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While there’s certainly no shortage of New Year’s Eve events in Nashville, especially if you’re hoping to see some live music (we’ve told you about a few shows already, and have a full guide forthcoming), the biggest and most prestigious event of all is the city’s own free, downtown party, now dubbed “Jack Daniel’s…
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Ahead of their forthcoming 15th album Oczy Mlody, out Jan. 13, and March 29 performance at War Memorial Auditorium in support, seminal psych rock outfit The Flaming Lips have given us yet another taste of what is being pegged as something of a return to form, with new single and accompanying video, “Sunrise (Eyes of The Young).” Following tracks “The Castle”…
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The last time we reported yet another Nashville show announcement from living legend Willie Nelson it was late in 2015, and our world was a different place. We weren’t hungover from a vicious election, Merle Haggard was still alive, and we didn’t even know what Snowpacolypse was. Since that time, Willie released an excellent album, Django…
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New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and given the general consensus on how terrible this year has been, 2017 can’t get here soon enough. Still, though, Dec. 31 is a chance to bid the year farewell and turn an eye towards in the future in most celebratory way possible, and here in Nashville, there’s…
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With Christmas falling on a Sunday next week, it will essentially shut down the local music scene. So, finish up your Christmas shopping, and then reward yourself with some live music. Obviously, we think that our Christmas Caroling Show at The 5 Spot takes top billing, there are plenty of shows to go around…
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“Next likely Nashville success story” is a tag we toss around regularly, but with a scene so rich, it often feels justifiably applied. One longtime favorite definitely worthy of that descriptor are Future Thieves, who, over the last few years, we’ve watched grow from a promising new local rock group to a critically acclaimed, soon…
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Leading up to our fifth annual Christmas Caroling Party, set to take place this Saturday, Dec. 17 at The 5 Spot, we’ve been excited to bring you premieres from Ron Gallo and Sad Baxter, providing a taste of the free, holiday fun and revelry you can expect this weekend. Today, on the heels of their new video for…
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The alter-ego of celebrated local singer-songwriter Todd Snider, Elmo Buzz and his revolving backing band The Eastside Bulldogs started as a joke persona and a way to dodge radius clauses, but has evolved into a fully realized musical entity, complete with a great new album, Eastside Bulldog. Recruiting the talent of longtime friends and collaborators Elizabeth Cook, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Rorey Carroll,…
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Fans of the site should already be familiar with local alt garage punks Sad Baxter (read this post), but if you’re not acquainted, fear not! You can click on after the jump to get hip to their socials, plus go ahead and dig into their latest LP, Weirdy, released on local indie label Cold…
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Last year, beloved local singer-songwriter Drew Holcomb and his band The Neighbors performed an epic show at The Ryman Auditorium in support of their seventh studio album, Medicine. The show spawned the group’s first live album, appropriately titled Live at the Ryman, which was released earlier this year and marked a milestone in their long-running career. Now,…