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Still out in support of last year’s stellar new full-length, Bark Your Head Off, Dog, Philadelphia punk and emo infused indie rock outfit Hop Along return to Nashville for the second year in a row, July 13 at The Basement East, on the heels of an opening-day set at Louisville’s Forecastle Fest. With support from another longtime favorite, fellow Philadelphian,…
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Jay Farrar’s long-running, beloved, influential first project post-Uncle Tupleo, alt country outfit Son Volt are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, as well as the release of their recent, politically charged ninth album Union. A longtime cult favorite and an immeasurable influence on the contemporary alt country landscape, the band have remained prolific since returning from hiatus…
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One of Nashville’s preeminent up and coming indie pop/rock acts, energetic genre-benders The Foxies just released a fantastic new EP, Battery, earlier this spring, and are set to play their latest hometown show- an impressive headlining spot at The Basement East– on June 21, tapping fellow buzzworthy locals, pop singer Leah Sykes and eclectic…
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One of our longtime favorite local artists and a Nashville staple for many years, alt country and folk punk laced singer-songwriter Cory Branan is set to return to The Basement East on May 23, still riding high on the buzz from his excellent and dark 2017 fifth full-length, ADIOS. Joining Cory this time around is Lauren Morrow, a recent local transplant…
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Returning to Nashville for their third headlining show in just as many years, this time in support of their highly-anticipated recent sophomore LP The Darker the Weather // The Better the Man, Austin electro pop rock duo MISSIO are set to once again headline The Basement East on May 7, along with two fellow need-to-know Austin duos on the rise:…
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Though her famed, long-running group Against Me! have made their way to Nashville plenty of times in recent years, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace is primed to make her solo debut in Music City with side project Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers later this month, April 28 at The Basement East. Not totally dissimilar from her main gig,…
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Few musical reinventions have been as stunning or as gratifyingly well-executed as Caroline Rose‘s turn from alt-Americana up and comer to full-fledged synth-punk-pop-feminist rock badass with her stellar 2018 sophomore effort LONER. Quirky, darkly funny, self-assured, and unique, Caroline Rose has never seemed more in tune with her own artistic self-expression, and when she last…
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Riding high on the buzz from their highly acclaimed new record Ever Since I Lost My Mind, Charleston, SC based, Americana-infused indie project SUSTO, the brainchild of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Osborne, are set to return to Nashville to headline The Basement East on April 12. They’ll be joined by fast rising Virginia indie duo Illiterate Light and…
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Returning for their first headlining Nashville show, after an impressive turn supporting FIDLAR last fall, Toronto grungy alt rock outfit Dilly Dally have been experiencing a well-deserved second phase of widespread critical acclaim since the release of their brilliant sophomore LP, Heaven, last year, a more than worthy followup to 2015 breakout debut Sore. Set to headline The Basement…
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Fans of indie/electronic, lush, layered, and vibey music with a strong vocal and lyrical focus take note: LA DJ/producer shallou and mysterious masked electronic artist Slow Magic are hitting the road for a co-headlining run, bringing their complimentary, trendy, and buzzed about stylings to The Basement East on March 19, with Australian up and comer Yoste tapped to support. It’s a particularly cool bill…