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Fly Golden Eagle wins the final Road To Bonnaroo competition!
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Congrats to Fly Golden Eagle who rose above during the final Road To Bonnaroo competition last night. According to the vote counters, it was a very close call last between all eight bands, but Fly Golden Eagle was able to squeak it out. After supporting Alabama Shakes on a recent mini-tour, they are now…
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Bringing Coachella to Your Computer
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I’m not sure if you noticed last weekend, but Coachella is streaming pretty much their entire festival through YouTube. You can sort through the full lineup over here, and you can watch the entire 2 hour Radiohead set below. That should get you ready for Bonnaroo… [youtube_sc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZEb0ZQKaMY&w=560&h=315]
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Bon Iver adds new tour dates and sneaks Record Day release with Flaming Lips
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As we get ready for Record Store Day and Bonnaroo, it seems fitting to check out the release that Justin Vernon and Wayne Coyne (of the Flaming Lips) will be releasing this year for Record Store Day. If you aren’t going to make it to Bonnaroo this year, you may want to check out…
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Forecastle Festival in Louisville announces stellar lineup
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Did you miss out on the first four price levels of Bonnaroo tickets, and now you don’t want to drop the coin to sweat it out in Manchester this summer? Well, a suitable alternative might be right up the road at Louisville’s Waterfront Park. The Forecastle Festival is in it’s 10th year, and they…
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By Lightning! wins the first Road to Bonnaroo competition!
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It was a pretty spectacular night with a lot of turnout for the 1st Road to Bonnaroo competition last night at Mercy Lounge. Eight rapid fire sets with performers giving it their all to earn a coveted spot in this year’s Bonnaroo lineup. We saw very inspired performances from all the contestants, but it…
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Alabama Shakes go global…
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The little indie band that got it’s start here in Nashville is all grown up. Alabama Shakes have seen a meteoric rise in notoriety since we first started talking about them last summer. They are confirmed to play SXSW, Sasquatch, Hang Out Festival, and Bonnaroo; they just announced tour dates with a swing through…
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Bonnaroo 2012 lineup announcement
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We’ve been speculating for months on the 2012 Bonnaroo lineup. So, how did we do? I’d say pretty well. We correctly nailed the headlining sets by Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, and The Beach Boys. We also nailed predicitions about The Antlers, Shins, The Roots, Battles, Mogwai, and The War On Drugs.…
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Jack White announces Blunderbuss tour dates and a new video
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Mr. Third Man Records, Jack White is starting to make more noise with the release of his new record Blunderbuss due out on April 24th. He will kick off a solo tour in Chattanooga starting on March 10th, and will also stop off for dates in Birmingham, Memphis, and Tulsa. These very few dates…
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Jack White with a Bonnaroo slot?
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We started thinking about the possibility of Jack White rolling down I-24 from his Nashville home to play a set at Bonnaroo as soon as we heard that first track from his solo record Blunderbuss. That Bonnaroo rumor mill continues to swirl with JWiii’s announcement as a headliner at the Sasquatch Festival. While he…
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Real Estate announces more tour dates. No Nashville date… or is there?
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Real Estate gave us the glimpse to that highly acclaimed sophomore LP Days back in July when they played that Sounds Like Summer gig at The Hard Rock in Nashville. Days released in October of last year, and was on almost every Best of 2011 list that I saw. And, then there is that…