Nashville
Articles, blog posts, and videos relating to Nashville artists, figures, news, events, or performances.
- P4 at fooBAR (East Nashville, TN) ()
Photos of P4 taken January 18, 2014 at fooBAR in East Nashville, TN.
- AL-D, ET, The Grips & More at The Basement (Nashville, TN) ()
Photos featuring AL-D, the Grips, DJ Rate, Wally Clark, E.T., Pow Shadowz, James Fate, and Swap Meet Symphony taken January 11, 2014 at The Basement in Nashville, TN. [Photos originally published by the Nashville Fringe Festival.]
- Andrew Muller Interview ()
Already playing for the Deep Fried 5, as well as Nashville neo-soul outfits DeRobert & the Half-Truths and AJ & the Jiggawatts, Andrew Muller has long-since earned his place in the Nashville music scene as one of the city’s most prolific and dextrous funk-inspired guitarists. Recording and performing with his new group, the Grips, only […]
- Michael Whittaker and Oscar Utterstrom at The Five Spot (Nashville, TN) ()
Photos of Michael Whittaker and Oscar Utterstrom taken December 19, 2013 at The Five Spot in Nashville, TN. [Photos originally published by the Nashville Fringe Festival.]
- AL-D Interview ()
“Between sampling local funk monsters DeRobert and the Half-Truths, conscripting The Boom Bap’s DJ Rate for cuts and scratches and dropping dope rhymes over dope beats, AL-D delivers the tru-school goods with this one,” noted the Nashville Scene of Al-D’s Free Delivery in honoring it as the “Best Hip-Hop Mixtape” of 2013. “[It’s] a must-listen […]
- Radnor Lake (Nashville, TN) ()
Photos taken November 8, 2013 at Radnor Lake in Nashville, TN.
- Castle Recording Studio (Franklin, TN) ()
Photos taken August 21, 2013 at Castle Recording Studio in Franklin, TN.
- Nashville Photo Dump (2012) ()
Assorted photos taken around Nashville throughout 2012.
- Party Trash “Remixes (Part One)” ()
There isn’t much of an expressed back-story behind Remixes from Nashville’s Party Trash… the album contains ten remixes, produced for fun, released for free. Straight-forward as the concept might be, the quality of the tracks is in no way diminished by the simplicity of the concept behind the release. In fact, the electronic dexterity on […]
- Evan Blocker “Reign Dance (Eyes Open)” ()
When I was first introduced to Evan Blocker‘s debut, Life’s in a Blur, I subconsciously slipped up and confused the young Nashville MC’s name with that of a pro-wrestler (Evan Bourne). Make no mistake though: his debut was memorable, and Blur stands as one of the better hip hop releases to come from the city […]
- Amerigo Gazaway “Gummy Soul Forces” ()
Following a meeting of the minds at Atlanta’s recent A3C Festival, Gummy Soul‘s Amerigo Gazaway has linked up with Detroit’s Clear Soul Forces crew, blending styles and summoning hip hop godfathers with a new collaborative track titled “Gummy Soul Forces.” Exuding a sound very much in line with Gazaway’s much-celebrated Bizarre Tribe mashup album, “Gummy […]
- Damien Echols ()
In 1994 Damien Echols was sentenced to death, while Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Jason Baldwin were given life in prison, after all were convicted for the savage murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The thing was… they didn’t do it. “Police investigators believed the teens had formed a satanic cult and used the […]
- Aesop Rock at Exit/In (Nashville, TN) ()
I went to a fight and an Aesop Rock show broke out… It wasn’t without incident, but for the most part Aesop Rock’s show at Nashville’s Exit/In felt like something of a light-hearted family affair. Ace, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz opened strong with a series from the MC’s recent album Skelethon, immediately setting […]
- Penicillin Baby “Daddy Drove a Hearse” ()
A little over two months back, in my interview with Penicillin Baby and Favorite Face Records’ Jon Conant, the vocalist mentioned that the group was in the process of putting together a few projects including a split-release with Megajoos. The two bands have now wrapped things up and packaged everything together as MEGA/BABY, a four-track […]
- S.T.A.N. feat. Sofa Brown “The Almighty Dollar “ ()
The tone for “The Almighty Dollar” is set early in the first single from S.T.A.N.‘s forthcoming Nightmare Next Door release, as the brooding track flips between verses from the MC and the P.U.S.H. Productions mainstay Sofa Brown. Produced by Fred the Tech, the dueling verses cascade over the sounds of a haunting piano and thunderous […]
- Caveman the Wise “Harold of the Moon” ()
Back in 2009 Vic French connected with Jota Ese in Macomb, Illinois, where the two musicians eventually hooked up for a jazz project with French on sax and Ese on bass. From there a relationship with Ese’s Day Old Records was born, which is where French (now recording as Caveman the Wise) released his first […]
- D. Watusi “Brother & Sister” ()
New music from Nashville’s D. Watusi has been circulating for a minute, but among the ten new songs on Dark Party is the standout you best not overlook: “Brother & Sister.” Side one, track two kicks off with waves of slicing repetition, shrieking howls, and bluesy breakdowns before ripping into a spurt of majestic shredding […]
- Mr. Ahmad Rashad & Squikee “Play ‘Em Off” Video ()
A boomin’ granny rocking a gift-shop visor and a camera around her neck while keeping up with the locals down in Printer’s Alley: If for no other reason, that should be enough to encourage you to check out the new King Thai-directed video for Mr. Ahmad Rashad & Squikee’s “Play ‘Em Off.” The single, produced […]
- Dee Goodz “Look What I Came From” ()
With a first look at the forthcoming Donny Ca$h project dropping about a week back in the form of the Grady-produced “What’s On Your Mind,” Nashville’s Dee Goodz is keeping the momentum going with another “inspirational anthem” in the form of “Look What I Came From.” Sampling Lana Del Rey’s “Off to the Races,” the […]
- Rashad tha Poet “H.O.P.E.” ()
“H.O.P.E.,” the first single from Rashad tha Poet’s forthcoming Hope Lives Here EP, finds its pace while relaxing on a calm flow as the Nashville MC seeks relief in what he calls “a brighter side.” Borrowing the beat from Oddisee‘s “Beach Dr.” (from the Brooklyn-based MC and producer’s Rock Creek Park release), the song represents […]
- B-Hoody “Gwopaneese” Video ()
The video for B-Hoody’s “Gwopaneese” isn’t necessarily formulaic, but bathing in smoke with a room full of pseudo-punk white girls isn’t exactly groundbreaking art either. That said, the black and white visuals do complement the laid back feel of the Bandplay-produced track (from this year’s Properly Preserved mixtape), and have since come to represent something […]
- Squikee feat. Bill Breeze “I’m Really Hot” ()
As far as blends go, “femcee” is an odd one, if only that it remotely suggests that females can’t simply be emcees, but that they need to be relegated to a category of their own. But more than a catchy label, Gerrick D. Kennedy of the L.A. Times calls the femcee branding a movement of […]
- Kurtis Stanley “Ghost Protocol” ()
Keeping momentum alive with a second consecutive track produced by Las Vegas’ Clint Partie (aka Clinstrumentals), Gummy Soul’s Kurtis Stanley returns with another brass-blasting-banger in “Ghost Protocol.” Unlike the sax-happy “Airplane Mode” however, the new track goes in a completely different direction, with triumphant sounding horns projecting determination right out of the gate. “There’s just […]
- Classic Williams & Nephew “re(FLEX)tions” EP ()
In terms of the Nashville music scene, Murfreesboro’s Classic Williams is an original. His aim has historically focused on a musical arm of rap that’s hardly “southern,” with his songs typically club and electronic inspired rather than street-flavored. If you’re keeping up with locals on Twitter, chances are you know Williams as an obnoxious and […]
- Truth Clipsy feat. PM “Fly Away” ()
With an assist on production from Woozy Collins comes the latest track from Nashville’s Truth Clipsy. The initially strong thud of the beat is quickly calmed, complemented nicely by the refreshing vocals from PM (who most recently jumped on “Can’t Stop” with Bill Breeze), leaving Clipsy free to weave in and out of the chorus, […]
- Kellen “Time of Your Lyfe” ()
As the story goes, one night a few friends were sitting around relaxing while the instrumental version of “Feel So Close” began to fill the air. Not realizing who produced the track, Nashville vocalist Kellen asked who was behind it — only to find out that the friend who was playing it had planned on […]
- Titus Jones “Dance Alarm” Video ()
It’s rare that I can get excited for a dance album — there’s always an exception to the rule though, and today has provided a rather notable one in the form of new music from Nashville producer Titus Jones. “Dance Alarm” is a pulsating mega-mash that combines Nicki Minaj, Avicii, Owl City & Carly Rae […]
- Amerigo Gazaway “Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to The Pharcyde” ()
Blending the sounds of De La Soul with Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, last year’s Fela Soul mashup EP broke through to the mainstream where it was co-signed by the likes of MTV’s Hive, The Source and Okayplayer… not to mention NPR’s Bruce Warren who called it one of the best Bandcamp releases of the entire year. […]
- Derek Minor “PSA Volume 3” ()
“I am entering a new chapter in my career,” revealed Derek Minor in a recent blog post, explaining his decision to shed his PRo moniker. “This new chapter includes a new direction, and new goals.” The first major act under his new name has arrived in the form of the third installment in his PSA […]
- Truth Clipsy “Live Forever” ()
Recently releasing The Very Ink… EP with producer JOTA ESE, Nashville’s Truth Clipsy is back with another determined offering in the form of his new track “Live Forever.” Lyrically, the song takes aim at modern rap standards, following an aging character’s development of self awareness as he makes the transition from “thinking that he will […]