Jim James w/ Cold Specks The Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN May 2, 2013 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Sean Marshall (Sean Marshall Studios). As I waited in line to enter Jim James’ inaugural Nashville solo performance, a surprising fact occurred to me. Not only had I never seen James perform solo before (though few…
On Wednesday, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took Nashvillians to the church of voodoo rock n’ roll. And it was good. The trio saturated Cannery’s thousand person-capacity room with a bluesy, angst-filled wall of sound rivaling a show at Bridgestone Arena, with an equally epic light show. Check out our review & some stellar shots…
Shovels & Rope w/ Andrew Combs Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN Feb. 7, 2013 I admit, I’m a bit of a Shovels & Rope newcomer. I’ve only listened to their amazing debut, O’ Be Joyful, a handful of times, and last Thursday at Mercy Lounge was my first time seeing the duo live. Having only watched…
It was another amazing weekend, and another awesome season for East Nashville Underground. We divided and conquered this season, so we’ll be giving you a rundown from a few different voices. Matt took on Friday night, Jessika had Saturday day, and Andrew dragged his ass into Saturday night. It was a hell of a…
Things are starting to pick up as far as new music releases go in 2012. Below is the list of new music releases that I think could be worth some of your time this week. As per usual, I have attached links to reviews that have at least a track or two for you…
Here’s this week’s batch of NEW music that I think might be worth some of your time. Most of the review links let you listen to a track or two. If not, I tried to find another link for you. As you may (or may not) know, I am not talking about reissues and…