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[Preview] Cardboard Kids Album Release Show w/ Golden Youth, Lenachka & Poema | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
If you like to bob and pogo a bit while listening to upbeat music, The High Watt is basically turning into a bounce castle tonight. Alt-rock band Cardboard Kids are celebrating their new album release for Echo Boomer. They’re bringing along plenty of melodically talented friends, including Golden Youth, Lenachka, and Poema. This one has the…
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[Review + Photos] Wye Oak w/ Braids @ Mercy Lounge | May 20th
Wye Oak. Photo by Matt Cairns. Wye Oak, Braids. Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 Review by Kurtis Dickerson. Photos by Matt Cairns. The beer was flowing and the night was fresh as we were bombarded with bits of 80s synth magic and sharp melodies. The beautiful indie rock musings of Wye…
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Bonnaroo Club Stage Band of the Day: Black Pistol Fire
Bonnaroo Artist | Black Pistol Fire Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Café Where | Sunday | 1:30pm Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup. In addition to main stage acts, we also want…
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Announce Sept. 23 Show at Bridgestone Arena
The legendary Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have a brand new album, Hypnotic Eye, their first in four years, due out July 29, and, as bands are wont to do, they’ll be embarking on a massive summer in support. It’s also been four years since the group last played Music City (not counting last summer’s headlining Bonnaroo…
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Foxy Shazam Premiere “Tragic Thrill” Music Video | Catch Them June 5 @ Exit/In!
As we told you last month, Cincinnati rockers Foxy Shazam recently dropped a surprise fifth album, Gonzo, which they recorded in secret with legendary producer Steve Albini, and opted to release for FREE! A deconstructionist callback to the days before the group towards a more glam/arena-ready sound, it’s something of a straightforward, minimalist masterpiece, and one of…
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[Review + Photos] Muddy Roots Spring Weekender
The Tillers. Photo by Sundel Perry. Muddy Roots Spring Weekender eXplore Brown County, Nashville, IN (That’s right. IN, not TN.) May 16-17, 2014 Review and photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry Photography You may recall from our coverage of last year’s Muddy Roots Music Festival that East Nashville-based Muddy Roots Events is dedicated…
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Bonnaroo Club Stage Band of the Day: The Bots
Bonnaroo Artist | The Bots Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Saturday| New Music On Tap Lounge | 5:20 pm Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup. In addition to main stage acts, we…
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Morrissey Premieres New Single, “Istanbul,” Second Spoken Word Video | Catch Him May 28 @ The Ryman
Hot on the heels of last week’s “World Peace Is None of Your Business,” the lead single from Morrissey‘s upcoming tenth album of the same name (due out July 15 via Harvest Records), the singer has debuted another new track, “Istanbul.” Just like last time, a spoken world music video has been released as well…
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[Review + Pics] Eagulls & Twin Peaks | Mercy Lounge | May 19, 2014
Eagulls. Photo by Sundel Perry Eagulls w/ Twin Peaks. Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN May 19, 2014 Photos by Sundel Perry By every stretch of the imagination, this show should have been awful. It was a Monday night, calling the crowd sparse would have been an exaggeration, and we were beat from yet another big…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: The Naked and Famous
Bonnaroo Artist | The Naked and Famous Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Friday | The Other Tent | 5:45pm Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work…