we’re…
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[NEWS] Americana Music Fest Announces Partial 2014 Lineup
The Americana Music Association just announced part of the lineup for the upcoming 15th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference which will be held in Nashville from September 17-21, 2014. Among the 80 of 160 total acts, they also announced the three-time Americana Group of the Year, The Avett Brothers, headlining Saturday night September 20th at Riverfront Park. The…
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[Review + Photos] Nashville Dancin’ Week 2: Xavier Rudd, The Main Squeeze, Ray Scott, Ash Grunwald
Xavier Rudd. Photo by Michael Brooks. Nashville Dancin’ feat. Xavier Rudd, The Main Squeeze, Ray Scott, Ash Grunwald Riverfront Park; Nashville, TN June 19, 2014 Review by Jack Smith. Photos by Michael Brooks. Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of attending the second weekly installment of the aptly named free concert series, Nashville Dancin’. Occurring every…
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[Preview] Sharon Van Etten w/ Jana Hunter | TONIGHT @ Exit/In
It feels good to feel bad. That’s what listening to Sharon Van Etten often elicits. But her latest release, Are We There, steadies and grounds rather than pulling us too far down. It’s a subtle but significant touch, and Sharon Van Etten will show Nashville herself tonight at the Exit/In with Jana Hunter. Tickets are…
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Moon Taxi, Wild Cub to Play Free Budweiser Made in America Show July 17 at Marathon Music Works
Budweiser’s Made in America music series returns to Music City this summer, and, once again, it’s a totally FREE affair! This year’s lineup boasts two of our local faves on the rise, Moon Taxi and Wild Cub, and, like last year’s installment, it will once again take place at Marathon Music Works, this time on July 17. All you…
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The Gaslight Anthem to Play Marathon Music Works Oct. 8 with Against Me!
Holy heartbreaking schedule conflict Batman. The same night, Oct. 8, that mewithoutYou are set to bring their Catch Us for the Foxes 10 year tour to Cannery Ballroom, punk-tinged heartland rockers The Gaslight Anthem are set to return to Marathon Music Works, this time with seminal punk outfit Against Me! The Gaslight Anthem recently announced Get Hurt, their fifth album and followup…
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mewithoutYou ‘Catch Us for the Foxes’ 10 Year Tour Comes to Cannery Ballroom Oct. 8
As excited as we were for indie/experimental rockers mewithoutYou‘s recent winter stop at Exit/In, we’re even more indescribably elated that they’re extended the 10 year anniversary tour for their beloved 2004 album, Catch Us for the Foxes, to our neck of the woods, with an Oct. 8 stop planned for Cannery Ballroom. Foxes holds a special, nostalgic place in our hearts,…
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Pokey LaFarge to Play Mercy Lounge Sept. 13
American musical traditionalist/revivalist Pokey LaFarge has been a favorite of ours since we caught him last year at his label home, Third Man Records, as well as last winter at Mercy Lounge. Fusing elements of ragtime, traditional country and western, early jazz, and blues, LaFarge looks and sounds like he just stepped out of a…
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Watch Diarrhea Planet’s Epic Full Bonnaroo Set
We already posted some thoughts and photos from Diarrhea Planet‘s epic Bonnaroo debut over the weekend, but, now you can see the rowdy, rocked out, and rambunctious performance for yourself in its entirety, thanks to YouTube user TompDogg. Bonnaroo’s New Music On Tap Lounge could barely contain the Nashville rockers’ energy or antics, and, as…