“Bonnaroo Superlatives and Overall Festival Wrap-Up” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Well, I survived my first Bonnaroo… something that I wasn’t so sure of going into the weekend… but I came out okay on the other side, and what’s more is that I can honestly say [...]
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Bonnaroo Article
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged abigail washburn, alison krauss, americana, amos lee, apache relay, aziz ansari, beirut, bela fela, bonnaroo, bruce hornsby, emily j ramey, festival, florence and the machine, grace potter and the nocturnals, gregg allman, iron and wine, jerry douglas, manchester, mumford and sons, music, my morning jacket, neon trees, old crow medicine show, photos, primus, review, robert plant, rock, sleigh bells, tennessee, the black keys, the david mayfield parade, the decemberists, the head and the heart, walk the moon on 14 June 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mumford & Sons Review
Posted in Favorites, Show Reviews, tagged American Music Channel, ben lovett, cadillac sky, country winston, emily j ramey, king charles, little lion man, live, marcus mumford, mumford and sons, nashville, old crow medicine show, roll away your stone, show review, sigh no more, ted dwane, wagon wheel, war memorial on 9 November 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Devils with Strings: Mumford & Sons at War Memorial” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel It seems like the majority of the English-speaking world could at least tap a foot along to “Little Lion Man” these days. Beyond that, I’d be willing to wager that the [...]
Herbie Hancock Review
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged American Music Channel, Bob Dylan, bob marley, emily j ramey, herbie hancock, joe cocker, John Lennon, kristina train, live show, miles davis, nashville, ryman, sam cooke, the imagine project, the ryman auditorium on 29 August 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Herbie Takes The Ryman” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Herbie Hancock is magnificent. As a young pianist growing up, I knew him as a pioneer. The man played for years in Miles Davis’ quintet and was one of the first jazz musicians to infuse synthesizers [...]
Ingrid Michaelson at the Belcourt
Posted in Favorites, Photography, Show Reviews, tagged be ok, belcourt theatre, concert, emily j ramey, everybody, ingrid michaelson, maybe, nashville, Photography on 3 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I dropped and broke my camera on Halloween, so I wasn’t able to take any pictures of the Ingrid Michaelson show at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville yesterday. We did get a picture with her afterward though, courtesy my sister’s camera: Also, the show was amazing. I’ve seen Ingrid play 4 times now. Twice while [...]
The Hollywood Ten Review
Posted in Local Nashville, Show Reviews, tagged 90s rock, dirty eye booking, emily j ramey, franz ferdinand, grunge rock, jimmy eat world, local nashville band, nashville, nashville music, pearl, punk rock, radiohead, show review, soundgarden, stone temple pilots, The (rabbit), the (rabbit) press, the get up kids, the hollywood ten, third eye blind, weezer on 19 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“New Grunge Comes to The End: 02.26.09” By Emily J Ramey Written for The (rabbit) The Hollywood Ten emerges onto The End’s stage as lean silhouettes against a red velvet curtain. Drummer Stephen Smith and the Brothers Ford are casually dressed in t-shirts and dark jeans; Erik Anderson on keys is wearing a suit vest. [...]
Mannah Review
Posted in Local Nashville, Show Reviews, tagged emily j ramey, in health, local nashville band, mannah, nashville, nashville music, on my own, progressive rock, rush, show review on 10 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Mannah” By Emily J Ramey Written for Mannah’s MySpace Nashville-based prog rock group Mannah is a seamless embodiment of the distinct, yet similarly melodic souls of its four members, Jonathan Spencer, lead vocals, Kaelin Tauxe, guitar, vocals, Adam Erickson, bass, and John Toomey, drums. Each of these men suppresses a secret, contented rage – respective [...]
Lorien’s “Esque” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, Show Reviews, tagged 12th and porter, album review, alternative rock, belmont, Belmont Vision, cartel, coldplay, do the regret, emily j ramey, esque, local nashville band, lorien, measurements, nashville, nashville music, pop rock, sowing bad seeds, taking back sunday, u2 on 4 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“‘Esque’ as a Milestone” By Emily J Ramey Written for The Belmont Vision Lorien, a band of Belmont graduates, has released their long-anticipated debut album, Esque. 12th and Porter teemed on Saturday night for the band’s official CD release show. Lorien shared their night with three opening bands before taking the stage themselves. Lights criss-crossed [...]