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We get a lot of submissions over here, and try my hardest to listen to as many as I can. And then, of course, I spend a lot of time trying to find some new music to share (or just dig on personally). So, it was pretty great to finally spend some time this…
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We’ve already talked about Lightning 100’s Live On The Green that is bound to swallow a bunch of Thursday’s for you this fall. In even more Lightning 100 news, the owner, Lester Turner Jr., magically penned (and recorded) a vow to put Nashville’s independent music first. This in the wake of the news that…
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If you like live music, then you obviously like free live music too. Lightning 100 had quite a bit of news yesterday, and more of that to come in a follow up post. But, the highlight was their stellar Live On The Green lineup announcement. We have a couple of more spots to fill,…
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Pitchfork got the scoop on Nashville’s party rock duo Jeff The Brotherhood’s official video for the (very fitting for this ridiculous weather) new song “Sixpack” from their upcoming Dan Auerbach produced LP Hypnotic Nights (due out July 17th, cover art below). The video was directed by Elise Tyler and Michael Carter, and takes us…
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As a solid reminder that our little ‘Ville is in the spotlight these days, GQ made a trip down to Music City to peep a few of our faves. With shoutouts to Mas Tacos, The Ettes, Karen Elson, Grimey’s, Third Man, The Whigs, Joshua Black Wilkins, Nikki Lane, 308, The Zombie Shop, The Five…
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I’m super stoked to announce something super cool that Lightning 100 is putting on tomorrow, Tuesday July 3rd. It’s their first ever Independence Rocks show featuring 5 of our favorite bands! You don’t want to miss this…and since most of us have July 4th off of work, why not spend a free evening enjoying…
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Tomorrow night’s 8 Off 8th is gearing up to be a pretty good one! You won’t want to miss Sara Jean Kelley, Pageant, The Thank You Maams, Trenton, Hanzelle, The Joy of Painting, Mom & Dad (currently covered by No Country for New Nashville), and Guntherdog. I’m personally really digging Trenton. Strong vocals, piano…
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Happy Friday to you all. I’m going to have to make this short and sweet because I’m going, going, back, back to Cali, Cali. Sorry for the Biggie moment there, but I’m heading out to watch two of my best friends marry each other. Good times, good times. Yes, I’ll congratulate them and have…
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Do you know how I know These United States are going to be good? They are opening for Willie Nelson this year. Do you know who I saw open for Willie Nelson the first time I saw him? Norah Jones. Yup, that’s right, Norah Jones opened for Willie, and now she is recording with…