independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
On April 21st, Matthew Logan Vasquez will release his second solo album, Does What He Wants, via Dine Alone Records, a collection of passionate, hardscrabble anthems about financials issues, death, jerky landlords, and general irritation. However, even with its intense subject matter, Does What He Wants is a seriously fun listen. “Blues is happy music, and... Continue Reading →
It's Day 3 of Jadea Kelly Week, and the excitement continues! Be sure to check out her upcoming album release show at The High Watt presented by East of 8th, with Adam Agin and Natalie Schlabs providing opening support. For most music lovers, the live performance is the ultimate connection to the art and its maker--but... Continue Reading →
Jadea Kelly Week continues! Every day this week, we are posting about our new favorite angelic-voiced alt-folk songstress (and self-proclaimed space nut and Star Wars superfan) to celebrate her upcoming show at The High Watt in Nashville on April 6th, presented by East of 8th! Kelly will release her third studio album, Love & Lust,... Continue Reading →
Nashville-based brothers Michael Ford, Jr. and Ben Ford, who, for years, set the scene ablaze in their previous band The Apache Relay, played for the hometown crowd last week as Airpark, their new musical adventure. The band began the evening’s energetic festivities with "Black Light Blue," a groovy new tune from their recently-released debut EP, Early... Continue Reading →
For folksy rockers The Harmaleighs, their show at the High Watt was a different type of homecoming. About two years ago, the duo of Haley Grant (lead vocals and guitar) and Kaylee Jasperson (bass and harmonies) traded the comfort of their Nashville apartment for the life of touring road warriors. While a lot has changed... Continue Reading →
 If you aren’t yet familiar with Brooklyn-based duo The Shacks, you should be; the band formed in a studio in Queens, New York in 2014, when musical wunderkind Max Shrager, who was playing guitar on a Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) track, brought Shannon Wise to provide vocals—a first time experience for the young... Continue Reading →
Fresh off last week’s release of their new album, Feel, New York-based three-member touring machine Wild Adriatic took the intimate stage of the High Watt in Nashville.  Feel, inspired by a painful breakup, was written to highlight the band’s evolution both in life and music. With that theme on display, the trio focused on songs from... Continue Reading →
Some people find their way to music, others were born into it. For Nashville-based songstress Masha, music is her birthright. Born in Latvia and raised in New Jersey, the singer’s family had music at its core. “My family is a lot of fun; my dad is a musician from a family of musicians, and they... Continue Reading →
It was all about girl power last night at The High Watt for the release of pop-flavored soulstress Whissell’s debut EP Old Souls, Young Bodies with FJØRA and Fleurie providing opening support. The audience was crammed into the intimate space, with many familiar faces from Nashville’s burgeoning pop community there to support the success of one of their... Continue Reading →
After a busy year which included the release of their appropriately-titled album, Masterpiece, last May via Saddle Creek Records, and touring with bands like Nada Surf, M. Ward, and Kevin Morby, Brooklyn-based folk rock outfit Big Thief descended on the Nashville scene recently with a performance at local haunt The High Watt. The audience was... Continue Reading →
