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Banner by Plan Left Spring’s half gone, warm weather is here to stay, festival season is fast approaching, and great new tours are being announced left and right. The new few months are sure to be extra busy (in a good way), and this weekend’s happenings are no exception. As we do every single weekend,…
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As we told you earlier this year, former brains behind Bright Eyes, occasional Desaparecido, and sometimes Monster of Folk Conor Oberst has a new album, Upside Down Mountain, set to drop May 19 on Nonesuch Records, as well as a current U.S. tour with Dawes, which stops at our very own Ryman Auditorium on June 6. Not only will Dawes open…
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Mercy Lounge hosts some of Nashville’s best shows, and sister room The High Watt brings in some serious comedy talent. Those worlds will collide when hip hop/R&B/comedy sensations Turquoise Jeep come to Mercy Lounge on tomorrow, May 10. They’re bringing along electro-pop duo Yip Deceiver and Knoxville’s LiL iFFy to make for an unstoppably…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Carolina Chocolate Drops Bonnaroo History | 2010 Stage & Time | Sunday | What Stage | 12:30PM Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our…
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Pulling a move out of the Steven Tyler playbook, Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl played an unannounced show for an unsuspecting crowd of less than 100 people last night at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe. While no stranger to surprise performances, this one appears to have been Grohl’s most intimate yet, and featured nine…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Hunter Hunted Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | New Music On Tap Lounge | 11PM || Friday | Sonic Stage | 12PM Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup.…
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Earlier this spring, Nashville garage/punk rocker PUJOL announced his sophomore full-length, KLUDGE, which is due out in just under two weeks, May 20, through Saddle Creek Records. Fist single “Pitch Black” came along with the announcement, then followup “Circles” arrived last month. Thanks to American Songwriter, a third (and likely final before KLUDGE) single, “Dark Haired Suitor,” is now…
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A little over a month ago we brought you “Tipper Whore Party Program,” the lead single from Nashville glam party rockers Tipper Whore‘s forthcoming debut full-length, Just The Tip (due out May 26 through Yewknee Records). We’ve been listening to the punk and new wave inspired track pretty much nonstop ever since and, now, we’re pleased to…
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No, we’re not turning into a fan site for The Black Keys, but man have those dudes had a busy few weeks. First, the Nashville (by way of Ohio) duo announced their eighth full-length album, Turn Blue, due out Tuesday on Nonesuch Records, and debuted its lead single, “Fever.” Next, they dropped title track “Turn Blue,” followed by an…
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Bands like Deer Tick got us to pay attention to the newest crop of “under the radar” bands many years ago now. Of course, Deer Tick is no longer under the radar, and, with the plethora of media outlets and publicists today, we often find ourselves looking under rocks, brush piles, and automobiles for…