Nashville Music Blog

  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Twenty One Pilots

    Bonnaroo Artist | Twenty One Pilots Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | The Other Tent | Thursday | 4:45PM Yes, Twenty One Pilots (often stylized twenty | one | pilots) are on Fueled by Ramen, the label home to the likes of Paramore, fun., and Gym Class Heroes. Twenty One Pilots share very little in common with…

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  • Don’t Miss Bad Religion | Tonight @ War Memorial Auditorium!

    There’s been a bit of a tour shakeup since we last brought you news of Bad Religion performing in Nashville. Florida punks Against Me! were originally slated to support the punk rock pioneers, but dropped out at the last minute due to an inability to find a replacement for drummer Jay Weinberg, who recently left…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Reptar

    Bonnaroo Artist | Reptar Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | The Other Tent | Friday | 12:30PM Is it just us, or does the song from the Rugrats‘ “Reptar on Ice” musical immediately get stuck in your head when you hear the band name Reptar? Just us? Cool. Reptar (the band, not the cartoon dinosaur)  hails from the…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: DIIV

    Bonnaroo Artist | DIIV Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | This Tent | Thursday | 4PM Fronted by Zachary Cole Smith (formerly of Beach Fossils), Brookyln band DIIV are one of the hipper (notice we said hipper, not hipster, though some might be quick to throw that label at them as well) bands on this year’s Bonnaroo bill. Shortly after…

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  • Paramore Debuts New Single; Lands Magazine Covers

    Nashville (well, Franklin- but we’ll claim ’em) band Paramore are about to have a really, really big year. Back in January, the group announced that their highly anticipated new self-titled album would finally drop April 9. Along with that announcement, the band premiered a new track called “Now,” followed by the release of a video for the…

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  • Listen to The Strokes’ ‘Comedown Machine’ Early & Check Our First Take!

    Back in January, The Strokes dropped a teaser track (but not an official single) and announced their new album Comedown Machine. That track, “One Way Trigger,” was followed in February by the release of proper first single “All the Time” (which the band also just debuted a brand new video for). Those two tracks lay out a…

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  • No Country’s 2013 SXSW Recap

    Four days, amazing weather, countless beers, thousands of bands, and a raging unforgettable hangover.  Here’s a quick rundown of what we did in Austin over the past few days.  This was our first time at South By Southwest, and there is no amount of preparation that can prepare you for what was best described…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Milo Greene

    Bonnaroo Artist | Milo Greene Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Thursday | 4:30PM Milo Greene is a band, not a man. In fact, not a single member of the band is named Milo. The Los Angeles indie pop group (they refer to themselves as “cinematic pop”- fitting, for their city of origin) consists of Robbie…

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  • Music on Television | 3.18-3.22

    Once again, we’re bringing you our roundup of the best live music on television for the week. The amount of great performances can be hard to keep track of, so every Monday I’ll recap the best and most interesting of what’s coming up. I’ll be sure to give you one essential pick for each…

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  • Vampire Weekend Drops Two New Tracks | Hear Them Now!

    It’s been a long time coming, but indie rockers Vampire Weekend are finally releasing their new album, Modern Vampires of the City, on May 6. We previously brought you the art and track listing, and told you about their clever announcement of the details. Now, right after debuting some new tunes at SXSW, we’ve FINALLY…

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