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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Bespectacled Dinosaur Jr. frontman and all-time guitar great J Mascis has announced a followup to his fantastic 2011 solo debut, Several Shades of Why, along with a national tour to follow. The disc will be called Tied to a Star, and is slated for an Aug. 26 release via Sub Pop, and the tour is scheduled to stop here in…
It’s no secret that we LOVED Swedish sister act First Aid Kit over the weekend at Bonnaroo, so, understandably, we were ecstatic to learn that the duo are set to make their debut at The Ryman this fall, Oct. 29. Johanna and Klara Söderberg have worked their way up the ranks of Nashville venues since exploding onto the scene in 2010,…
By now, you’ve hopefully heard of Red Bull Sound Select, and are familiar with their monthly curated local showcases, which have featured some epic local and national performers in various locations across town, always for just $3. Next month’s installment has just been announced, and its lineup has us even more excited than usual! Friday, July…
When we last checked in with Nashville’s PUJOL, he was prepping to release his sophomore full-length, KLUDGE, which arrived late last month via Saddle Creek (stream it here). The indie/garage rock effort, which is dripping in elements of psychedelia and retro pop, has quickly become one of our favorite local releases of the year, and has…