Formerly known as Lean (and, for a brief time before that, Slowtalker), local up and comers Fever Blush are something of a Nashville DIY supergroup. Fusing dreamy, lo-fi, indie pop sensibilities with a clear love of shoegaze, punk, and alt rock, the band, who count members of local favorites Daddy Issues, Beer Head, and more among their…
We’ve been watching the success of local singer MELD for awhile now. From the release of her first single to stellar debut EP, H.U.R.T., which arrived back in January, the cinematic, r&b musical vehicle of Melanie Dewey has been making a statement in both her music and her approach. Still riding on the buzz of H.U.R.T., an acronym…
Nightingail, Ross Livermore, Lonely Benson Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN November 14, 2017 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Amber J. Davis We powered into the holiday season last month with one of our strongest Acme showcases of the year, featuring Memphis blues singer songwriter Nightingail and her stellar backing band in the headlining spot, plus indie soul…
It’s the last full weekend for holiday preparation, but we’re sure that you well heeled readers are already ahead of the game. If you’re looking for music to carry you through the pre-holiday weekend, there is a moderately full slate of mostly local music that you can sink your teeth into, including a Bully…
On the heels of the release of their highly-anticipated and unsurprisingly stellar sophomore LP, Losing, breakout local grunge pop group Bully are gearing up to celebrate with not one, not two, but three nights of homecoming shows at Mercy Lounge, Dec. 14 with Adia Victoria and Western Medication, Dec. 15 with Daddy Issues and Butthole, and Dec. 16 with Pujol and Sad Baxter. Though they’ve remained active, appearing at Live on the Green and a…
It’s been almost two years since Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring last played Nashville, then celebrating the release of their long awaited and highly anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, which recaptured the buzz and magic of their hypnotic, near-perfect 2012 debut, Shrines, with wondrous bliss. Though there’s no word yet on exactly when we can expect LP3, the duo recently unveiled…
Powerhouse British rockers Royal Blood have been favorites of ours since we caught the, then fresh-faced, act at SXSW in 2014. The band subsequently blew up after the release of their self-titled debut later that year, and found themselves touring the world and playing most every festival imaginable. They returned this year with their…
We’ve been following Aussie-bred, Nashville-based rocker Dan Young via his Lonely Benson project through a smattering of groovy, laid back singles, and we’re waiting patiently just like everyone else for his long awaited debut LP due out in January. Lonely Benson teases us yet again with another taste of what he’s been working on with the new single “Location,”…
Out on the road in support of their excellent new album Deadbeat Graffiti, beloved blues rock duo Black Pistol Fire return to Music City tonight, Dec. 8 for a Basement East show along with soulful pop standout Cobi. An electrifying and celebrated live force, if you haven’t yet seen what BPF can do in person, you should remedy that immediately, whether…