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Everyone is vying for your attention these days. U2 force fed their new album to everyone via iTunes, and, just today, Thom Yorke shocked the world with a new album that is exclusively (for now) available via BitTorrent. Concerts are the same, with everyone trying to convince you to come to their show, but…
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Songwriters flock to Brooklyn and Nashville to bring their visions to life, and the road between these two creative hotspots is well tread. Tonight, you get a chance to catch one of the fresh faces in the indie rock songwriter scene with Brooklyn’s Heaven’s Jail along with Nashville standouts The Cunning and Them Vibes…
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Last year, when slacker-rock-not-slacker-label Burger Records sent their “Caravan Of Stars” through Nashville, we were up at the front and ready to rock despite a less than stellar turnout. This year, the caravan features local rockers Natural Child and Denney & The Jets along with Burger stars Together Pangea, Mozes & The First Borns,…
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Loretta Lynn. Photo by Sundel Perry. 2014 Americana Fest Nashville, TN September 2014 Review contributions by Jeff Moody [JM], Shawn Jackson [SJ], and Matt Hall [MH] Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry We are finally catching our breath after one of the largest and most impressive Americana Fests in the event’s nearly decade…
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In Nashville’s self-proclaimed and justified home of rock and roll, Exit/In, tonight, you’ll get a taste of rock that is dripping with fuzz in every possible variation. Southern California’s The Growlers make their first return to Nashville since headlining last years Burger Records Caravan Of Stars showcase over at Mercy Lounge. This time they…
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Big news over the weekend from our pal Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes, they’ve curated a Nashville “mixtape” in collaboration with Deer Head Music featuring some of the best local indie rock bands in Music City. The album features 20 tracks from twenty local acts that you have read about in publications like…
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Banner by H. Maher Creative Unless you have been living under a rock this week, you know that Americana Fest has taken over almost every venue in town. While we’ve been supporting that effort this week, we are going to step back and take a look at everything happening in Nashville this weekend. We…
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Local pop stand outs The Future have announced the release of their third full length, Blood Moon, and have released the first single, “Grid” from that effort for you to check out below. The Future specialize in tightly constructed, danceable rock tracks that are laden with catchy pop hooks. If you’ve kept up with…
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It’s rare that we find ourselves surprised when we get submissions. Blown away? Yes, often, but not surprised. That is what happened when we opened a recent email from Nashville studio project, Jupiter Is My Hard Drive. A creative outlet for a few local musicians (led by Seth Sparks) tired of the effort of…
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Pictured: Jim Lauderdale, Amanda Shires, Don Was, Jason Isbell, Joe Henry, Brady Blade, Buddy Miller, Rosanne Cash, Joachim Cooder, John Leventhal, Ry Cooder, Parker Milsap, The Milk Carton Kids, the McCrary Sisters, Paul Janeway (of St. Paul & the Broken Bones) and Rhett Miller. Photo: Getty Images for Americana Music. Americana Music Honors &…