Nashville got a double helping of Lou Barlow, the mastermind behind influential indie rock act Sebadoh, in 2012, when the group performed a summer show at Mercy Lounge only to be followed by a performance from Dinosaur Jr, Barlow’s other indescribably influential and legendary project, just two months later. Lou hasn’t slowed down any in the interim,…
We’ve come to the end, my friends. We’re back with a final, double helping of Roo Clues, just days before Bonnaroo makes the big 2014 lineup reveal. This year’s Roo Clues were are all Instagram based, and the final two, #11 and #12, were no different. We feel pretty good about our answers for clues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…
The North Mississippi Allstars are returning to Nashville for two nights at 3rd & Lindsley on February 15 & 16. The Dickinson brothers, Luther and Cody, will be joined by their friend Lightnin Malcolm on bass, so you’re guaranteed to feel the groove you need to do some rollin’ and tumblin’ of your own.…
Were you one of the hopelessly addicted who jumped on the recent Flappy Bird craze? Devastated that the game was pulled with almost no warning? Well, you’re in luck, because rockers Fall Out Boy have you covered with their latest project: an homage/clone of the game called Fall Out Bird. For the uninitiated, Flappy Bird was an endlessly addictive (and frustratingly…
All week long, news of Morrissey dates have been popping up left and right across the U.S. and now, finally, the singer has spilled the beans on a full spring tour, via quasi-official fan site True-To-You. And, good news for you fellow Moz fans who were devastated when the singer cancelled not one, but TWO Nashville…
As we told you a few weeks ago, indie pop trio Foster the People will return to Nashville on April 25 for their debut performance at The Ryman Auditorium, along with St. Lucia (with a strong possibility of Bonnaroo on the horizon as well). That tour, which is on sale now, will be in support of the band’s upcoming sophomore release,…
As we told you last month, the Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon (or B.L.A.M.), where the fest will unveil its summer lineup, is set to go down next Wednesday, Feb. 19! Since then, some more details about the event have come to light, including a local opportunity for you to watch live with some fellow Roovians, so we…
The Acoustic Basement Tour, a winter offshoot of the Vans Warped Tour‘s popular Acoustic Basement Stage, returns to Nashville tonight, bringing some of the Warped Tour scene’s most exciting acts to The End, for a stripped down and intimate performance. The bill includes Transit, Hit the Lights, Brian Marquis, and Front Porch Step, and will features locals Daisyhead. The show is 18+,…
Jake Bugg. Photo by Amber Davis Jake Bugg, The Weeks & The Skins Ryman Auditorium (aka The Mother Church), Nashville, TN February 1, 2014 Review by Lindsey Thompson Photos by Amber Davis | (@amber_davis17) It was a SOLD OUT show at the Ryman on a Saturday night and people were walking on the pews…
When we recently brought you *repeat repeat‘s latest single, “Chemical Reaction,” we informed you that news about their debut full-length, as well as a tour announcement, would be right around the corner! Well, the news has arrived and there’s a lot of it, so get excited! First off, *repeat repeat’s album will be called Bad Latitude,…