•
While careful not to call it a breakup, Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard recently announced that she’s putting her famed southern blues rock group on hold for the time being, in order to try her hand at making music under her own name, with a forthcoming debut album, Jaime, set to arrive on Sept. 20. The most…
•
Returning to Nashville for their first headlining show since 2012 (notably, they passed through last fall to open for Ed Sheeran’s Nissan Stadium show, and even popped into Grimey’s for a quick in-store as well), Scottish by way of Northern Ireland alt rockers Snow Patrol are set to headline The Ryman Auditorium on April 23, out in support of…
•
A longtime site favorite, Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth is set to make his long-overdue return to Nashville in support of his upcoming fifth album and first in four years, I Love You. It’s a Fever Dream, for a special “A Night with The Tallest Man on Earth” performance at The Ryman Auditorium on April…
•
As one of our would-be most-anticipated performers at the ultimately rained out Pilgrimage Festival last fall, we were initially sad to miss a chance to see west coast indie folksters Lord Huron in support of their fantastic recent effort Vide Noir, but thrilled when, not long after, the group announced a two-night return to The Ryman Auditorium, April 21 with Michael Nau and April 22 with Faye…
•
A darling of the indie rock scene, introspective, lo-fi, genre-bending rocker Kurt Vile has seen an extradorinaiy career ascent since breaking out with 2013’s Wakin on a Pretty Daze, propelled from many years of calculated, organic musical ascent to international sensation, which every successive Nashville return, each in a bigger room, a prime illusion of how his reach…
•
For the past several years, we’ve watched Boone, NC eclectic rock outfit Rainbow Kitten Surprise balloon from a buzzy indie fixture to a nationally lauded, major label backed, must-know band, frequently stopping through Music City on their ascent, each time with impressive new tunes in tow. After stopping through last spring to play Cannery Ballroom, not…
•
No strangers to Music City (in the past two years alone they headlined The Ryman three times, played Live on the Green, opened for Kings of Leon at First Tennessee Park, and hosted a special record release show at The Basement East), Los Angeles folk rockers Dawes are continuing their rapid ascent, extending their prolific tour schedule…
•
One of Nashville’s most exciting success stories of the last few years, neo-soul, Americana, and blues rock crooner Anderson East broke out in a big way with his excellent, Dave Cobb produced 2015 effort Delilah. In the three years since, East has continued to remain a prolific fixture around the Nashville scene, but has…
•
Out in support of their brand new eight album I’ll Be Your Girl, a weird and bold and synth-soaked departure from their more typically folk-informed indie rock sound, Portland staples The Decemberists, are, like clockwork, set to return to Nashville for a spring outing (they’ve played here three of the last four Aprils), this time across…
•
Out on the road in support of last year’s phenomenal third album Crack-Up, their first record in six years, newly reenergized indie folk act Fleet Foxes are set to return to Nashville May 21 and 22 for a pair of dates at The Ryman Auditorium, both with New York’s Amen Dunes, their first Nashville shows since 2011. While night one is nearly sold out, save…