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Shortly after she wowed us with her performance at Bonnaroo, we announced that breakout LA electropop/r&b singer Banks would be coming to Nashville for the first time ever, for a performance TONIGHT at Cannery Ballroom. We told you a lot more about her when we gave away tickets, and even reminded you to stream her debut album, Goddess, when it…
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Drop whatever you have planned for tonight and get your ass to The Basement, because rock ’n’ roll indie folksters Quiet Life will be there to get you over the hump on hump day. We’ve been big fans ever since we saw them open at a sold out Portugal. The Man show last June,…
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As we’ve been telling you for months, heartland punks The Gaslight Anthem are set to make a return to Marathon Music Works in just a few short weeks, Oct. 8, along with punk staples Against Me! and Sweden’s Twopointeight. Not only are tickets still available here, but we’re so excited about the show that we wanted to tell you more about, and…
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JEFF the Brotherhood have a new EP of covers, Dig the Classics, slated for release one week from today, Sept. 30, via Warner Bros. Now, in addition to their previously released fantastic take on the Pixies’ “Gouge Away,” the duo have premiered two more tracks to tide you over until the EP’s arrival: the Wiper’s “Mystery” and…
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We’ve spoken at length about the new wave of emo and pop punk bands that have been brewing at the underground level, and about how much fresh life and relevance they’ve been bringing to the scene. No group better exemplifies this movement than Michigan (by way of New Jersey) duo Dads. Perhaps lesser buzzed about…
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Last night, Nashville blues rock duo The Black Keys took a break from their North American tour and stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “Gotta Get Away,” the latest single from the group’s eighth full-length, Turn Blue. The pair also took the time to tape a special web exclusive performance of Edwyn Collins’ “A Girl…
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While the great Americana Festival strums on throughout the weekend, if you don’t feel like spending any money to hear a great variety of Americana-influenced tunes for an entire evening, come out to The Building tonight and BYOB for the GonzoTXTN-hosted Eastside Americana Rock and Roll Showcase featuring the great honky-tonk singer Greg Garing, Graham Wilkinson &…
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Strokes offshoot Julian Casablancas+The Voidz are set to release their debut LP, Tyranny, this Tuesday, Sept. 24, via Casablancas’ own Cult Records, but, shortly after the release of their debut single and music video, the group have made the record available in full for an early stream. Fans of The Strokes and Julian’s prior solo work should…
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Nashville psych/grunge duo JEFF the Brotherhood have a new EP of covers, Dig the Classics, due out Sept. 30 via Warner Bros., and we’re finally getting an early taste in the form of a fairly straightforward but appropriately fuzzy cover of the Pixies’ classic “Gouge Away.” The record will also include covers of Beck, My Bloody Valentine,…
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Photo via Wondering Sound. It appears that it will take not one, but two new vocalists to replace late GWAR frontman and founding member Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie), who died of an accidental heroin overdose earlier this year. After taking several months to regroup, the part-band part-performance art collective brought former member Mike Bishop (who,…