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[Review + Photos] Bahamas with The Weather Station | Sep. 22 @ The High Watt
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Bahamas. Photo by Matt Cairns. Bahamas, The Weather Station The High Watt, Nashville, TN 09/22/14 Review by Jack Smith Photos by Matt Cairns. Here in Nashville, there’s an alarmingly level of emphasis placed on acts being able to reach an audience and get them dancing and moving. This phenomena isn’t necessarily surprising; in a…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Gaslight Anthem & Against Me! w/ Twopointeight | Oct. 8 @ Marathon Music Works
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As we’ve been telling you for months, heartland punks The Gaslight Anthem are set to make a return to Marathon Music Works in just a few short weeks, Oct. 8, along with punk staples Against Me! and Sweden’s Twopointeight. Not only are tickets still available here, but we’re so excited about the show that we wanted to tell you more about, and…
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JEFF Stream Wipers, My Bloody Valentine Covers from Upcoming EP
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JEFF the Brotherhood have a new EP of covers, Dig the Classics, slated for release one week from today, Sept. 30, via Warner Bros. Now, in addition to their previously released fantastic take on the Pixies’ “Gouge Away,” the duo have premiered two more tracks to tide you over until the EP’s arrival: the Wiper’s “Mystery” and…
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[Review + Photos] No Country’s Americana Fest Recap + Photos
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Loretta Lynn. Photo by Sundel Perry. 2014 Americana Fest Nashville, TN September 2014 Review contributions by Jeff Moody [JM], Shawn Jackson [SJ], and Matt Hall [MH] Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry We are finally catching our breath after one of the largest and most impressive Americana Fests in the event’s nearly decade…
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Dads to Play The End Nov. 23 with Tiny Moving Parts and Choir Vandals
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We’ve spoken at length about the new wave of emo and pop punk bands that have been brewing at the underground level, and about how much fresh life and relevance they’ve been bringing to the scene. No group better exemplifies this movement than Michigan (by way of New Jersey) duo Dads. Perhaps lesser buzzed about…
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The Wans Debut “Never Win” Music Video
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Hot on the heels of the release of their debut full-length album, He Said, She Said, Nashville rock trio The Wans have premiered a new music video (via CMJ), for lead single “Never Win.” Directed by Jason Denton (of local band Tesla Rossa) and Steve Voss, the video shows off the band’s more humorous, self-deprecating side. Check…
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Watch The Black Keys Perform “Gotta Get Away,” Cover Edwyn Collins’ “A Girl Like You” on ‘Fallon’
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Last night, Nashville blues rock duo The Black Keys took a break from their North American tour and stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “Gotta Get Away,” the latest single from the group’s eighth full-length, Turn Blue. The pair also took the time to tape a special web exclusive performance of Edwyn Collins’ “A Girl…
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[Preview] The Growlers, The Garden, Ranch Ghost, & Plastic Visions | Tonight @ Exit/In
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In Nashville’s self-proclaimed and justified home of rock and roll, Exit/In, tonight, you’ll get a taste of rock that is dripping with fuzz in every possible variation. Southern California’s The Growlers make their first return to Nashville since headlining last years Burger Records Caravan Of Stars showcase over at Mercy Lounge. This time they…
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Get to Know Vintage Pop Band Whoa Dakota; Catch Them at Park Cafe on Oct. 9 for Free
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Local indie soft rockers Whoa Dakota released their first, self-titled EP this spring, and have been drumming up support for it playing shows outside of town. But, your chance to catch their melodic, retro pop is coming up, with a free acoustic show on Thursday, Oct. 9 at Park Cafe. Frontwoman Jessica Ott has…
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Download A Free Mixtape Of Nashville Indie Musicians Curated By Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes
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Big news over the weekend from our pal Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes, they’ve curated a Nashville “mixtape” in collaboration with Deer Head Music featuring some of the best local indie rock bands in Music City. The album features 20 tracks from twenty local acts that you have read about in publications like…