independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
Happy Wednesday beloved readers! I wanted to let you know that Richmond, Virginia-based rock supergroup Avers will be back in the Music City TOMORROW NIGHT! Â I had the great fortune to interview the band the last time they were in town, back in March. Â They've been busy since then, with a successful run at SXSW... Continue Reading →
Supergroup Harvard of South, comprised of members of veteran rock outfits Blue October and Longwave, were making making their way to the Music City today when I spoke with them about their upcoming show at Exit/In on May 13th; due to tour bus troubles and curiosity, they decided to make a pit stop in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,... Continue Reading →
South Carolina-based Toro y Moi, currently garnering major buzz in the alternative music world and on tour supporting his new album What For? (on Carpark Records), will be performing at Exit/In THIS SUNDAY y'all!  It's also Mother's Day...so buy your mom a ticket and take her to the show! Recorded in the Berkeley, CA home studio of Toro y... Continue Reading →
If you follow this blog (and if you don't, what's the deal?), you know that there's a special place in my heart for Nashville-based alt-folk/roots band The Apache Relay.  I first saw them live in April 2012, purchased their album, American Nomad, from iTunes on the way home, and I've been a huge fan ever since.... Continue Reading →
I recently had a chance to catch up with Michael Ford, Jr., frontman for Nashville-based folk-rock band The Apache Relay; we last spoke in December, right before they were slated to usher us into 2015 with a show for the Music City New Year's Eve Bash.  Since then, The Apache Relay has been busy doing a good bit of... Continue Reading →
In the Spring of 2013, I went to Communion Nashville at The Basement to see a band I'd been following; the show began with Old Crow Medicine Show's Gill Landry performing a short solo set, accompanied by a beautifully graceful and mesmerizing fiddle player named Odessa.  I was captivated, enough so that I've never forgotten about... Continue Reading →
The Soft White Sixties illuminated Nashville on October 17th, and I was so excited to finally see the light! I'd had the pleasure (and I do mean pleasure, they are extremely affable fellows) of Google-chatting with Aaron Eisenberg (guitar/keys) and Octavio Genera (vocals/guitar) back in May, and when I found out they were making their way... Continue Reading →
Hey Y'all!! If you find yourself in the Music City with no plans for Halloween...Nude Beach will be landing in Nashville at Exit/In TOMORROW NIGHT!  The Brooklyn trio's third LP 77 came out on October 21st, and you can check out the single "For You" below (there's a YouTube link for your viewing/listening pleasure) to get a taste of their 70's-flecked style and insanely catchy riffs and... Continue Reading →
FROM THE MAGIC CITY TO THE MUSIC CITY Birmingham's David Swatzell, David Brown, and Blake Wimberly, otherwise known as Wray, made Nashville's Exit/In the first stop on the tour supporting their recently released eponymous album on label Communicating Vessels. Veterans of various bands, mostly in the realms of punk and post-punk, the members of Wray were born and... Continue Reading →
I just went to the most fantastic show....I'm not sure I've ever been to a show where the acts were so well-matched musically, what a great combination. The show was last week at Exit/In here in Nashville.  I really like going to shows there, it's really not pretentious, there's lots of room, and the stage is... Continue Reading →
