independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with indie-folk songstress Lauren Shera, whose stunning album Gold & Rust was released in 2014, and who will be appearing with Bobby Long at 3rd & Lindsley on August 16th for Lightning 100's Nashville Sunday Night series. Shera, who has been a musician for the majority of her life, recounted of her... Continue Reading →
Nashville-based South African born and bred alt-rock outfit Civil Twilight will be celebrating the release their new album, Story Of An Immigrant (which came out July 10th), at Nashville musical landmark 3rd & Lindsley on July 16th. The fantastic foursome is then playing additional summer shows at intimate venues with guest artists such as The Gaslight Anthem, Cold... Continue Reading →
I really dig surprises; surprise parties, long lost friends coming to visit, getting an unexpected note in the mail from someone. I especially like musical surprises, like when I hear a band that sounds like an sonic army and there are only two people playing (ahem..Royal Blood). When I heard Sister Sparrow & The Dirty... Continue Reading →
Nashville's Civil Twilight has released a brand new single, "When, When" from their forthcoming LP, Story Of An Immigrant, due out in July. The new single follows the band's recent appearance on VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz,” where they performed “Holy Dove,” a hit single with its first introduction in the Top Ten Most Added at Alternative Radio and... Continue Reading →
Humming House packed the house to celebrate the release of their newest album, Revelries, at Nashville's 3rd & Lindsley recently. The sold-out show had a stellar lineup, which included local indie songstress Natalie Royal, and Knoxville-based Americana/folk-rockers Cereus Bright; I first experienced Cereus Bright at a Communion Nashville show a year or so ago, and both times... Continue Reading →
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin will be celebrating the release of her highly anticipated new album Dark Place at 3rd & Lindsley on Saturday, Aprill 11th. The album is officially out today, April 7th. Baylin joined forces with longtime collaborator and producer Richard Swift to create the LP; over the course of nine days in Swift's Oregon studio, she... Continue Reading →
If you aren't familiar with Nashville-based Humming House, you soon will be. This fantastic five-piece is nothing short of a formidable force in folk music (how about that alliteration, huh?) and are making a splash wherever they go. Literally...when I interviewed them, they were fresh off the week-long Cayamo Cruise; the band's mandolin player Joshua... Continue Reading →
Singer/songwriter Buddy was in Nashville recently, on a short acoustic tour with fellow singer/songwriter Meiko (whose songs are so darn catchy and relatable they remained stuck in my head until...no, wait, still stuck there). I'd spoken with Buddy earlier about his recently-relased LP Last Call For The Quiet Life, which he'd been touring to support with his... Continue Reading →
