Endorsed by the likes of Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard (they recently signed to his label Loosegroove Records) and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon among others, Bad Nerves have quickly become one of Britain’s most buzzed about bands. With the release of their new record, featuring stand out tracks like You’ve Got The Nerve,” “Antidote,” “USA” and “You Should Know By Now” along with jaw-dropping, high energy live shows, they’ve garnered a massive global following, high praise from top critics and shows with Green Day, Weezer, The Hives, The Darkness, The Struts and Royal Blood to name a few. Bad Nerves are injecting a shot of adrenaline into the punk scene and they’re just getting started.
Live at Masquerade, (Hell) May 13th
Sunflower Bean share a new single from their new album Mortal Primetime.
“‘Nothing Romantic’ is about rejecting the myth of the tortured artist—realizing that the joys of creativity don’t have to come from the lows of misery,” the band explains. “The video mirrors this journey, capturing our lives as touring musicians in between nightmarish performances. From green rooms to lost highways, we travel from town to town, feeling alive only in the escape of our show. There’s tension between the connection and solitude; on stage, we’re together, sharing our music with others but later isolation and the price of our sacrifices creep in.”
With this album, Sunflower Bean were inspired by alt-rock, dreamy psychedelia and arena-sized ambition to create a sound undeniably theirs.
Live at The EARL, May 28th
After 15 years, The Head and the Heart have released their sixth album, Aperture, and are returning to the road.
“I believe we’ve made a very great record together and obviously the title is an important aspect of the final product,” says group member Matty Gervais. “For me, Aperture represents the choice we all must make between resigning ourselves to darkness, or letting the light in and recognizing our own agency to do so. It feels relevant to the times, in that we’re literally choosing between authoritarianism vs. democracy. Ignorance vs. enlightenment on a macro scale, and complacency / cynicism vs. hope, empathy and perseverance on the micro scale. To me, it sums up a lot of what each of these songs is grappling with in some form and what we’ve collectively gone through as a band. It’s about choosing hope again and again, no matter how many times it may feel that you have lost it.”
Live at Coca-Cola Roxy, June 9th
Golden Wolf, the band’s latest, blends reflective introspection with wild sonic landscapes. If Kimosabè felt like a classic road anthem album for a cosmic journey, Golden Wolf opens the door to a wilder, more uncertain frontier. The songs here are still anchored by Stone’s trademark grooves, but they feel looser, more windswept, capturing the heat of endless desert days and the cool mystery of moonlit nights.
This new chapter reveals Stone at his most open yet—peeling back layers of silky sheened memories, imagination and thought-provoking insights. It unveils what he’s built over the many years of the Dope Lemon Temple, where so many listeners go to dip their minds in the music, only to find themselves in another land.
Live at Center Stage, June 13th
Shaky Knees returns for its 12th Atlanta run and moves from Central Park to the more spacious Piedmont Park. Growth will do that. And it moves from a rite of Spring to the fall, enjoying some elbow room with other area festivals. Aside from the headliners, performers of note include Sublime, Pixies, Idles, Spoon Inhaler, Cage the Elephant, The Black Keys, Public Enemy, Johnny Marr, Alabama Shakes, Devo and Wet Leg.
Checkout the official Shaky Knees Spotify Playlist.
Knoxville – Southern Skies is a one day festival curated by the The Dirty Guv’nahs, who were founded and reside in Knoxville. Fans can hope they’ll be playing some new songs from their forthcoming release, but there’s plenty more to enjoy. Additional artists include headliner Charley Crocket, Willow Avalon, Devon Gilfillian, Southern Avenue, and Cruz Contreras and the Black Lillies. A Spring Saturday in Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park is a great way to spend a day. Check last year’s action.
Cullman – Rock the South is holding serve in Alabama with Gulf Shore’s Hangout Fest hung out to dry.
Asheville – Cancelled this year to focus on flood recovery, but this promising new festival will hopefully return in 2026.
Nashville – Roots and Americana music. If you’ve got vacation days to burn, don’t waste them and spend them here. As only Nashville can, AmericanaFest features artists established or new.
Birmingham – For those who want to rock hard, Furnace Fest returns with a three-day fest headlining Jimmy Eats World, Dropkick Murphys and Knocked Loose. Details for ticket options and hotel packages can be found at their site.
