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There’s always an uptick in tour announcements right around Bonnaroo, whether from post-festival radius clauses or just because the fest falls at the start of summer, as many artists began extending their plans into fall. The past few weeks have been especially jam-packed with great announcements big and small, so numerous that we decided…
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Two incredibly distinct but immeasurably influential artists in their own right, Nashville’s own piano-fueled alt rocker turned esteemed composer Ben Folds and long-running and beloved Milwaukee folk punk outfit Violent Femmes make a unlikely but inspired co-headlining pairing, out now a tour which brings them to Ascend Amphitheater tonight, Aug. 9, with support from buzzy local up and comer Savannah…
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Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Many of our region’s best festivals were already firmly established before we ever started covering them. Many others we watched emerged with promise, only to disappear after one year, a testament to just how hard it is to pull off an event at this scale, in an increasingly saturated summer music…
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We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and the week has finally arrived, as we prepare to head to Franklin’s Park at Harlinsdale this weekend, Sept. 24 & 25 for the second annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. We had a blast at last year’s inaugural event, and expect year two to be bigger and better in every way,…
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Shortly before tickets are slated to go on sale (10 a.m. CDT right here), and following a late night tease that had us putting our Scrabble brains to use, the first wave of performers for the second annual Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival in nearby Franklin have been confirmed by Billboard. Set to return to The Park at…