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FORECASTLE 2013 | FRIDAY’S CAN’T-MISS 5: FORECASTLE FESTIVAL kicks off in just a few hours in Louisville. This morning, we brought you a playlist of the entire lineup, to make sure you don’t miss out on anyone when making your schedule. Now, we’re taking it a step further, and wading through the top-notch bill ourselves,…
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We named Paper Route‘s latest album, The Peace of Wild Things, one of the Top 10 Nashville Records of 2012, and for good reason! The synthy, indie rock trio are one of our favorite local acts, and their shows in Music City have been fairly intermittent lately (we last caught them back in November), so we…
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In case you haven’t heard, FORECASTLE FESTIVAL kicks off TODAY, in just a few hours, right up the road in Louisville, KY. The eclectic fest will run until Sunday, and weekend passes and single day tickets are still available right here. Throughout the day, we’ll be rounding up our picks for the must-see bands of the weekend, but, in the meantime, give our…
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The Killer Mike and El-P connection stretches much further back than their new, collaborative project Run the Jewels. Both artists have had a significant impact on the underground and alternative hip hop scene, Mike primarily as a rapper and El-P primarily as a producer. They’ve been working together off and on for years, notably with El-P producing Mike’s 2012 critical smash R.A.P. Music and Mike…
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Red Bull is no stranger to bringing some awesome music to you for little to nothing from your wallet, and the trend continues with an awesome event that is coming up on Saturday July 27th at Marathon Music Works. The bill for the night includes The Airborne Toxic Event along with locals The Electric…
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In an effort to bring more music to East Nashville’s wildly popular Tomato Art Fest, promoters and artists have joined forces to bring a stellar lineup for the tenth anniversary of the mid August street festival. We’ll have more info and band previews as the time draws near, but, in the meantime, mark your…
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Rock’s “Antichrist Superstar,” Marilyn Manson, is set to push the envelope at Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium tonight at 8pm, accompanied by opening act Picture Me Broken. The shock-rocker is widely recognized not only for his penchant for the bizarre and obscene, but also for his ability to cover songs that might seem incredibly lame if…
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It’s been awhile, but we’re finally bringing Music on Television out of retirement, and back as a weekly feature! We’re making just a few more tweaks to the format, to keep it as clean and streamlined as possible, but, more or less, it’s the same feature that you remember: a roundup of the best live music…
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A few weeks ago, we told you about a devastating fire at the house of Luella and the Sun guitarist Joe McMahon, which destroyed the Nashville group’s recording studio. Though, fortunately, no one was hurt, countless equipment and possessions were damaged, and the band’s recording plans have been momentarily halted. Though McMahon has insurance, it’s unclear how much of…