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Rites of Spring Line-Up Announced
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Hey remember River Stages? In the days before Bonnaroo, somewhere in between Dancing In The District incarnations, and probably around the same era as Uptown Mix (takin’ ya back, yet?) there was a music festival that happened the first weekend in May at Riverfront Park and featured artists as varied as John Prine, Dashboard…
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Live On The Green 2013 Dates Announced
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Music City Mayhem is in full swing as local bands battle it out for a spot at Live On The Green – and now we know just when to mark our calendars for the annual summer concert series that takes place in front of the Courthouse on Public Square.
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Diversion of the Day: Particle Man
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In honor of They Might Be Giants’ recent Nashville stop (and because I just saw this on the internet and it made me laugh) — we share with you, this flow chart to help explain just who (and what) “Particle Man” is. This helpful study guide comes courtesy of TMBG’s Twitter (highlights: retweets from…
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Third Shift Spotlight: Alanna Royale
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It’s finally time for the last installment of our Third Shift Spotlight Series in anticipation of our awesome SXSW Send Off Show TOMORROW night at Mercy Lounge & The High Watt. Last, but most certainly not least, is No Country favorite, Alanna Royale. The band (yep, Alanna Royale is a 7-piece band, but Alanna is…
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Caitlin Rose’s new album, The Stand-In, streaming at Rolling Stone, new video at Billboard
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Hometown girl, Caitlin Rose, is somewhat ironically famous locally for being more famous across the pond than in her own neighborhood (The Independent even dropped by her house in Nashville before many Nashvillians had taken note). Her debut full-length, Own Side Now, wasn’t even available here until it had already broken big in the…
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First Road To Bonnaroo Tonight! | Mercy Lounge, FREE!
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If you’re even a casual reader, you know that we’re big fans of the big to-do down on the farm. We speculated the spectacular list of Bonnaroo artists for months. A few weeks ago, we brought word that the annual competition for a slot at Bonnaroo was returning to Mercy Lounge. Then we shared…
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Third Shift Spotlight: Luella and the Sun
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We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Third Shift Lager and some of our pals Electric Western Records, Elevent Productions, and East Nashville Underground for a one-night, two-stage, ten-band bill celebrating the diversity of Nashville’s independent music scene, and to send off the bands that have been selected to represent Nashville at South By Southwest 2013. The show is March 2nd, admission is totally free,…
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The Evinrudes reunite | 2.22.13 @ 12th & Porter
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Nashville’s current wave of awesome female-fronted bands (Alanna Royale, Luella and the Sun, The Electric Hearts, Ponychase, and more!) owe a possibly unknown debt of gratitude to their big sisters of the local rock scene that helped pave the way for their success in a (still) mostly male-dominated industry. Acts like Fleming & John…
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ENU Winter 2013 | Friday Night Preview
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The Winter 2013 East Nashville Underground festivities kicked off last night with an awesome 8 Off 8 show @ The High Watt featuring ENU alums (check out Andrew’s preview here). We’ll be bringing you preview coverage all week, so check out today’s installment which will prep you to party on Friday night, plus a…
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The Breeders reunite, play landmark album in its entirety | Mercy Lounge 5.14.2013
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STFU, Tom Shane. No one wants to hear you hawk diamonds. It’s almost Valentine’s Day and we’re tired of the constant assault that we’ve been under since before Christmas. Anyone out there that really loves their lady (and hates perfunctory holiday obli-gifts like diamonds and those awful chalk hearts that now shout at you…