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Celebrating a new album, a shifted lineup, and their most radical sonic departure to date (good luck pegging them an Americana band with anything on their latest LP), Indiana’s Houndmouth are set to return to town for the first time in a couple of years to headline Mercy Lounge [note: previously scheduled for Marathon Music Works; previously purchased…
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Formed more than 15 years ago, out of the ashes of metal band Botch, indie group Sharks Keeps Moving, and emo/post-hardcore band Kill Sadie, alt rock/indie outfit Minus the Bear, who intensified the mathy tendencies of all of their members’ prior projects, combining elements of electronics and pop sensibilities with unorthodox rhythmic structure, have become…
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Boasting an expanded new lineup and celebrating their 13th LP and first in two years, Magick Songs, local garage and psych rock icons turned experimental, art rock weirdos JEFF the Brotherhood are returning to the east side for the first time in awhile, to headline The Basement East tonight, Oct. 9! A JEFF show, especially with new tunes in tow,…
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A longtime site favorite, organic local success story, and one of the most prominent rock bands to break out of Nashville in the last decade, alt/indie rockers Moon Taxi are set to continue a long-running tradition on a newly-epic scale, with their 10th New Year’s Eve show in Nashville (after venturing last year to Atlanta) and…
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Still celebrating the recent release of his fantastic new full-length, Wished Out, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel, a favorite of the local scene, is set to headline Mercy Lounge tonight, Oct. 6 with genre-bending instrumental duo Steelism. One of the first must-see local shows of the fall, Broemel, has, as a solo artist, established himself as a captivating, thoughtful, and…
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Working on your weekend plans? Per usual, we’ve got you covered! Check out all of our top show picks in This Weekend in Nashville!
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Though they began making music together after meeting in a Belmont guitar seminar just over a decade ago, local duo Striking Matches first found widespread attention through ABC’s Nashville, which, from its very first season, featured a number of their original tunes performed by the show’s cast. After landing on the newly-relaunched I.R.S. Records (and since transitioning to…
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Out in support of their personal, adventurous recent third album Love Is Dead, Scottish synthpop trio CHVRCHES are set to return to Nashville for the first time in three years (and for only the third time ever), for their biggest local headliner yet, at the perfectly suited Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 15, with buzzy LA indie pop up and comers Lo…
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No strangers to Music City (in the past two years alone they headlined The Ryman three times, played Live on the Green, opened for Kings of Leon at First Tennessee Park, and hosted a special record release show at The Basement East), Los Angeles folk rockers Dawes are continuing their rapid ascent, extending their prolific tour schedule…
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On the heels of last week’s unfortunate Pilgrimage Festival rain out, which caused the Franklin based fest to cancel midway through day one without any of its planned headlining performances, would-be first night headliner, resident local rocker, and Third Man head honcho Jack White has announced a quick makeup show for his adopted hometown: Nov. 20 at Bridgestone Arena.…