If you’re broke but you love garage punk, we have some good news for you! Atlanta party rockers The Black Lips will be playing a Red Bull Sound Select show at Exit/ In on Sep. 16, and as with all RBSS shows, you can get in for just $3. The catch is you have to…
As the 2015 summer festival season comes to an end, it’s time to look to the cooler months of fall, and one of the most exciting events in this part of the country is the inaugural edition of the Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival taking place in the Park At Harlinsdale down the road in Franklin,…
As we’ve been raving about for months, seminal prog metal rockers Between the Buried and Me, who also blew us away last month at Bonnaroo, are set to return to Nashville proper for the first time in two years next month, Aug. 15 at Marathon Music Works. Supporting the group are two similar spirited acts (and longtime tourmates) Animals…
Last summer, the Mad Decent Block Party, a traveling hip hop/EDM fest helmed by Diplo’s Mad Decent label, expanded significantly, traveling all over North America with a rotating lineup of some of the scene’s hottest acts, including an inaugural stop in Nashville. We caught the show and had a blast, and, judging by the size…
Out in support of their fantastic fourth album, Broken into Better Shape, which has been garnering universal critical praise since its release last month, and was recorded right here in Nashville, Philadelphia indie folk duo Good Old War are set to return to Nashville for the first time in a few years for an Aug. 9 performance at 3rd & Lindsley along…
For the August edition of the Red Bull’s curated, monthly Sound Select showcase, the energy drink maker turned tastemaker has tapped one of Nashville’s most fun, epic live acts, The Protomen! The operatic rock outfit will be joined by Denver duo In the Whale and local party rocker Ri¢hie, and, per usual, tickets are just $3 with an…
For more than a decade, tattoo convention meets music festival meets hot rod show meets fashion and culture celebration Ink N Iron has been a popular staple of the scene in Long Beach, California. Earlier this year, for the first time ever, the fest announced a 2015 expansion to Nashville, which they fittingly dub “in the…
Did you catch that epic Run the Jewels set last weekend at Bonnaroo? If so, then you’re surely chomping at the bit to see them again as soon as possible. And, if not, then you’re really due for some killer, alternative hip hop in your life. Following incredible outings at Exit/In in 2013 and 2014, and, like clockwork, the…
Though his global fame is relatively newfound, British singer-songwriter James Bay is no stranger to Nashville. Not only did he perform in Music City for the first time last fall, opening for a pair of Hozier shows at Exit/In on the cusp of Hozier’s own superstardom, but he also recorded his debut full-length, Chaos and the Calm,…
We’re coming out of Bonnaroo, and are already looking forward to Louisville’s Forecastle Festival, which, yet again, features one of the best festival lineups of this summer. The 2015 headliners include Sam Smith, Cage The Elephant, My Morning Jacket, The War On Drugs, Widespread Panic, and Modest Mouse. And, equally impressive are the undercard lineup for…