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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Jan. 8 – 10
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Welcome in 2016, and welcome in a full slate of shows around Music City this weekend. Apparently, the holiday lull is over for all of us, as we dig into a loaded local weekend of great tunes. Head below to get your 2016 off to a good start, with all of our staff picks…
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Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) Drops New Solo Material, Announced May 12 Mercy Lounge Show
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Just a few months ago, Delta Spirit frontman Matthew Logan Vasquez released five solo songs on The Austin EP, and he’s already planning his full-length effort, Solicitor Returns, which is slated to be released on vinyl next month. Vasquez is touring in support of his new material, and will be playing Mercy Lounge on May 12. If…
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Catch Free Throw, Young & Heartless, Daisyhead, & Sinai Vessel | TONIGHT @ The End
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After announcing a tour and then keeping quiet for the holidays (the last month or so), Nashville beer-loving emo kings Free Throw are coming out of the gate at a full sprint. Heading out on a month-long stint across the U.S. with Young & Heartless, the tour kick-off show is tonight, Jan. 7 at The End, with Daisyhead and Sinai Vessel opening up. You…
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Catch The Nashville Alternators | TONIGHT @ 3rd and Lindsley
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The Nashville Alternators take the stage at 3rd and Lindsley tonight, playing classic rock and soul songs of the ’60s and ’70s, leaning more often than not towards The Beatles and Paul McCartney. Don’t confuse them with any normal cover band, and don’t associate them with any stereotypical conceptions of a normal cover band performance.…
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Bonnaroo’s Roo Clues ’16: Number 8
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Bonnaroo‘s annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, is currently underway, and, similar to last year, it seems that they’ll all be Instagram-based word games (a definite shift from past years with real-life scavenger hunts and elaborate riddles, but we’ll take it). In total, ten clues are set to drop, likely two per week, and will provide…
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Watch twenty one pilots Play ‘Fallon’ Ahead of Aug. 7 Ascend Amphitheater Show
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Capping off a massive year, alt/indie/rap/electropop duo twenty one pilots stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon late last month to perform “Heavydirtysoul,” the bombastic opening track from their hit 2015 album, Blurryface. We’ve watched the weird, wonderful Ohio group grow from DIY punk beginnings, passing through town in small spaces then graduating to larger rooms with each tour.…
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Bonnaroo’s Roo Clues ’16: Number 7
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Bonnaroo‘s annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, is currently underway, and, similar to last year, it seems that they’ll all be Instagram-based word games (a definite shift from past years with real-life scavenger hunts and elaborate riddles, but we’ll take it). In total, ten clues are set to drop, likely two per week, and will provide…
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Kevin Smith, Maria Bamford, Trevor Noah & More Announced for Third Annual Wild West Comedy Festival
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Entering its third year, the Wild West Comedy Festival, produced by Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Productions, is quickly becoming the premiere annual event for Music City residents who love to laugh (and, surely, making it back for a third installment is a good sign). 2014 brought acts like Aziz Ansari, Chelsea Handler, Marc Maron, and…
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Bonnaroo’s Roo Clues ’16: Number 6
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Bonnaroo‘s annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, is currently underway, and, similar to last year, it seems that they’ll all be Instagram-based word games (a definite shift from past years with real-life scavenger hunts and elaborate riddles, but we’ll take it). In total, ten clues are set to drop, likely two per week, and will provide…
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Comedian David Cross Returns to Standup, Announces Feb. 26 Date at TPAC
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While best known for his eccentric turn as Tobias Fünke on beloved comedy series Arrested Development (or, perhaps more recently, for his quirky IFC show The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which returns this Thursday for a long-delayed third season), older fans and comedy obsessives would most praise comedian David Cross for his work on cult ’90s sketch show Mr. Show,…