•
Is everyone already holiday hungover? There’s not too much happening around town this weekend which must mean folks are resting up to party extra hard for NYE this year. In case you need a warm-up before the music note drops, Andrew suggests some options to keep you busy before the big night AND then…
•
Oh lord, lock up your inhalants, Jesco White’s coming to town. What can I possibly say that has not been said about (or by) the Dancing Outlaw? Some days you feel like Elvis, some days you’re Charles Manson, right? You feel it, too? Sure, we all do. Well, if you have no idea what…
•
Continuing my trend of writing about sibling acts, here I declare you ought to spend Sunday night with Jessica Lea Mayfield and her brother, David Mayfield, courtesy of Lightning 100. The Mayfields are a fine example of the great interconnectedness of all music happenings in and around this town of ours. In addition to…
•
The rumors are true – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds w/ Sharon Van Etten at the Ryman on Saturday, March 16 has been announced! And we’re here with another win ’em before you can buy ’em contest from our friends at AEG Live/TMG. Nick Cave and Co. have a new record, Push The…
•
Upon grabbing some breakfast with my bestie this morning, I spotted this poster and it reminded me that I was going to remind you wonderfolks about this awesome show this weekend. Matt rounded up our weekend picks and gave a good shout-out to this is one which is high on my list of a…
•
Hey! Remember 90s alternative radio? Remember sweet alt-rocker Duncan Sheik? If so, you probably remember this: [youtube_sc=http://youtu.be/A-oh-tP6RvA] What I remember most about Duncan Sheik is his presence in a time in which there were truly great movie soundtracks that stood alone from (and often eclipsed) their films. It was a time when there was…
•
It’s a new wave, America. Colorado is totally Rocky Mountain High, Marylanders are planning their Big Fat Gay Weddings, and Nashville is abuzz about a female fronted rock band that sorta’ sounds like ‘Til Tuesday! Ok, ok, everyone around here is probably sick of my relentless excitement around Ponychase — but PONYCHASE IS RELEASING…
•
We’re thrilled to be in on a very special listening room style show this Wednesday (Nov. 7) featuring Hurray For The Riff Raff, (w/ Dave Powell and Sara Jean Kelley) in partnership with Mod Mobilian. Check out HFTRR here: [youtube_sc=http://youtu.be/smu5P06DUlo] We caught up with Erica Edmonson of 615 Design, co-host for the festivities (with…
•
I love that I live in a city where we have initiatives like Nashville Sunday Night and Musician’s Corner and the marriage of these two entities is a holy union indeed. Lightning 100’s weekly live radio broadcast helped me to feel like a part of the music scene back when I wasn’t even old…