Bonnaroo Artist Focus: Rich Brian
With Bonnaroo tickets on sale and the Manchester festival’s June 7-10 dates around the corner, it might be a little daunting trying to decide which of the 100+ artists will give you the most bang for your buck. In this column, we’ll focus on a different artist every week to give you a sense of who they …
The Academic stun fans on their first visit to Nashville at The Hight Watt
Photo and story by Carlee Reilly / Contributing Writer A crowd from all over the world, from Alabama to Ireland, came together at The High Watt in Nashville Saturday night to see a breathtaking show put on by LOYALS and The Academic. LOYALS, a Nashville band, played from one song to the next with minimal …
Beale Street Music Festival announces 2018 lineup
Beale Street Music Festival, which will take place May 4-6 in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of the city’s annual Memphis in May celebration, has announced its 2018 artist lineup to much excitement. The lineup features some of the biggest artists from a number of different genres, including blues-rock, EDM, neo-soul, trap and psychedelic. Headliners of …
Sidelines Playlist: Celebrating Black History Month
Photo courtesy of Vibe Magazine With seminal icons like Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding having solidified their places in music history and artists like D’Angelo, Solange and Kendrick Lamar carving out their own legacies today, there’s no shortage of remarkable contributions from black musicians to be recognized not only this month, but the …
Bonnaroo Artist Focus: Thundercat
Photo courtesy of NPR With Bonnaroo tickets on sale and the Manchester festival’s June 7-10 dates around the corner, it might be a little daunting trying to decide which of the 100+ artists will give you the most bang for your buck. In this column, we’ll focus on a different artist every week to give you a …
Getting Into It: Shoegaze
Photo by Hayden Goodridge / MTSU Sidelines With an outpouring of unusual musical tastes and genres existing under the easily accessible surface of popular music, it makes sense that such styles have formed fervent cult-like followings among listeners. In our “Getting Into It” series, we’ll explore some of these underground genres and talk about the …