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It’s been a minute (a few years actually) since we’ve heard from local piano man, Zach Vinson. After his 2011 release, The Streets Will Turn To Streams, Vinson took a step away from his life-long dream for a career in music, and slipped into a self-described state of doubt about his motives, talent, calling, and…
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Constantly evolving rockers The Maine have doubled down on their nostalgic, alt rock and unabashed pop tendencies on their latest release, American Candy, and TONIGHT, May 12, they’ll return to Nashville for an all ages show at Cannery Ballroom to show off some new tunes. Joining the (criminally underrated outside of the punk scene) band are pop punk revivalists Real Friends and Knuckle Puck,…
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We’ve gotten you hip to the cool “Attic Sessions” video series that our friends at War Memorial are running in the past. They just released a new three song stripped down session with Jonathan Jackson + Enation. The band led by actor-musician Jonathan Jackson are supporting the release of their fourth studio album, Radio Cinematic, and…
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Diamond Rugs. Photo by: Jill Sanders. Diamond Rugs, New Madrid, Justin Collins Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 5/7/15 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Jill Sanders Surprising to no one here at No Country, Diamond Rugs killed their set last week at Mercy Lounge. Without a doubt, the rowdy alt-country, rock free-for-all will be topping some…
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Chris Stapleton. Photo by Becky Fluke. Chris Stapleton w/ Aubrie Lee Sellers Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN May 8, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody Photos by Becky Fluke We were lucky enough to score a ticket to the first night of two sold out Chris Stapleton album release shows at the Cannery Ballroom this past…
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Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell’s new album, The Traveling Kind, is being released today, May 12, on Nonesuch Records. The longtime friends’ first duet album, 2013’s Old Yellow Moon, won the Best Americana Album Grammy Award as well as the Americana Music Association’s Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year. The new…
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For those of you that aren’t satisfied when the headliner finishes out that encore, Forecastle Fest has announced an impressive late night schedule for this year’s event. Featuring renowned acts, these late shows include rapper Talib Kweli or funksters The Floozies headlining Mercury Ballroom; Lord Huron, White Reaper, and King Tuff rocking out Headliners Music Hall;…
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If you’re looking for a night to get spaced-out in a dark way, tonight The Stone Fox is featuring three ambient acts influenced by various offshoots of psychedelia that cite different genres with “gaze” as the suffix when asked to describe themselves. Shana Falana is earning tons of buzz in the shoegaze/psychedelic scene for the…
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Local, via Tallahassee, FL, rapper kidDEAD has dropped a new music video for “Patrick Swayze,” a track from his latest album Rap and Destroy. Filmed on location in, or around Villain Place studio on Queen Avenue in East Nashville, the man himself describes it as a “heartbroken love letter to drugs and addiction,” and you can peep…
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More news from the pride of the Australian psych-rock community, Tame Impala. Over the weekend, they announced that their new album Currents, which we’ve been hyping for over a month now, will be available for mass consumption on July 17th. You can also pre-order it digitally right here, and instantly receive the previously released tracks “Let It Happen” and “Cause…