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Tristen is way more than just another Nashville-based folksy singer/songwriter. Accurately dubbed a “synth-pop siren” by Spin Magazine (who also have a live stream of her new record on their site) the mesmerizing Tristen channels influences from Kate Bush to Henry Rollins in her sophomore effort, which is quite a departure from her first record. The official…
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Garage-rocker Hanni El Khatib might be L.A.-based, but the bluesy singer/songwriter shirked West Coast-rock producers to record his sophomore album Head in the Dirt right here in Nashville. If you think his music sounds like the Black Keys, that would be due to the fact that Dan Auerbach produced the eclectic, 11-track album, which contains some of…
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MUDHONEY w/ Cheap Time Third Man Records; Nashville, TN September 26, 2013 Photos by Shawn Jackson. Sludge-rock legends Mudhoney paid a visit to the Blue Room of Jack White’s Third Man Records on Thursday, September 26th with Nashville-based rockers Cheap Time, and both bands completely blew our minds. I haven’t seen a local band as genuine and focused…
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I don’t know how I feel about Lupe Fiasco rhyming “pooper scooper” and “Eukanuba” in his new freestyle over “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2” from Drake‘s newly released, Nothing Was the Same LP, but Lupe certainly makes Drake’s beat his bitch own on the re-imagined track: “Pound of Flesh (Paris, Tokyo 2)”. Pooper scoopin’ aside, we still…
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You might know them as the band who stirred up Nashville by baring some skin on a banner hanging on the building that houses both Grimeys and local label Thirty Tigers, or maybe you caught them at their Grimeys instore yesterday! However you know them, Those Darlins is sure showing Nashville some love, and…
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Godfathers of grunge Mudhoney are slated to appear with Nashville-based rockers Cheap Time tonight at a sold out show at Third Man Records. The fellas of Mudhoney have been feeding us dirty fuzzy rock for the past 25 years and show no signs of slowing down, with an extensive tour supporting their 9th studio release, Vanishing Point. Keep reading…
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CHRIS ISAAK w/ Sam Lewis & Nick Isaak War Memorial Auditorium; Nashville, TN September 8, 2013 Photos by Shawn Jackson. Rockabilly crooner Chris Isaak melted hearts at War Memorial Auditorium last week, accompanied by his fantastic band, along with openers Nick Isaak & local songwriter Sam Lewis, whose all-star accompaniment included famed guitarist Kenny Vaughan (Lucinda…
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MUSE w/ Cage the Elephant Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN September 6, 2013. Photos by Sean Marshall. Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena was filled with swagger and soul as local faves Cage the Elephant opened for Muse to an enthusiastic and packed house last Friday night. Though CTE didn’t have the giant LCD screens and crazy special effects of Muse, they made…
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Electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells are back with an attitude-filled new single, and have announced their third album, entitled Bitter Rivals, which drops on October 8. Shortly after the release, they make a stop in Nashville on Friday, November 8th to bring their rage-worthy jams to Marathon Music Works. Tickets go on sale TODAY at 10am, and…
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Local, fierce punk trio Fancytramp just wrapped up a DIY tour of the southeast, where they rocked cities from Atlanta all the way down to St. Augustine, and are now heading back to Nashville for what’s sure to be a killer house show at The Pussy Palace on Tuesday, September 3rd. The band, who channel dark,…