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Nashville’s mostly, curated Communion showcase is back tonight, May 14, at The High Watt, and this might just be one of our favorite lineups ever! Headed up by former Walkmen bassist turned impressive solo artist Peter Matthew Bauer and buzzy local up and comer firekid, along with Marty O’Reilly, Modern Inventors, and Lost Lander, the May showcase starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are…
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Rockers unite! Southern California skate punks FIDLAR are swinging back through town tonight, and that, my friends, means we are about to have a party. They are joined by up-and-coming noise rockers, METZ, and the exciting new local rock outfit Broken Bats‘ local debut. Things get started at Mercy Lounge around 9pm, and tickets…
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If you haven’t been to the Basement’s new location on the east side, the Basement East over on Woodland is putting on another great night of music tonight featuring a group of artists all influenced by the roots revival, alt country, and generally music of the American south. Site favorite rock and soul singer…
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Zappa Plays Zappa. Photo by Brad Hochstetler. Zappa Plays Zappa Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN Thursday, May 7, 2015 Photos by Brad Hochstetler The opportunity to see Frank Zappa perform is really one of those holy grail type moments for many music fans. It’s akin to seeing Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix for my generation,…
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After taking last Tuesday off, No Country Presents’ weekly showcase at Acme Feed & Seed is BACK! This Tuesday, May 19th will feature limitless local singer songwriter Jennifer Sullivan, power ballad rocker Aura, and Bowling Green KY alt-popsters All Deeds Done. As we do every week, we’re bringing you all this music for FREE starting around 7:30 p.m., Get there early to grab…
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Torres w/ Aero Flynn The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN May 6, 2015 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Justin Humbert. It’s always encouraging to see former Nashville residents pass back through after moving on in their career, so we were excited to catch Torres play a set at The Stone Fox last week on the…
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Last fall, enigmatic emo kings turned dark and calculated indie rockers Brand New played their first Nashville date in years (if not first ever), at War Memorial Auditorium. Ahead of their highly-anticipated and long-awaited fifth album (check out “Mene,” their first single in six years, below!), and following a high-profile Record Store Day re-release of their beloved sophomore effort Deja…
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Nashville-based singer/songwriter Quinn Erwin (frontman of Afterlife Parade) and producer Josh Hawkins (SuperDuper) have teamed up for new pop project By Day By Night. The result: four hook-laden, synthy tracks bundled up into the Take A Dive EP. Their pop sensibilities give us poolside by day and club banger by night vibes. Throw on…
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Local singer-songwriter Jennifer Sullivan has premiered a soulful, blues flavored new track entitled “Proof” that you need in your life immediately, so please check it out after the jump. You may remember her as a featured artist in our 2014 Bonnaroo Band of the Day coverage, or recognize her from a moonlight gig she did, playing…
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’90s nostalgia is at an all-time high, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a full-on ska revival sooner than later. Until then, we’ll settle for a co-headling tour from two of the most important acts that helped revitalize and fuse the genre with punk rock two decades ago (and haven’t slowed down since), Less…