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Hailing from New Zealand, eclectic singer-songwriter Gin Wigmore has been steadily building a following stateside over the past few years, particularly propelled by her incredible 2011 sophomore effort Gravel & Wine, as well as last year’s Blood to Bone. With a soulful and hauntingly earnest vocal style and presentation, Wigmore combines elements of pop, folk, soul, alternative, and…
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It’s been nearly five years since indie duo The Kills released their last full-length, Blood Pressures. Since first forming 15 years ago, the group have gone through a number of phases, flirting with Velvet Underground-esque art rock, garage rock in the vein of The White Stripes, gothic earnestness, conceptual commercial accessibility throttled through their minimalist base, and,…
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Sports will dominate the Nashville landscape this weekend, with the NHL All-Star Game sure to pack the city with crazed hockey fans, but, those of you who aren’t planning to attend those festivities, should be eyeballing a number of great shows going on around town. With a weekend long celebration of the new SIMO record to…
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Austin based psychedelic indie rockers White Denim have announced the release of their seventh studio album, Stiff, due out March 25 via Downtown Records. The new record is a follow up to their acclaimed 2013, Jeff Tweedy produced, Corsicana Lemonade, which ended up bringing the rockers to Nashville and to nearby Bonnaroo in 2014. The…
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We’re back for a new year of Tuesday night Acme Feed & Seed showcases, and if you’ve been with us for awhile, you’ll likely remember that our weekly, curated event began when Acme first opened in the summer of 2014. We’ve rarely missed a Tuesday since, hosting, rock, soul, funk and hip hop from Music City…
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Protomartyr w/ Amanda X & Savoy Motel The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN January 21, 2016 Review by Julian Ciany. Photos by Caroline Bowman. Late last week, just before one of the worst Middle Tennessee snow storms in recent memory, we made it to the Stone Fox to party one more time, before spending the…
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Neo-soul, Americana and blues rock crooner Anderson East has had a big year. After the release of his well received debut LP, Delilah, the phone has been ringing on the reg; that is, when he’s not blowing audiences away across the country. During one recent stop at the Paste Magazine Studios, East and his ace band dropped a…
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Buzzworthy UK-based post-punk band Savages have announced their first headlining gig here in Nashville, May 14 at Exit/In, just coming off the release of their acclaimed sophomore effort Adore Life earlier this week. The all-female quartet have gained comparisons to Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, and PJ Harvey, and their live show is said to be…
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Enigmatic shoegaze, psych rock outfit The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced a date at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge on May 2. BJM found success in the early to mid ’90s through a variety of subculture hits, like “Anemone,” “It Girl,” “Servo,” “That Girl Suicide,” and “Straight Up And Down” just to name a few; but many of the younger…