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The Tedeschi Trucks Band, fronted by husband and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, are returning to Nashville for two nights at The Ryman Auditorium next year, on Feb. 12 and 13. Tedeschi’s thick, soulful voice and Trucks’ unworldly slide guitar are the perfect chicken noodle soup to get us through what’s promising to be…
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Living in Nashville, we are surrounded by musicians, producers, DJs, songwriters and all-round merchants of music, so we’re all bound to hear an overwhelming amount of new and totally ace records. But every so often, while sifting through the mountains of melodies, we find an instant classic; one that we know will be remembered…
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Jack White‘s Third Man Records recently released The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two, the second and final box set in White’s attempt to restore and reissue hundreds of nearly lost and forgotten pre-World Word II recordings from the now-defunct classic blues label. In promotion of the epic set, which you can order…
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It wasn’t that long ago that we were first telling you about Nashville transplants Sherbert, and, now, they are a growing force in the local scene. This fuzzy pop outfit write catchy songs that are laden with hooks, but also meander from punk influenced brevity to sunshine-y beach pop. The collection of singles that…
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As we told you earlier this fall, Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival is set to return to Waterfront Park July 17-19, 2015. Not only is Forecastle an easy, accessible drive from Nashville, but it has also become a real powerhouse over the last few years, boasting diverse lineups for a reasonable price (check out our reviews from last year and the…
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Since their very first show, indie pop group ELEL have been one of our favorite local acts on the rise. We’ve featured them on our podcast, told you about countless performances, brought you news about singles, videos, Bonnaroo, and SXSW outings, and so much more. And, while the group were originally slated to drop their debut…
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The 5 Spot‘s cheap weekly night of entertainment, $2 Tuesday, has some great acts lined up tonight, with the local indie rockers we’ve been telling you about Whoa Dakota playing alongside the Midwestern Americana act Myles Coyne and the Rusty Nickle Band and singer/songwriter Stephen Simmons, all for just a $2 cover, $2 beers,…
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We told you awhile back that legendary costumed performance art/metal group GWAR had inducted a new frontwoman, Vulvatron, to help replace their former singer Oderus Urungus, who passed away abruptly earlier this year. To prove that they mean to carry on at full capacity, the band are out on tour, playing slightly smaller rooms than usual,…
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Photo by Brad Hochstetler Living legend and musical icon Willie Nelson, has announced a two night run this spring at the Ryman Auditorium on March 3rd and 4th! We’ve been lucky enough to catch Willie over a half dozen times in the past decade, and were hoping last year’s evening at Fontanel wouldn’t be our last…
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That’s right Music City, festival favorites and indie pysch rock darlings Dr. Dog will be coming to town March 27th to play the Mother Church (aka The Ryman), and your ass better be there! You may remember the Philly rockers last trip to Nashville and the Ryman, in support of The Lumineers, which seems…