
Sustainability is being tackled by major festivals like Bonnaroo, where tens of thousands of people come together to celebrate music. Bonnaroo even publishes a sustainability report on their efforts. But what about the waste at smaller events? Nashville-based Green Trunk Productions are looking to prevent the environmental scars of live music. As the pandemic…

Bonnaroo is back, and with a stacked 2021 lineup that reminds us a lot of last year’s canceled fest! With America’s vaccination efforts proceeding at an optimistically fast clip, making Covid inoculation realistically attainable for every adult by, at least, summer, the 2021 live music landscape is, finally, coming better into focus, with small…

If you’ve been following our regularly-updated guide to 2020’s rapidly changing music festival landscape over the past several months, this should come as no surprise, but long-running, nearby Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, our favorite summer fest to cover each and every year, has officially been canceled for 2020, following a short-lived postponement from…

It’s been an unprecedented few weeks in Nashville, the world, and the music community. As we struggle still to recover and rebuild from the devastating tornado earlier this month, and as the spread of COVID-19 has all but ground daily life to a halt, displacing countless members of the work force, and all but…
To say that it’s been a challenging month here in Nashville would be an understatement. Last week, as we put together our weekend show guide, we were navigating changes, cancelations, and, more optimistically, benefits, as a result of the devastating March 3 tornado. This week, as Coronavirus/COVID-19 rapidly spreads across the globe, including right…
Earlier this week, live music was the furthest thing from our mind. But, as Nashville comes together to rebuild, recover, and to help one another in need, it’s clear that not only could many of us use an escape and some entertainment after one of the most challenging weeks in our city’s history, but also,…
It’s been an eventful few months for local artist Hayley Williams, who, while taking a momentary breather from fronting beloved and long-running alt rock outfit Paramore, has been rolling out her first proper solo release. After teasing the title Petals for Armor, eventually revealed to be an LP due out May 8 via Atlantic, Williams made a…
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It’s been roller coaster few years for long-running, nearby mega music festival Bonnaroo, which, by the mid-’10s seemed to be suffering from an identity crisis, struggling to balance its roots while attracting new fans, and experiencing a behind the scenes shift after selling a controlling interest to Live Nation. 2016 saw the festival hit its…
A fascinating, genre-bending, multifaceted, and beloved indie electropop artist (as well as composer, producer, and much more), Baltimore’s Dan Deacon has, since the earliest days of this site, delivered some of the most memorable, immersive, and unique live shows we’ve ever witnessed in Nashville. Though he’s been busy with a host of other artistic ventures, Deacon’s…