Full disclosure: I was a gigantic “Weird Al” Yankovic fan as a kid. Al was my first concert. Bad Hair Day was my first CD purchase. I loved “The ‘Weird Al’ Show.” I own UHF on DVD. Point is, I’m probably a bit more biased than usual on this show recommendation. Bias aside, I’ll be the first to admit…
Tomorrow, fellow bloggers at Cause a Scene are hosting a house show featuring Lulu Mae, The Local Strangers, and Jessee Lafser. If you had the chance to catch Lulu Mae last Saturday at Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem finals you already know that this will be a show well-worth the $6 price of admission,…
Bonnaroo Artist | Ri¢hie Bonnaroo History | Newbie (Road to Bonnaroo winner) Stage & Time: | New Music On Tap Lounge | Thursday | 1PM Richie Kirkpatrick, who performs under the moniker Ri¢hie, and lately has taken to calling himself “Sweet Baby Richie,” is the third and final Road to Bonnaroo contest winner, and the latest edition to…
Bonnaroo Artist | araabMUZIK Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | The Other Tent | Thursday | 6:15PM We’ve already featured several DJs and electronic Bonnaroo artists, each with their own slightly different sound and approach. Many of those artists have been rooted in the more contemporary trends of EDM and dubstep, which has become a…
Bonnaroo Artist | Cults Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | Which Stage | Saturday | 12:30PM New York band Cults are the classic tale of boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy and girl start writing indie dream pop in their spare time, 3 demos on Bandcamp get noticed and resonate throughout the blogosphere, and bam, the band…
LA indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids (whose recent Conan appearance we featured in Music on Television) and roots Americana singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan (one of our previous Bonnaroo Band of the Day artists) are coming to The High Watt this Wednesday, April 17 and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away! We’re selecting a winner for this one tomorrow, so act…
Another exciting week down. Last week brought tons of a tour announcements, a couple of local Kickstarters worth checking out, a new night for our favorite local radio show, some great new record and video releases, the national television debut of a local favorite, and even a surprise Record Store Day performance announcement from the biggest…
Friday… finally! And, now that spring has finally sprung, the number of great shows is multiplying like the bunnies in your backyard. Have I ever told you guys about the time that I actually saw two of them f**king like rabbits? True story. Wow, digression is killing my ADD mind on this lovely Friday.…
Earlier today, when we told you about our ticket giveaway for Tuesday’s Wavves & FIDLAR show at Mercy Lounge, we mentioned that we’d be running a lot more giveaways over the next few weeks. Well, to prove we weren’t kidding, here’s another great show you can score tickets for! Not only are Cold War Kids and Houses playing…