Wild Cub emerged as one of three victors in Nashville’s Road to Bonnaroo competition, an honor the band says it does not take lightly. We sat down with Keegan DeWitt and Jeremy Bullock at Bonnaroo, where the guys talked about playing a festival on their “home turf” and the disturbing nature of port-a-potty artwork.

Kenny Rogers told us the importance of knowing when to walk away and knowing when to run – a lesson American Songwriter has never taken to heart. In fact, we stayed for all four days and nights of Bonnaroo, leaving the farm with compromised immune systems but also with a boatload of great memories. Relive [...]

  BMI’S 2012 ROAD TO BONNAROO CONTEST WINNER ARTIST: Wild Cub SONG: “Colour” BIRTHDATE: November 2011 BIRTHPLACE: Nashville, TN AMBITIONS: Soundtrack for late night drive, on repeat. TURN-OFFS: Songwriter rounds, sunglasses on stage, festival panels on “cracking the music biz via social media” TURN-ONS: Sade, Jensen Sportag, SBTRKT, Chairlift, James Blake, The XX, Twin Shadow [...]

Esteemed Southern clothier Billy Reid has been described as a “musician at heart.” So it’s no surprise that the designer is the perfect candidate to host the Shindig, a showcase during SXSW that featured some of the very artists that inspire Reid’s clothing line, including Brendan Benson, Delta Spirit (pictured above), Phosphorescent and Punch Brothers. [...]

The battle over who would get the golden ticket to play the 2012 Bonnaroo festival was waged at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge on March 26. Congratulations to the victors, Wild Cub.

Wild Cub plays the Billy Reid Shindig on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Swan Dive. Click here to RSVP. Read reviews and get a free download of tracks from each of our Shindig artists, including Wild Cub’s “Colour,” by downloading our Sampler. We spoke with the Keegan DeWitt, who played the Shindig last year, about [...]

The Billy Reid and K-Swiss Shindig is back for a second year, and to help celebrate the news, we’re launching a free digital sampler, showcasing all the great artists on the bill. Click here to download the 7 song digital sampler. Be sure to join us at The Swan Dive on Wednesday, March 14th, from [...]