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Highly Suspect to Play The Basement East Feb. 23
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When we caught buzzed-about Brooklyn hard rock trio Highly Suspect this year at Bonnaroo, in one of the tiny lounges no less, we were thoroughly impressed, though never could have guessed that the band, whose debut label-backed full-length Mister Asylum only dropped last year, would have racked up two Grammy nominations. Up against acts like Muse and…
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ELEL’s “Kiss Kiss” Gets Remixed by Teen Daze
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Late last year, local eclectic indie popsters and friends of the site ELEL unveiled the album version of their single “Kiss Kiss,” ahead of long-awaited release of their full-length debut, Geode, due out early this year on Mom + Pop. Continuing to build anticipation for the LP, the band have teamed up with Canadian production wizard Teen…
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Ghost to Play Marathon Music Works May 3
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Enigmatic Swedish metal group Ghost are enjoying their best year yet, riding high on the success of their third album, last year’s Meliora, which garnered a Grammy nomination, high chart performance, and critical praise. Influenced by classic metal acts like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, the band have adopted a doom metal sound with hints of…
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Look What I Did Premiere “If I Were You I Wouldn’t” Ahead of New EP
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Long-running local proggy, math-y, punk-tinged heavy rockers Look What I Did have kicked off the new year with a brand new single, “If I Were You I Wouldn’t,” their first since last year’s Zanzibar III: Analog Prison rock opera. Set to appear on an as-yet-untitled upcoming EP, the song showcases some of the band’s poppier tendencies, with driving,…
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Meat Loaf to Play the Schermerhorn April 11
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Legendary rocker Meat Loaf is currently on the road for the first time since a lengthy Las Vegas residency, and has just expanded his run to include an April 11 performance at Nashville’s own Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The famed singer’s last (and possibly only other) Music City show took place at The Ryman in 2012. One of the best selling musical…
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Animal Collective Debut Video for “FloriDada” | Catch Them May 6 at Marathon Music Works!
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Last month, we excitedly announced that Baltimore experimental popsters Animal Collective will drop their tenth album, Painting With, on Feb. 19, and are headed back to Marathon Music Works on May 6 with Kaitlyn Smith in support. The group also recently unveiled a frenetic new single called “FloriDada,” which is weird, and especially energetic and upbeat, even by Animal Collective standards, and…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 1.4 – 1.10
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As winter finally seems to have settled in, we’re already starting to long for summer, with more major festival announcements arriving nearly every single day. One biggie is still yet to drop, however: Bonnaroo. Counting down the days until the lineup for the nearby fest arrives, we’ve been working our way through this season’s…
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Stream Brooke Waggoner’s New LP ‘Sweven’ Ahead of Its Release | Catch Her Jan. 16 at EastSide Manor
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Though local songstress Brooke Waggoner won’t officially release her fifth album, Sweven, until this Friday, Jan. 15, you can hear it full a little early right NOW thanks to Flood Magazine! A persistent local favorite, you may know Brooke for her work with Jack White (as a contributor pianist on both of his solo albums, plus a member…
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Parachute to Play Cannery Ballroom May 6
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It’s been almost three years since pop rockers Parachute released their last LP, Overnight. Now a trio, the band, who have strong Nashville ties but still claim their home state of Virginia, are finally gearing up for a followup, and will unveil the first single from their upcoming fourth album, Wide Awake, this Friday. In celebration of…
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The Arcs Drop ‘Making a Murderer’ Inspired Track “Lake Superior”
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Did you spend the holidays binge-watching Netflix’s addictive new true crime docuseries Making a Murderer? So did Dan Auerbach and his bandmates in The Arcs, apparently. Inspired by the show, which induced “a few sleepless nights,” the band wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered a hypnotic new tune last week called “Lake Superior,” which focuses on Making a Murderer central…