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It’s been a minute since we’ve checked in with Michigan-bred and Nashville-based songwriter Jilian Linklater. 2015 saw the release of her Walking Stories EP, with the title track racking up more than 4.5 million streams to date. This year, Linklater’s already toured Australia and made an appearance at SXSW, all while gearing up to…
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After last week’s first Road to Roo 2017 semifinal round, the bracket-style battle of the bands contest sees the second round of semifinalists compete tonight, March 23 at 3rd & Lindsley, before heading into the finals on Tuesday. Of the eight remaining bands from the initial 16, four were chosen at random to compete last week and tonight, and tonight’s…
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Out for their second joint solo tour, after a successful run two years ago, Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull, two beloved frontmen from very different, but equally fantastic punk and indie groups, are back on the road for a short run, which brings them to Nashville tonight, March 23 for a performance at Mercy Lounge, with support…
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It’s been four and half years since beloved alt rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. last made an appearance in Nashville, and, thankfully, not much has changed for the reunited and rejuvenated rockers in the time since, other than the release of yet another great late career effort, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. As announced…
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Though his latest EP, The Velvet Face, isn’t officially slated to arrive until this Friday, local artist HalfNoise, the solo musical outfit of recently reunited Paramore drummer Zac Farro, has made the whole thing available to stream a few days early. Across five groovy tunes, Farro takes a sharp turn from the polished, layered, electronic, and contemporary…
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Producer, composer, label head, DJ, and one-half of short-lived group Darkside, Chilean American artist Nicolas Jaar wears a lot of hats, and, with a prolific number of releases and collaborations over the past few years, most recently last year’s full-length Sirens, he’s earned more than enough cred to justify his numerous endeavors. Mixing experimental and Spanish influences with…
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The local music scene has been abuzz with the impending release of Easy on April 7 from longtime site faves The Weeks. We already shared their self-directed video for “Talk Like That” a few weeks ago, and that accompanied “Gold Don’t Rust,” which caught the attention of those in Nashville and beyond earlier this year. The Weeks…

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Bonnaroo unveiled its full 2017 lineup (save, presumably, for the Club Stage bands) earlier this year, featuring the likes of U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weekend, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, The xx, Glass Animals, Tegan and Sara, Car Seat Headrest, The Front Bottoms, The Orwells, White Reaper, Cage the Elephant, Margo Price, and many more. And, last…
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Diamond Carter, The Daybreaks Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN February 28, 2017 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Our long-running, free, bi-monthly Acme Feed & Seed showcase series is well into its third year, and still going strong! For our Feb. 28 installment, we were pleased to welcome back local Americana/folk mainstay Diamond…