•
Royal Blood. Photo by Sundel Perry. Bush, Royal Blood, & Meg Myers War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN December 6, 2014 Photos by Sundel Perry Heavy rains wouldn’t drown the spirits of the rowdy crowds at War Memorial Auditorium for the 102.9 The Buzz Swanky Sweater Holiday party last Friday night. Throw in the rocking…
•
We know the holidays are right around the corner, wallets are tight, and schedules are busy. And, hey, since it’s the season of giving, we wanted to squeeze in one last ticket contest before the new year. If you’re a fan of metal, have an affinity for the ’80s, and like to laugh, glam…
•
Local alt rock new kids on the block Kamber released their debut EP, Hurry Up, last month, and it’s been pinging our radar ever since. Lead singer and classically trained pianist Kamber Kigin is a Florida native who made the move to Music City around 2012, and has been finding bandmates, and her sound, ever since.…
•
For the first time in a year and a half, local indie/alternative/synthpop group Paper Route are set to perform a hometown show, this Friday, Dec. 12, at Exit/In. Promising new music, and regrouping after the recent departure of a founding member, the rockers will be joined by fellow locals Phin and The Left Hooks. One of Nashville’s best and,…
•
For their final Nashville Sunday Night at 3rd & Lindsely of 2014, Lightning 100 have reached into the local talent pool, and bagged alt country outlaw Nikki Lane, whose recent show at Exit/In we told you all about in detail. Lane is one of Nashville’s most exciting rising artists, and a shining beacon in revivalist country.…
•
As we told you last week, the Vans Warped Tour is set to return to Nashville’s Tennessee State Fairgrounds once again next summer on July 1, and, every Wednesday for the next several months, we’re going to be announcing a new round of bands. Joining last week’s list of Neck Deep, Front Porch Step, Handguns, Kosha Dillz, and Palisades are six new additions: Alive Like…
•
If you listened to Jack White’s most recent album, Lazaretto, or saw him tour at all in support of it, then you definitely noticed fiddle player Lillie Mae Rische. Lillie Mae was a member of White’s all-girl band the Peacocks when he first put out Blunderbuss, and was included in the combined Peacocks/Buzzards he’s…
•
As last week came to an end, Flock Of Dimes was announced as support for the upcoming Sylvan Esso show at Cannery Ballroom on April 1, 2015. This will mark the first trip back to Nashville for Flock Of Dimes since they opened for Sharon Van Etten way back in the spring of 2012.…
•
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard any new music from Nashville based songwriter Winston Yellen’s Night Beds project, so it was a bit of a surprise today when his label, Dead Oceans, dropped the new single “Me, Liquor, & God” on their Soundcloud Page. The new track surprisingly lays down the guitar driven…
•
We first learned back in October that female indie punk trio Sleater-Kinney had reunited, and had plans to release a new album, No Cities to Love, Jan. 20 via Sub Pop. The group, which includes Carrie Brownstein of Portlandia fame, disbanded in ’06, and haven’t released an full-length since 2005. Along with that surprise announcement came a new single,…