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Fans of Swedish indie-pop outfit Miike Snow have a lot to celebrate right now. After three years of development, the trio’s third studio album – appropriately titled iii – is finally set to arrive on March 4. Ahead of its release, the band have announced an extensive U.S. tour, which includes a stop at our very own Marathon Music Works on…
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The nearby, annual Bonnaroo Music Arts Festival quietly began updating its website late last night, unveiling the visual theme for this summer’s 15th anniversary installment. This led us to believe that the full lineup might be arriving as early as today, but, thanks to a graphic spotted by The Bonnarooster, it appears that we’ll have to…
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TONIGHT, Jan. 12 head to The End for a roster of fuzzy, dreamy punk noise. Lazyeyes and Eternal Summers are coming through town on tour, and will be joined by local favorites Reality Something. With a price tag of only $8, this could be just what need to shake up your weekday routine and shake post-holiday funk. The show is…
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When we caught buzzed-about Brooklyn hard rock trio Highly Suspect this year at Bonnaroo, in one of the tiny lounges no less, we were thoroughly impressed, though never could have guessed that the band, whose debut label-backed full-length Mister Asylum only dropped last year, would have racked up two Grammy nominations. Up against acts like Muse and…
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Enigmatic Swedish metal group Ghost are enjoying their best year yet, riding high on the success of their third album, last year’s Meliora, which garnered a Grammy nomination, high chart performance, and critical praise. Influenced by classic metal acts like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, the band have adopted a doom metal sound with hints of…
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Legendary rocker Meat Loaf is currently on the road for the first time since a lengthy Las Vegas residency, and has just expanded his run to include an April 11 performance at Nashville’s own Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The famed singer’s last (and possibly only other) Music City show took place at The Ryman in 2012. One of the best selling musical…
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Last month, we excitedly announced that Baltimore experimental popsters Animal Collective will drop their tenth album, Painting With, on Feb. 19, and are headed back to Marathon Music Works on May 6 with Kaitlyn Smith in support. The group also recently unveiled a frenetic new single called “FloriDada,” which is weird, and especially energetic and upbeat, even by Animal Collective standards, and…
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As winter finally seems to have settled in, we’re already starting to long for summer, with more major festival announcements arriving nearly every single day. One biggie is still yet to drop, however: Bonnaroo. Counting down the days until the lineup for the nearby fest arrives, we’ve been working our way through this season’s…
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Though local songstress Brooke Waggoner won’t officially release her fifth album, Sweven, until this Friday, Jan. 15, you can hear it full a little early right NOW thanks to Flood Magazine! A persistent local favorite, you may know Brooke for her work with Jack White (as a contributor pianist on both of his solo albums, plus a member…
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It’s been almost three years since pop rockers Parachute released their last LP, Overnight. Now a trio, the band, who have strong Nashville ties but still claim their home state of Virginia, are finally gearing up for a followup, and will unveil the first single from their upcoming fourth album, Wide Awake, this Friday. In celebration of…