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Sean Watkins. Sean Watkins w/ Jill Andrews The Basement; Nashville, TN February 18, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody After being stranded out of town last week and then returning to find several canceled shows, I was glad that the Sean Watkins and Jill Andrew‘s show at The Basement would go on as scheduled. It was…
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Soul infused Americana/blues maven Kristin Diable has a new album out today, Create Your Own Mythology, that needs to be in your life right now. We were blown away by her solo set at one of our Acme Feed & Seed partnered No Country Presents showcases, and when we got an early listen to the new record we…
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Ding, ding, ding…. a toast, please. Would you believe that The Basement was one of the main catalysts of starting this blog? Upon my first visit to Nashville before deciding to officially relocate here, I obtained an obnoxious outfit (inspired by the many foolishly dressed folks from Steeplechase that were wandering the city) and…
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With the holidays consuming the better part of the past two weeks, the music industry pretty much shut down, but the shows still went on, and we finally compiled our Best Of 2014 lists. With the confusion of the holidays, we wouldn’t blame you if you missed some of our recent features, so make…
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See that building up there in that photo? Google Street View tells us that is 917 Woodland Street, which, according to the Twitter machine, is to be the location of the long awaited expansion of The Basement. The Basement is currently operated on 8th Avenue South below Grimey’s New & Preloved Record Store, and…
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Leopold And His Fiction have been kicking around in some form or another since 2006. Founder Daniel James has drifted to L.A., San Francisco and Austin, TX from his hometown of Detroit, one of the parallels he shares with another screeching former Detroit frontman that looks like he might be more at home in…
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Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past 24 hours, you know that the Foo Fighters are playing a surprise show at The Ryman on Halloween night. Tickets for that go on sale this morning at 10am, and will most likely sell out at 10:01am. So, we know that a good…
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Are you tired of riffy indie rock, electro pop, and all the other stuff today’s media is forcing down your throat? It happens here too. That’s why night’s like tonight at The Basement are so special, when soon to be household name, Adia Victoria, stand out local songwriter Jasmin Kaset, and alternative old-school country…
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The Dig w/ Earl Burrows, The Nobility The Basement; Nashville, TN October 2, 2014 Review by Beth McAllister Somehow, we resisted buying drinks at The Basement on Thursday night, and that’s in part because we wanted to be fully immersed in the music we were about to see rather than preoccupied with – well,…
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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,…