independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
A sizable crowd had amassed at 3rd & Lindsley to see Lissie, who is currently touring in support of her newest album, My Wild West, out in February via Lionboy Records and Thirty Tigers. Lissie supporter Robert from Paducah, Kentucky graciously invited us to share a table with him; “What do you enjoy about her... Continue Reading →
Industry veteran songsmith Gabe Dixon has spent the last 15 years of his career releasing his music on major labels; for his latest record, Turns To Gold, due out on April 8th, he decided to try something a bit different. “I’m putting this one out independently, I really liked the change. A lot of friends... Continue Reading →
Des Ark, touring in support of their latest LP, Everything Dies, performed at 3rd & Lindsley as opening support for Saintseneca for Lightning 100’s Nashville Sunday Night series recently; I had interviewed frontwoman and founder Aimée Argote a week or so before the show, and was so excited to see her perform. Argote, whose songs are... Continue Reading →
Ohio folk-rock band Saintseneca delighted the crowd at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley for a recent installment of Lightning 100’s Nashville Sunday Night Series live radio broadcast. Frontman Zac Little began the show playing a high-slung, beautiful, black and white viola bass (we bass players notice these things); in atypical frontman fashion though, Little stands at... Continue Reading →
Charlie Abbott moved to Nashville a few years ago, as he says, by accident; the budding musician and Wisconsin native had been bouncing around for a a while, landing for periods in Minneapolis and Chicago. On a whim, Abbott made his way to Nashville, camped out at a hostel for a few nights, and fell... Continue Reading →
North Carolina indie folk outfit and coverer of awkward subjects, Des Ark, is touring in support of their new album out now on Graveface Records.  Band mastermind and tattoo enthusiast, Aimée Argote, took some time off between albums to deal with family hardships; “During this record, my dad got sick, so there was reprioritizing and taking breaks to be... Continue Reading →
Some have written and commented that Such Things, the most recent album by Ohio's edgy folk rock outfit Saintseneca, released via Anti- Records in 2015, is “more accessible" than their last; “I’d say that’s fair to some extent. It’s still a pretty weird record," says frontman Zac Little.  "In my approach to writing the songs,... Continue Reading →
Austin-based Rockicana duo The Wind + The Wave, comprised of friends Dwight Baker and Patricia Lynn, will be appearing at Nashville's 3rd & Lindsley on November 1st for Lightning 100's Nashville Sunday Night series, wrapping up their very first headlining tour. To say they've been busy might be the understatement of the century;  the pair spent the summer... Continue Reading →
Nashville troubadour Rayland Baxter recently released his sophomore LP Imaginary Man, the follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut, 2012's feathers & fishHooks, and will be celebrating the release at 3rd & Lindsley in the Music City on Sunday, August 30th.  Of his new album Baxter has said, “To me, Imaginary Man is an audible record of my journey down the bright blue river of imagination. It... Continue Reading →
If you follow this blog (and if you don't, you really should), you know I'm a strong proponent of going to shows early enough to see the openers...you never know the treasures that await you!  Case in point..I first saw folk n' roller Anthony D'Amato when he opened for one of my favorite bands, Sister Sparrow... Continue Reading →
