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Bonnaroo Announces 2016 Daily Lineups
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Spring has seemingly arrived early in middle Tennessee, and it has us already thinking about the summer festival season. Just on cue, Bonnaroo has announced the daily lineups for 2016. This year features some upgrades including permanent amenities thanks to new partner Live Nation, but, let’s face it, we go to see the music. Mark your…
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The First Round of Road To Roo Wraps Up Tonight @ Acme Feed & Seed
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We’ve already told you that the beloved Road To Bonnaroo is over. But, a revamped contest titled Road To Roo similarly pits local bands against each other for the chance to win a spot to play the fest this year. The competition consists of five battle-of-the-bands style events which will take place at multiple venues across Nashville, ultimately resulting…
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Send ELEL, The Gills, KiND, & Soft Bodies Off To SXSW Tonight @ The Basement East
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In a similar vein to our South By Southwest Send-Off Show a few years ago, a handful of our favorite local bands are joining together tonight for a mini send off show, dubbed South Bye, at The Basement East tonight. Indie world popsters ELEL, rising rockers The Gills, electro-pop outfit KiND, and soulful electro R&B outfit…
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No Country Presents: Yes Alexander, DEDSA, & Chip Greene | Tuesday, March 15 @ Acme Feed & Seed
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Our weekly No Country Presents showcase down on Broadway at Acme Feed & Seed continues for another week, as we keep providing the denizens of one of music history’s most iconic streets-turned-tourist-traps with genres aside from pop-country covers to enjoy. This week, we have a bill stacked with electro-pop from the Brooklyn-based solo artist Yes Alexander, the…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: LANY
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Bonnaroo Artist | LANY Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to the smaller…
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The Blue Velvets Debut New Video for “Lorraine”
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Guy-girl alternative blues duo The Blue Velvets have been one of our favorite under-the-radar acts in Nashville for awhile, both for their inescapable nods to the early White Stripes and for their fuzzed-out references to traditional southern music. The married couple play a stripped-down hodgepodge of alternative, blues, punk, and Americana, often featuring southern gothic tales…
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Don’t Miss Julien Baker w/ Ryan Azada & Bandit | TONIGHT @ Exit/In!
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Though she spent the last few years living right down the road in Murfreesboro, Julien Baker, originally from and still claiming Memphis, has quite possibly flown just below your musical radar in recent years, all the while fronting the band Forrister and integrating into the local punk and indie scene. It was last year’s Sprained Ankle,…
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Catch March Communion TONIGHT @ The Basement w/ Stephen, Eryn Allen Kane, Big Surr, Albatross & Joe Fletcher
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Quickly ousted from their new home at the Stone Fox due to the beloved venue’s hasty closing at the end of January, the Communion Residency is back in town with their March edition at The Basement. This round of hip, curated artists features out-of-towners and Communion tour residents Stephen and Eryn Allen Kane as well as…
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No Country’s Guide to Freakin’ Weekend VII | March 8-12
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For seven years running, the fine folks at Nashville’s Dead have hosted a weekend-long celebration of the best local and national punk, indie, garage rock, and beyond. Dubbed Freakin’ Weekend, the stacked event, which has grown to feature pre-shows, after parties, day showcases, and more, is the local festival we most look forward to every spring.…
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Diarrhea Planet Debut “Life Pass” from Upcoming LP ‘Turn To Gold’
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Ahead of their upcoming headlining performance at Freakin’ Weekend, breakout rockers Diarrhea Planet have announced their long-awaited new LP, Turn To Gold, which is due out June 10 on Infinity Cat. Right on cue, the group just released the first single from that effort, “Life Pass.” This is the third proper full-length from the local…