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Despite meeting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the story of Durand Jones & The Indications is an unlikely one. Originally planned as a one-off to explore the band’s love of soul music, they recorded demos in makeshift home studio, with a whopping $450 budget, and a toy karaoke microphone. The result of…
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It’s finally feeling like spring once more, and this weekend’s show calendar is absolutely bursting with ways to keep busy and entertained, with so many stellar show options. We already told you about two-night residencies from both The Decemberists and Yo La Tengo, at The Ryman and The Basement East respectively, as well as…
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On tour in support of their 15th full-length record, There’s A Riot Going On, seminal indie rock outfit and critical darlings Yo La Tengo are set to return to Nashville this weekend for an intimate two-night run at The Basement East on April 13 & 14. While any YLT show is a not-to-miss affair, we’re even…
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Whether you’re looking for indie rock icons, two days of metal, local indie and garage rock, country, r&b, funk, hip hop, punk, or anything in between, this weekend is stuffed full of shows at all prices and sizes, bound to offer something that suits your fancy. Per usual, we’ve combed through them all and…
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On tour in support of their 15th full length record, There’s A Riot Going On, seminal indie rock outfit and critical darlings Yo La Tengo are set to return to Nashville for an intimate two-night run at The Basement East on April 13 & 14. While any YLT show is a not-to-miss affair, we’re even more…
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Heading into the long weekend, there are, unsurprisingly, not a lot of shows on Sunday (though we did find a couple worth your while!), but if you’re looking for a Friday or Saturday night musical outing, you have plenty to pick from. Aside from a crop of big-name standup comedians, you’ll find concerts big…
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As we reported about a month ago, local indie favorites ELEL are gearing up to release new music. After working in the wake of their 2016 full-length Geode for over a year, the band surprised us with a fresh new upbeat single, “Be Yeah,” and last week took another stride with the release of the dance-worthy, radio-ready “Early…
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The wave of SXSW buzzy bands appears to have died down slightly from the onslaught of the past few weeks, not to mention that the uber cool Big Ears Festival is swallowing up the more eclectic acts in Knoxville this weekend, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some incredible shows on the radar. From incredible…
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It’s a busy weekend in Nashville. There are various St. Patrick’s Day parties going on, including a genre bending good time in Germantown, a hip-hop leaning block party on Demonbreun, rock and roll at The Cobra and Little Harpeth, dancing to the ’90s at Cannery, and DJs at The Back Corner, to name just a few. Also,…
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As the entire music universe begins their descent to Austin for next week’s SXSW music conference, there are a ton of buzzy bands floating en route, and Nashville is a prime stopping point for a number of east coast performers. If you aren’t going to be making the trek yourself, there is a good…