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LIVE ON THE GREEN w/ Matt Nathanson, The Mowgli’s, Erin McCarley Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 15, 2013 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. If you’ve been an avid Live on the Green goer this season, you’ll have already checked out the latest installment, headlined by Michael Franti & Spearhead. We’ve…
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Back in June, we raved about Rayland Baxter‘s performance at Bonnaroo. The Nashville native, who released his debut album, feathers & fishHooks last year on ATO Records, recently debuted a few new things we think you oughta know about. First off, the folky singer-songwriter just released his brand new EP, ashkeLon, which he recorded live at East…
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Nashville country pop princess Taylor Swift recently invited Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara to perform their hit “Closer” with her at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Surprise guests are not an unusual occurrence at T-Swift concerts, but this one is especially of note because both artists, albeit separately, are coming to Nashville in about…
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Just like they did back in June with “Wishes,” Nashville rockers Tesla Rossa have dropped a brand new single, “Vacation,” as a 7″, available today on limited-edition clear gold vinyl and as a digital download. A video for the track is forthcoming. And, like before, the band are set to headline a release show, set to take…
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Nashville electro-rockers Vinyl Thief recently released a music video for “Faces,” a track which appears on the group’s 2012 Rebel Hill EP. The video, which was shot and filtered using Instagram, is unique in that it was crowd-sourced. The band employed the help of 30 different fans to film all at once on their…
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Back in June, we named Ohio synthpop duo twenty | one | pilots one of the Best 5 Bands at Bonnaroo About to Blow the ‘Eff Up, and blow the ‘eff up they have. Our former Bonnaroo Band of the Day rocked not only rocked that fest (to a massive crowd no less), but also…
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We’ve certainly talked about Nashville rockers Diarrhea Planet on plenty of occasions before, but perhaps haven’t fully stressed enough just how incredible a band the once-noise-project has become over the past couple of years. The six-piece outfit, which includes a whopping four guitarists, crank out huge, bombastic, energetic jams with elements of punk, power…
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The past two months have effectively been our Bonnaroo summer break. But, much like the summer break of grade-school past, a new year is about to begin, and we’re trudging ahead in uncertainty, with only guesses as to what’s in store. Though it’s still a solid ten months away, we now at least know the dates…
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It’s East Nashville Underground week, and the mayhem that is underground is rapidly approaching! We already ran down the 8 off 8th Preview Party over at The High Watt, the Friday night preview, and the Saturday Day Preview. Today, we wrap things up with the finale session of East Nashville Underground. ENU takes place this Friday and Saturday, August 16th…