Music, Nashville Scene

John Prine to Play the Ryman Oct. 25 and 26; Leon Redbone and Steve Earle to Open

D. Patrick Rodgers — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:00 -0500

Well, road-worn country/folk troubadour John Prine has already made a pretty noteworthy Music City appearances this year —…

International Noise Conference Comes to DJ's Pub and Grub This Friday

Stephen Trageser — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:00 -0500

"Conference" is a loaded word, laden with images of name-tags, PowerPoint slides and paper cones full of water and/or candied nuts (depending on your industry).…

U2 (Kind of) Performs 'The Wanderer' at Vanderbilt [Golden Nugget]

Adam Gold — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:00 -0500

During U2’s unforgettable, fiery 2011 Nashville spectacular at Vanderbilt Stadium, Bono — accompanied by The Edge’s campfire…

The Silver Seas' 'I'm the One' [Fresh Vid]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:00 -0500

In the immortal and transcendent words of Yung Joc, meet me in the mall — it's going…

Caption Contest: Those Darlins Prize Pack Giveaway!

D. Patrick Rodgers — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:45:04 -0500

Last we heard from local county- and punk-rooted coed indie rockers Those Darlins, they were playing an installment of Ovvio Arte's Bianca's Upset…

Tue Mommies' 'Jan & Elsie' [Fresh Vid]

Adam Gold — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:00 -0500

Here’s a nice little Nuggets-ready nugget. Courtesy of Millionaire Magician and former Spider Virus frontman…

New Music City Mini-Doc Talks Nashville Rock 'n' Roll, Kings of Leon and Serpents and Snakes

D. Patrick Rodgers — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:00 -0500

At the ultra-hip corner where rock 'n' roll fashion intersects with rock 'n' roll music, you'll…

Spurgeon’s General Warning: Hammer Time

Ashley Spurgeon — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:00 -0500

My front porch is currently being repaired, and that means there is currently (as in, at this very moment) a lot of hammering going on…

Ice Cube to Play Marathon Music Works June 29

Sean Maloney — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:00 -0500

Is there anyway to make a reference to a popular Ice Cube movie without coming across like a…

Dancing About Architecture: 33 ⅓ Memorial Day 4-pack

Stephen Trageser — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:00 -0500

It feels like spring just got here, but summer’s right around the corner. We seem to have skirted most of the severe weather threats, and…

Last Year's Men w/Cheap Time Tonight at The Stone Fox

D. Patrick Rodgers — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:45:08 -0500

No shortage of action going on this evening, friends, no shortage at all. Most of it, however, seems…

James Blake to Play Marathon Music Works on Oct. 31

D. Patrick Rodgers — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:54:00 -0500

LOL at Dave's jokes.

Got Halloween plans? Well, how do you feel about creamy, dreamy, British electronic-pop…

Taylor Gags at Bieber; New Tunes From Diarrhea Planet and Plastic Visions; Logue's Wants a Patio [Newsy Bits]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:02:00 -0500

Well, generally speaking, it appears to be an excruciatingly slow news day. But that doesn't mean we can't scrape together some bits from around the…

Wild Cub's Misfortune Featured in New York Times; See Them Open for Ellie Goulding Tonight at the Ryman

D. Patrick Rodgers — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:45:02 -0500

In a story with an opening paragraph that reads like the intro to a Twilight Zone episode, local electro-pop outfit Wild Cub was recently…

Bobby Bare Jr. w/Birdcloud at The Basement, 5/18/13

The Spin — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:00 -0500

Sun-burnt and loaded with antihistamines, The Spin stumbled into The Basement Saturday night to find we’d already missed The Grenadines, a versatile sextet who brew…

The Melvins to Play Third Man Records May 30, Shuggie Otis to Play Exit/In Oct. 10

Stephen Trageser — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:00 -0500

Hold the phone! (I've always wanted to say that.) Before you slip into your weekend shoes, all Mr. Rogers-like, a couple more hot numbers for…

Plastic Visions' 'Kamikaze' [Fresh Vid]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:35:00 -0500

Yesterday, local rock 'n' rollers Ultras S/C brought us a music video featuring footage of some literal…

The Week in Fresh Tracks [Hellbender, The Joy of Painting, Tower Defense, Los Colognes, German Error Message, More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:00 -0500

Let's jump right into some fresh tracks, shall we? For starters, you may already know that Memphis outfit The Oblivians recorded their forthcoming Desperation here…

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [G.E.D. Soul, D.O.U.G.H., Kaby, Dee Goodz]

Sean Maloney — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:00 -0500

Watch out kids, I've gone crowd-funding ca-raaaazy! While I'm usually averse to digital spanging, it seems like this…

Weekend Round-Up: Trek Style

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:35:54 -0500

Well. Today happens to be the birthday of Nashvillian (originally Texan) American Idol finalist Kree Harrison. And good for her, by the way. But I…

Ultras S/C's '1417 Roberts Ave.' [Fresh Vid]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:55:00 -0500

It's been a while since we've heard anything out of hard-boozin', dirty-bloozin' rock 'n' roll power trio Ultras S/C. Perhaps that's because…

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 133

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:00 -0500

It's Episode 133 of The Chris Crofton Show, and you know what that means: weird questions coming at you from a very plush studio…

Big K.R.I.T. w/Openmic and Petty Tonight at Limelight

Sean Maloney — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:26:00 -0500

Oh shit, how'd this one slip past us? Sometimes there are just to many good shows for us…

Best Local Rock Songs Ever, Part 18 [Sam Baker, The Bis-Quits, Royal Court of China, Practical Stylists, The Ratz]

Stephen Trageser — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:44 -0500

When we started our Best Local Rock Songs Ever series, I got all excited. “Sweet!" I thought. "I know at least two dozen really…

The Summer Guide, The Avett Brothers, Ellie Goulding, The Features, Nashville Dancin’, Randall Bramblett and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section (and on the Cover)

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:30:35 -0500

Summer Guide 2013: From Beyoncé to Bob Dylan, puppets to poetry, a Nashville summer sampler

If It Ain’t Got That Swing: The Avett…