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COIN Experience “Growing Pains” in New Track
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Decisiveness might be on the decline in 2018. We have unlimited options of bars to drink at, people to meet, songs to listen to, and movies to watch. If we struggle to make up our minds, what does that say about us? That’s one of the questions Nashville alt pop band COIN asks in…
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Rhythm N’ Blooms Expands Lineup for 2018 Festival
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Knoxville’s budding Rhythm N’ Blooms Festival has been steadily growing over the past few years, and, now in their ninth year, has become a spring time staple in venues and at the outdoor stages scattered throughout the city’s Old Town. The event’s lineup has been impressively growing too, with the addition of larger touring acts…
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Ron Gallo Debuts Hysterical Mini Rock Doc ‘Really Nice Guys’
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Ron Gallo debuted his latest record, an EP titled Really Nice Guys, on Jan. 18 via New West Records, as a followup his 2017 release HEAVY META, which took home our title of best local record of last year. The new EP is largely a satirical and playful commentary on his experience in the music industry. Gallo explains, “Being…
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Catch Daddy Issues, The Jag, Microwave Mountain, Reality Something, Sad Baxter, Idle Bloom,& More | TONIGHT @ Spewfest 3
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The third annual installment of local indie label Cold Lunch Recordings’ epic showcase, Spewfest 3 is so packed with amazing talent, we can hardly believe they’re all in town at the same time! As with all things associated with the tastemakers at Cold Lunch, the bands on the various bills will all be psych/garage/punk/lo-fi friendly,…
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[REMINDER] Catch Futurebirds w/ Banditos & Neighbor Lady | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
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Athens psych-infused country rock outfit Futurebirds have been a group we’ve loved keeping an eye on for years, growing from a buzzy hometown fixture to a band with international acclaim, who’ve logged countless tour dates, appeared at numerous top festivals, and, across three LPs, a live album, and four EPs, have consistently churned out well-received efforts, perfecting their eclectic sound and bridging genres. The band return to Nashville tonight, Feb. 10…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Feb. 9-11
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Our friends over at Cold Lunch are easily throwing the biggest party of the weekend with their third annual, three stage, 31 band Spewfest on Saturday, but your musical weekend shouldn’t stop there. We have a heavy slate of local performances, along with some top notch touring acts stopping in to make this a…
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Turnstile, Touché Amoré to Play The End May 1
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When it comes to the modern hardcore scene- as in real-deal, heavy, fast, ’80s and ’90s infused, unfiltered hardcore punk- no band is hotter right now than Baltimore’s Turnstile. The buzzy group have been around since 2010, but only over the past few years, and especially after 2015 debut full-length Nonstop Feeling, have they defied the typical hardcore…
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Bully Debut New Video for “Focused,” Announce March 8 Show at Third Man Records
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Back in the fall, breakout local grunge pop group Bully released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Sub Pop. Dubbed Losing, the album is an earnest, raw, anxious, and vulnerable triumph that has dominated our playlists ever since, and a worthy followup to the band’s explosive 2015 debut, Feels Like. Leading up to and following the new release, Bully have…
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Bonnaroo Announces 2018 Daily Lineups
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Last month, Bonnaroo unveiled its full 2018 lineup (save, presumably, for the club stage bands), featuring the likes of Eminem, The Killers, Muse, Paramore, Sturgill Simpson, Future, Bassnectar, Bon Iver, alt-j, Dua Lipa, Sylvan Esso, Nile Rogers & CHIC, Brockhampton, First Aid Kit, Broken Social Scene, T-Pain, Manchester Orchestra, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Lany, Mavis Staples, The Regrettes, Post Animal, R.LUM.R, Ron Gallo, Okey Dokey, *repeat…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Chico Get Raw and Real with “Conduit of Circus Acts” Ahead of Debut LP
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We first introduced you to local rockers Chico when we premiered their debut EP, Pipe Dreams, a few years back. Then a relatively new act, the band have spent their time since honing their sound, cementing their lineup, and becoming a permanent fixture in the DIY show scene, garnering attention for their eclectic sound, which could largely…