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Civil Twilight – Bonnaroo Preview
What happens when you emulate the most popular music of the last 20 years? Well, you probably end up with something like Civil Twilight. You can hear the influences of Radiohead, U2, Muse, and (dare I say) Coldplay in this originally South African (now living in Nashville) trio’s approach to music. It’s something that…
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Bonnaroo Insider’s Guide
Rolling Stone just published an online insider’s guide to making the most out of Bonnaroo. Check it out HERE.
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!!! – Bonnaroo preview (and The End)
This long-time electro-funk-punk-dance band are well known for their explosive live shows. Totally danceable beats with punk and funk and a little pop sprinkled over the top. How could a festival NOT have some of that? !!! have four full length LP’s. The first dating back to 2001, and the most recent pressed in…
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The Donkeys at The End on 6/1
In support of their recently released Born With Stripes (released on Dead Oceans), The Donkeys will be playing at The End in Nashville on June 1st. The band hails from San Diego, CA, and you can hear that in their laid back but uplifting, soothing but jangly version of rock n’ roll. Part pop,…
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Bonnaroo preview – J Roddy Walston & The Business
These bluesy roadhouse rockers evoke the sounds of Jerry Lee Lewis, Led Zepplin, or a Jack White jam session with a case of beer. The buzz is out about them with recent write ups from NPR, Hear Ya, The New York Times (though that is really more about their touring van), & The Washington…
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Bonnaroo (and Music City Roots) preview – Kopecky Family Band
Nashville’s own Kopecky Family Band has been a family on fire for the past couple of years. After the release of their first EP, Embraces, in 2008, the band started touring. They blew away the Next Big Nashville Music Festival in the fall of 2009, then SXSW in the spring of 2010, followed by…
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Gary Clark Jr. – Bonnaroo preview
All I’m gonna say is “weaned on…. Lightnin’ Hopkins” Check Gary Clark Jr. out at Bonnaroo’s On Tap Lounge on Saturday, June 11 from 4:00 to 4:50 pm. Great live video below, and more at the artist’s Bonnaroo webpage. You Don’t Owe A Thing [youtube_sc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECbgzgvfG4Y&w=560&h=349]
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Tristen and Holly Golightly at The End (5/28)
Rising Nashville starlet Tristen is getting a lot of press these days, from a review by NPR, a slot in this year’s Bonnaroo festival, and a mention by Spin Magazine as one of the 25 “must-hear” acts at Bonnaroo, and now a gig with 20 year veteran, Holly Golightly. Her new album, Charlatans at…
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Bonnaroo preview – JEFF the Brotherhood
Nashville’s sons (and brothers) of Rock n’ Roll. We don’t really need any introduction to this dynamic, Nashville music force. I first heard about this band while living in San Francisco several years back, and I saw as a promising sign for the Nashville music scene that I wanted to be a part of. …
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Minus The Bear – The Cannery, Nashville 6/1
Prog-math-rock bad asses, Minus The Bear, are not really newcomers to the scene. They released their first EP in 2001 and their first LP in 2002. They have since released 3 more LPs and 6 more EPs for a number of record labels. However, their newest LP, Omni, released in 2010 (via Dangerbird Records)…