Nonstop show announcements, tons of continued Bonnaroo coverage, festival announcements, exclusive premieres, song and videos releases, and tons more made for a very busy week. Can you tell that spring show season is in full swing? In case you missed anything, and we wouldn’t blame you if you did, here’s a recap of everything we covered last week on the site:
- NO COUNTRY PRESENTS: Wildfront, Morgan Bosman, and Femke | Tuesday, April 28 at Acme Feed & Seed
- NEWS: New venue The Basement East announced Caitlin Rose, Fly Golden Eagle, Sol Cat and tons more for its 2015 Mayday Fest.
- NEWS: Art rockers Man Man announced a June show at Mercy Lounge.
- NEWS: James Bay announced his headlining Nashville debut this summer at Marathon Music Works!
- NEWS: Earl Sweatshirt postponed his planned May 6 show at Marathon Music Works.
- NEWS: Birmingham’s Secret Stages announced the dates for its 5th anniversary and its initial round of 2015 artists!
- NEWS: The newly named downtown “Ascend Amphitheater” announced its packed inaugural season!
- NEWS: Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, and more were announced to perform at this year’s Mad Decent Block Party at the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater.
- NEWS: Willie Nelson, Weezer, and were announced to perform at the inaugural Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, TN.
- NEWS: SoCal punks Social Distortion announced a 25th anniversary show for their self-titled album The Ryman with Nikki Lane.
- NEWS: Canadian hardcore outfit Fucked Up announced a Third Man show as part of their special Zodiac tour.
- NEWS: mewithoutYou announced a summer return to Mercy Lounge in support of their new album.
- NEWS: Dwight Yoakam added a second night to his stop at The Ryman this September.
- FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the must-see shows for the weekend.
- REVIEW: Femke, Sudonistas and The Harmaleighs played our latest Acme showcase, and we brought you a recap (w/ PHOTOS).
- REVIEW: Ten Out of Tenn hosted a 10th anniversary show at The Ryman and we told you all about it!
- REVIEW: We caught Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers during the first night of their residency at The Stone Fox with Andrew Combs (w/ PHOTOS).
- REVIEW: We caught JJ Grey & Mofro’s killer performance at Marathon Music Works with Anderson East and told you all about it (w/ PHOTOS).
- BONNAROO: Bonnaroo announced its full 2015 schedule!
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Guster
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Jamie xx
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Against Me!
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: SOJA
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Jerry Douglas Presents The Earls of Leicester
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Bleachers
- BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Rudimental
- BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Wild Adriatic
- BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: X Ambassadors
- BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Ximena Sarinana
- BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Michelle Wolf
- BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Chris Hardwick
- BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Reggie Watts
- BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Jess Ross
- SHOW: Lightning 100 hosted their annual Marathon Village Block Party with All Them Witches, The Black Cadillacs, Sol Cat and more.
- SHOW: Ten Out of Tenn celebrated its 10th anniversary with a show at The Ryman.
- SHOW: Reunited indie punk trio Sleater-Kinney performed at Marathon Music Works with THEESatisfaction.
- SHOW: Joe Pug performed at The High Watt with Field Report.
- SHOW: The Basement East officially opened with five straight nights of incredible shows.
- SHOW: Pokey LaFarge performed at Mercy Lounge in celebration for his seventh album, Something in the Water.
- SHOW: Liz Longley and Brian Wright performed at City Winery.
- RELEASE: Butch Walker covered Tove Lo’s “Talking Body” ahead of his War Memorial Auditorium performance.
- RELEASE: New local group XPLOR released their debut single “Heartbreak.”
- RELEASE: Local folksters Wilder dropped a new EP, with lead single “Tomorrow.”
- RELEASE: Willie and the Giant released their self-titled debut album.
- RELEASE: Omega Swan premiered “Hate Love” from their upcoming EP, Found.
- RELEASE: Local rap crew Hot Tub Club released a free new EP titled Spring Break Forever.
- VIDEO: Local singer-songwriter Seth Wood premiered a new video shot entirely on VHS.
- VIDEO: Natalie Prass performed two songs on Last Call Carson Daly, ahead of four shows in Nashville.
- VIDEO: Pop duo Tennis premiered a video for “Mean Streets” ahead of their show next month at The High Watt.
- VIDEO: Local songstress Liza Anne premiered new video for “Take It Back.”
- VIDEO: Fall Out Boy premiered a new video for “Uma Thurman” ahead of their summer show at Bridgestone Arena.
- VIDEO: Local rockers Daisyhead dropped a music video for the title track from their debut LP, “The Smallest Light.”
- VIDEO: Tame Impala performed “Let It Happen” on Conan ahead of their upcoming show at The Ryman.
- VIDEO: Local electro rockers Fives Knives dropped a video for new single “Savages.”
- VIDEO: Nashville’s own Natalie Prass performed her single “Birds of Prey” on Later… with Jools Holland.
- VIDEO: JEFF the Brotherhood premiered a video “Black Cherry Pie,” from their latest LP, Wasted on a Dream.
- VIDEO: Local singer Sam Lewis released a video for each of the 12 songs off of his new album, ahead of its release show.
- VIDEO: Sturgill Simpson performed “Just Let Go” on Conan in between Coachella shows.
- VIDEO: We exclusively premiered Yumi and the System‘s artsy new music video for “The Garden.”
- CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: In Flames | May 2 at Marathon Music Works
- CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Zappa Plays Zappa | May 7 at Marathon Music Works
- CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Butch Walker | May 17 at War Memorial Auditorium
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