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Keegan DeWitt’s Wild Cub released a new video for “Shapeless” via Paste Magazine. He was also announced as the Nashville performer for the Paste Magazine & Aloft Hotel sponsored concert series. You can see Wild Cub for free on Thursday (7/19) at 7pm at Aloft Hotel in Cool Springs. RSVP here.
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Nashville Scene’s Sounds Like Summer kicks off this Thursday night at Marathon Music Works with some Nashville Faves. Bringing us back to the good ‘ole music of the late 20th Century are Guilty Pleasures and My So-Called Band in the first installment. The next events include Guided By Voices playing with a surely stoked…
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Who’s holding tickets to Gaslight Anthem tonight at Mercy Lounge? It’s been sold out for quite a while now, so I know there are some excited Nashville music fans out there. I’m sure you will all be interested in checking out their new record Handwritten. It’s streaming over at NPR in it’s entirety.
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I guess Jenn Wasner stuck around town for an extra day after her Wye Oak show over at Mercy Lounge on Sunday. She popped out for the last song of a very inspired set from Future Islands who seemed determined to make it up to the bummed out fans. We also got a very…
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I finally checked this one off the old bucket list. I think I have every artist mentioned in the LCD Soundsystem track “Losing My Edge” with the exception of This Heat, The Trojans, Royal Trux & Index. The player below is worthy of signing up for Spotify, and I started it all off with…
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Those of you who didn’t get buried in work yesterday probably have already watched Jack White’s sultry new “Freedom At 21” video, alas… I’m behind. Oh well, better late than never. Get after it, and keep an eye open for a cameo by Josh Homme in this third video release from Blunderbuss. [youtube_sc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92smjLq_38?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
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Badass, simply badass. Check out the new Daytrotter Session from Diamond Rugs. If you aren’t a Daytrotter member, you’ll have to drop your $24 to make this happen. I posted the cut “Motherland” below to entice you. Also, as this post published, Diamond Rugs released a new track “Blue Mountains” over at Vice. We…
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It seems like Marathon can’t catch a break these days. They had that power outage about 6 songs into the Keane set, and had to cancel the rest of the show. Passion Pit was set to headline an awesome show tonight in Nashville, but apparently someone in the “pit” isn’t happy. They have cancelled…
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We have already talked about the difficult early decision that you have to face with Fiona Apple and Zappa Plays Zappa tonight, so let’s get into the rest of your music filled weekend. Seriously, pace yourselves folks… this weekend rolls through Monday like a freight train. Friday Regardless of your early decisions for Friday…
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Tonight is chock full of decisions. So, let’s see if we can get through the first difficult choice together. We start our Friday night off with Fiona Apple vs. Zappa Plays Zappa. Let’s see. Location (sound quality): Fiona Apple: Ryman (WIN) Zappa Plays Zappa: Cannery Location (ease of getting your Friday drink on): Fiona:…