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Returning to Nashville for their third headlining show in just as many years, this time in support of their highly-anticipated recent sophomore LP The Darker the Weather // The Better the Man, Austin electro pop rock duo MISSIO are set to once again headline The Basement East tonight, May 7, along with two fellow need-to-know Austin duos on the…
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Celebrating the brand new release of their best, most experimental, personal, and uninhibited album yet, Pep Talks, local folk pop turned alternative/hip hop/pop rock genre-benders Judah & the Lion, still riding high on the buzz and acclaim from their massive past few years, are set to play their biggest hometown headliner to date, Aug. 24 at Ascend Amphitheater! A…
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The impressive, hard rocking yet pop accessible, artsy, and eclectic latest project of Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium, Wild Flag), DC’s Ex Hex have been an important fixture in the underground rock scene since first springing to life five years ago with their acclaimed debut. Out in support of their recent, long-awaited sophomore effort, It’s Real, the band are…
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Out in support of their highly-anticipated forthcoming third full-length, Terraformer, New Jersey prog rock outfit Thank You Scientist are set to return to town May 10 to headline Exit/In. The genre-bending outfit will be joined by two equally eclectic groups, New York poppy alt-jazz outfit Kindo (formerly The Reign of Kindo) and Philly prog rockers In The Presence of Wolves, making for one…
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Hailing from St. Louis (and also associated with Chicago), rising underground hip hop and r&b fixture Smino was born into a multi-generational musical family, taking up drums at a young age, and influenced by gospel, jazz, soul, and classic hip hop as he began to form his artistic identity early on, initially drawn to soulful, southern…
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Two distinctly different but equally impressive local transplants, both with genre and era defying sounds honed from years of nomadic living and artistic evolution, Australian, eclectic, Americana singer-songwriter Ruby Boots and Mississippi born, genre-bending rocker Indianola are set to play a special, intimate show at The High Watt tonight, May 2. Though both now Nashville based, it’s not often we get…
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Since first coming together in 2011 in Ontario, Canada, and finding a larger audience throughout the middle of the the decade following their debut LP, 2013’s Hosers, 2015 sophomore effort Colour Blind, and thanks to nonstop touring with acts like Simple Plan, Sum 41, The Wonder Years, Four Year Strong, State Champs, Neck Deep, Bayside, Knucklepuck,…
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Formed over a decade ago in their home of Wales, but London based since around the time of their 2011 breakthrough debut LP, The Big Roar, alt rock, dream pop, and shoegazing trio The Joy Formidable have, over four great full-lengths, persistent critical acclaim, and years of traveling the globe, long been one of the most beloved…
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Still reeling from positive praise for their most album, 2017’s Deadbeat Graffiti, beloved blues rock duo Black Pistol Fire are set to return to Music City for the first time since that same year, May 7 at Mercy Lounge, along with fellow Austin rocker (and veteran of our Acme showcase series) Emily Wolfe. An electrifying and celebrated live force, if you haven’t…
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Returning to Nashville for their third headlining show in just as many years, this time in support of their highly-anticipated recent sophomore LP The Darker the Weather // The Better the Man, Austin electro pop rock duo MISSIO are set to once again headline The Basement East on May 7, along with two fellow need-to-know Austin duos on the rise:…