independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
Tenille Townes brought her Living Room Tour to 3rd & Lindsley for a sold-out album release show just hours before The Acrobat dropped. With a stripped-down setup, rotating guests, and one of the year’s most distinct vocal performances, the night centered on songwriting, empathy, and connection.
Ashe headlined the annual Girls Write Nashville benefit concert at 3rd & Lindsley, following a writers round featuring program participants and highlighting the nonprofit’s songwriting mentorship and creative community.
Nashville’s The Voice contestants gathered for a special showcase blending writers’ rounds and full-band sets. Sharing originals and the songs that first introduced them on national TV, they proved that Music City remains the home of extraordinary voices.
Athens, Georgia-based collective Family And Friends is known for their percussive style and unrivaled live-show energy. Recently, they unleashed Felix Culpa, their long-awaited debut full-length album. “When we finished our two EPs, especially when we finished xoxo, we knew it was time to write a full-length album,” says vocalist Mike MacDonald about their highly-anticipated record.... Continue Reading →
Fourteen years ago, newly graduated friends in Saskatchewan were trying to figure out what to do with their lives; none had ever formally played in a band before, but they decided to play music together. “We lived in the middle of nowhere and we wanted to break things off and experience new things,” says Ryan... Continue Reading →
The last time we spoke with Los Angeles-based folk-pop powerhouse Magic Giant, they had just recorded new album In The Wind—in a solar-powered mobile recording studio that allowed them to make music in some unorthodox places—like in a redwood tree in Avenue of the Giants and in a reverb-y tunnel in Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. Now,... Continue Reading →
Frequently I try to use million-dollar words to bring the concert experience to life. However, this time I’m going to keep it simple—Fruition’s recent concert at Nashville’s 3rd and Lindsley Music Club was downright fun. Please don’t get me wrong, the band brought plenty of musical fire and lyrical flare, but blended in a dose... Continue Reading →
With Watching it All Fall Apart, their rocktastic new record which released February 2nd via LoHi Records, Portland-based outfit Fruition explode the confines of the rootsy box in which they’ve traditionally been placed. “We’ve always kind of been a rock band in a string band’s body,” explains vocalist Jay Cobb Anderson. “Since the band’s inception,... Continue Reading →
I always argue that there is something special that sets the Nashville music scene apart. At 3rd & Lindsley, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood broke from their mold of two sets and added a third—thereby treating fans to over three hours of jam-infused southern rock. Whether intended or not, I am readily using that third set... Continue Reading →
In 2013, Wild Cub self-released an album called Youth—“We had a great publicist who helped it get some traction, but it kind of petered out,” recalls frontman Keegan DeWitt. “I was in France at a film festival with my wife and I remember saying, ‘Well, it seems like everything has sort of died down. We... Continue Reading →
