: With her wildly eclectic, ambitious new album, Miranda Lambert lays it all out, musically and personally
2014 CMA Music Festival Performances to Watch
Mountain Man: Conor Oberst does things differently on his Nashville-recorded Upside Down Mountain (Playing June 6 at the Ryman)
One Inch at a Time: Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck on the dichotomy between making his record and playing it (Playing June 11 at Exit/In)
Return From Fantastic Planet: Spacey alt-rockers Failure watched their star fade too quickly in the '90s; now the trio is back with new music (Playing June 8 at Exit/In)
Pussy Galore: Feminist noise-punks Perfect Pussy won't let you ruin this for them
In The Spin: Morrissey with Kristeen Young at the Ryman, Caitlin Rose with The Haunted Windchimes and Pete Lindberg at The 5 Spot
Plus Critics’ Picks on Parquet Courts, Locals Only with Petty and more, DEDSA, The By Gods’ release show, Chancellor Warhol with Rush Midnight and Nightbox, Earphunk, Wei Zhongle, Amy Speace and Tim Easton, The Sunday Post with Matt Butcher and the Schoolyard Band and more, DJ Dara, Thom Donovan’s release show, The Allah-Las and more
