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Sports will dominate the Nashville landscape this weekend, with the NHL All-Star Game sure to pack the city with crazed hockey fans, but, those of you who aren’t planning to attend those festivities, should be eyeballing a number of great shows going on around town. With a weekend long celebration of the new SIMO record to…
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Austin based psychedelic indie rockers White Denim have announced the release of their seventh studio album, Stiff, due out March 25 via Downtown Records. The new record is a follow up to their acclaimed 2013, Jeff Tweedy produced, Corsicana Lemonade, which ended up bringing the rockers to Nashville and to nearby Bonnaroo in 2014. The…
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We’re back for a new year of Tuesday night Acme Feed & Seed showcases, and if you’ve been with us for awhile, you’ll likely remember that our weekly, curated event began when Acme first opened in the summer of 2014. We’ve rarely missed a Tuesday since, hosting, rock, soul, funk and hip hop from Music City…
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Buzzworthy UK-based post-punk band Savages have announced their first headlining gig here in Nashville, May 14 at Exit/In, just coming off the release of their acclaimed sophomore effort Adore Life earlier this week. The all-female quartet have gained comparisons to Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, and PJ Harvey, and their live show is said to be…
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Enigmatic shoegaze, psych rock outfit The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced a date at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge on May 2. BJM found success in the early to mid ’90s through a variety of subculture hits, like “Anemone,” “It Girl,” “Servo,” “That Girl Suicide,” and “Straight Up And Down” just to name a few; but many of the younger…
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Deer Tick have always been one of our favorite semi-under-the-radar sort-of local bands (local via Providence, Rhode Island). The group have received tons of national acclaim and are huge influences on the Americana alt rock scene that’s so popular right now. Usually loud and decidedly rock and roll live, the band have decided to turn it down a…
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Welsh alternative rockers The Joy Formidable have been busy lately, announcing a March 25 release date for their new album Hitch and a string of U.S. tour dates all in the last week. Nashville is lucky enough to host the group on one of their fourteen stops this side of the pond, April 8 at Mercy Lounge along with…
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St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner (March 17), and, naturally, local venues are starting to announce show plans, in case you’re wanting to wash down all of that alcohol with a some live music. Teaming up with PBR for an event they’re calling “St. Pabst Day,” our pals at Marathon Music Works have announced a pretty…
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Are you looking for a way to kick the hump day blues without spending a ton of money, or staying out super late? Friends, we have the show for you! Tonight, Jan. 27 BMI and rock radio ALT 98.3 are hosting a showcase at The Basement East featuring indie rockers Daniel Ellsworth & The…
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2015 was a big year for local indie/synth-pop group COIN, who released their eponymous debut LP and toured the nation with some big names, all the while securing media buzz, radio love, and an ever-growing fanbase. The group will join fellow locals Moon Taxi, in support of their headlining debut at The Ryman Auditorium on April 1 (head here…