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Ben Folds & yMusic to Play The Ryman April 24
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Acclaimed local singer-songwriter, composer, and RCA Studio A owner Ben Folds has really been branching out in recent years, experimenting with more orchestral rooted works, concertos, and symphonic collaborations, a far-cry from his typical brand of piano pop and rock and roll tunes. Lately, he’s been collaborating with Brooklyn-based classical ensemble yMusic, with whom he crafted…
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Catch Steel Panther w/ The East Side Gamblers | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works!
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Almost exactly a year after their last local outing, LA’s Steel Panther, a satirical throwback to ’80s and glam metal, are set to roll back through Marathon Music Works tonight, Dec. 8 with locals The East Side Gamblers. If you’re an old school metalhead, or if you just like to laugh, you’ll definitely be entertained; tongue in…
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[Premiere] Watch The New Music Video for “Nu” From Lasso Spells’ Upcoming LP
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After an amicable split from blog endorsed local band Ranch Ghost, Brett Dudash has been hard at work in the studio with a new collective of psychedelic, western flavored friends. The project has been dubbed Lasso Spells, and after an early listen to their debut LP, Stuck In A Shape, we can assure you it…
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2016 Forecastle Lineup Announced; Ryan Adams, Death Cab For Cutie, Moon Taxi, More to Perform!
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Joining in on the super early announcement bandwagon, following reveals from Hangout Fest, Firefly, and more, Louisville’s Forecastle Fest, set to take place July 15-17, has just unveiled its 2016 lineup a whopping seven months early, and a good six weeks ahead of last year. Per usual, it’s very eclectic, and, includes some local faves. The Avett Brothers, Alabama…
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State Champs & Neck Deep to Play Rocketown March 3
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Two of pop punk’s most promising up and coming acts, State Champs and Neck Deep, are teaming up with Alternative Press Magazine for a co-headlining spring tour, along with Knuckle Puck and Like Pacific, which returns them to Nashville March 3 for a show at Rocketown. Both State Champs and Neck Deep have passed through Music City in recent months in supporting slots,…
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Chris Stapleton to Play The Ryman Feb. 18, 19, & 20
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It’s a hell of a time to be Chris Stapleton. Following a well-deserved sweep (and unforgettable duet with Justin Timberlake) at the CMAs, and on the heels of four Grammy nominations (including the prestigious Album of the Year), the Kentucky transplant and former SteelDrivers frontman has announced not one, but two nights headlining The Ryman Auditorium early next year, Feb.…
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Animal Collective Announce New LP, May 6 Show at Marathon Music Works
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In recent years, Baltimore experimental popsters Animal Collective‘s existence has seemed to ebb and flow based on each member’s busy solo career commitments, but, as proven time and time again, they always still manage to align every few years to deliver another remarkable release. Feb. 19, the band will return with their tenth full-length, Painting With,…
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Forecastle Fest to Announce 2016 Lineup Tomorrow
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This year’s hottest holiday gift is apparently going to be festival tickets! In years past, many major music fests have taken to launching pre-holiday pre-sales, but, until this year, almost never revealed their lineups until months later. As the summer fest landscape becomes increasingly more crowded, the built-in buzz is, apparently, just not cutting…
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Frank Turner to Play Grimey’s In-Store Ahead of 3rd & Lindsley Performance Dec. 9
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Hardcore vocalist turned folk punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner and his backing band The Sleeping Souls are set to return to 3rd & Lindsley for the second time this year on Dec. 9, along with Two Cow Garage. Out in support of his sixth full-length, Positive Songs for Negative People, Turner, an earnest, powerful storyteller and compelling performer, has, over the past few years,…
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Saosin to Play Cannery Ballroom March 15 with Original Vocalist Anthony Green
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Unless you, like us, were shopping at Hot Topic, counting down the days until Warped Tour, and pouring over the pages of Alternative Press amidst the pop punk/emo/post-hardcore explosion of the early ’00s, you’d be forgiven if you didn’t know that Anthony Green, best known for fronting Philadelphia proggy/indie/alt rock outfit Circa Survive, actually got his…