Easily one of the coolest new artists to emerge from the local scene in recent memory, and responsible for, without a doubt, one of the best records of 2018, Soccer Mommy, the musical outlet of Nashville songwriter Sophie Allison, has had a huge, buzzworthy, and accomplished year. It’s only fitting, then, that she’s winding it down with…
After a whirlwind ascent followed by a much needed breather, breakout local indie/electro pop duo Cherub returned this year with a string of excellent new singles and their first tour in over a year a and half. One of Nashville’s coolest underground success stories, the band haven’t played a proper hometown headliner since a New Year’s Eve…
Featuring former members of Superdrag and Slack, The Lees of Memory have spent the last few years becoming one of the most interesting and prolific acts in Nashville’s underground rock scene, perfecting their fusion of power pop and shoegaze over three LPs, most recently last year’s impressive double album The Blinding White of Nothing at All, and amassing…
Though newcomers to the local rock scene, Vanderbilt-bred, retro-infused, pop-primed rockers Arlie have had a pretty stellar year, with major festival appearances (Bonnaroo, SXSW, Live on the Green), national tours, a major label record deal ahead of their debut EP, and ever-growing buzz, making their hometown headliner Dec. 7 at Mercy Lounge, as much a victory lap as it…
Though already an established, widely successfully, chart-topping, and award winning act in their native Australia, thanks to two strong records in just a three year span, eclectic, high-flying, and poignant rockers Gang of Youths have had their biggest year yet stateside, as last year’s sophomore LP Go Farther in Lightness, continues to propel them to a wider…
Since erupting on the national scene with commercial success and critical accolades for his eponymous debut major label mixtape last year, then cementing his status as one of hip hop’s coolest and best new acts with this year’s debut LP, Die Lit, Los Angeles by way of Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti has definitely become a must-see artist of…
A seminal, trailblazing figure in the modern jazz scene, bridging a traditional, technical foundation with contemporary influence and flourish, saxophonist Kamasi Washington emerged as one of the most exciting new artists jazz has seen in years with his phenomenal, captivating 2015 effort The Epic (forged after years of collaborating with too many impressive names to count). With this…
Returning to Nashville still celebrating their excellent 2017 third full-length effort Outrage! Is Now, seminal Canadian hard rocking dance punks Death From Above are pulling some real fan-service for their latest tour, which stops at Mercy Lounge on Nov. 15 with Mexican punk outfit Le Butcherettes. Taking it way back, Death From Above (who, for many years, also went by Death From…
One of the most exciting singer-songwriters to come out of Nashville in recent memory, Savannah Conley is an artist we’ve loved from the moment we first discovered her, and one who, with her raw talent and big label and producer associations that’ve come about quickly and organically, seems poised to be a the next big breakout…
Over the years we’ve seen artsy, adventurous Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up at a variety of spots around town like Exit/In and Third Man Records, but when they return Nov. 13 in support of their first proper album in four years, the brand new Dose Your Dreams, it’s to headline The High Watt for the first time- a pretty inspired choice, as…