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Tonight, October 8th, several of our favorite local acts are coming together for CoverFest at the Basement East. Starting at 8PM, you can catch great local talent covering well known artists. Joseph Robert Krauss will be performing Jackson Browne songs and Dani Flowers will be doing Steve Earle. The Allen Thompson Band will be…
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Albert Hammond, Jr. w/ Day Wave, Reno Bo Exit/In; Nashville, TN September 30, 2015 Review by Meagan Whitney. When Albert Hammond Jr. released his latest album this year, it had been seven years since his last solo effort. After a stint in rehab, among other significant life changes, and working on music with The…
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It’s been seven years since Albert Hammond Jr.’s last solo album was released and since then, everything has changed for him. When Hammond’s first two solo albums were released, he was living a life of excess, swept up in the success of his band, The Strokes. Now sober and married, and following an EP…
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Calexico w/ Gaby Moreno Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN September 25, 2015 Review by Meagan Whitney. Photos by Jackie Osborne. While many bands find one thing that they do well and stick to it, Calexico are a band that have found they do many things well, and have used that to their advantage. Alternating between songs in…
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Earlier this year, The Damnwells released a self-titled album, the first to feature the original band lineup since 2006. The combination of original members Alex Dezen, David Chernis, Ted Hudson, and Steven Terry creates magic on the new record and anytime they play. The four will perform this Sunday night, Sept. 27, as part…
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Nashville based Blinds just released their first EP, a droning, self-titled collection of seven songs, which are at the same time dark, moody, ethereal, and charming. They may have only been playing together for a short time, but the band sound like they’ve been at it for years. They’ll be joined at fooBAR by fellow Nashville…
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Over two decades since they got their start, Calexico’s latest album, Algiers, found inspiration in a place that fans might find surprising, but that seemed like a natural fit for the band. In a small studio space that was formerly a church, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Calexico conjured up the spirits…
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When The Gills’ singer/guitar player Jesse Wheeler first started playing music as a teenager, it was as a kind of catharsis, to deal with his childhood battle with leukemia. His music was funny, a way to make himself and the people around him laugh in a difficult time. Today, Wheeler’s music is still fueled…
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Yonatan Gat’s music is other worldly, a psychedelic amalgamation of sounds from all over the planet, encompassing jazz, African grooves, punk, funk, Cuban influences, and more. Gat, the former guitar player for Monotonix, puts on an intense show that, with his three-piece band, bounces between all their various influences and includes something for everyone.…
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A few weeks ago, we got to share Albert Hammond Jr.’s video for “Losing Touch,” from his new album, Momentary Masters. We loved that video, and couldn’t be more excited that he’s made a follow up, for his single “Caught By My Shadow.” The new video is made as a continuation of “Losing Touch”;…