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Porcelain Raft w/ Shy Guy Tonight At The Basement
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Italian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Remiddi (dba Porcelain Raft) is coming to The Basement tonight, and we’ve been brimming with excitement all weekend for this Monday night treat. We last caught Porcelain Raft as the opener for Yuck! in 2011, and they stole the show. If you like atmospheric, dreamy pop music from an incredibly talented…
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[Review + Photos] Muddy Roots Music Festival 2013
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Review by Jared Godar. Photos by Shawn Jackson. Labor Day weekend was time to pack up the tent and head east to Cookeville for a few nights of camping and music. Several of my friends have been going to the Muddy Roots Music Festival for years, but this was my first pilgrimage. We made camp…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | 9/6-9/8
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Banner designed by Holley Maher, H. Maher Creative It already feels like fall over here, and the touring schedules are starting to pick up around town. Single releases, album releases, benefits with free beer, and a few blockbuster national acts are just a few of the decisions that you will have to make this…
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REVIEW: Live On The Green w/ Robert Randolph & The Family Band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, & Joe Robinson | 8.29.13 [PHOTOS]
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LIVE ON THE GREEN w/ Robert Randolph & The Family Band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Joe Robinson Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 29, 2013 Review by Jared Godar. Photos by Shawn Jackson. We’re now two-thirds of the way through Live on the Green season. As we approach the final two weeks, with Local Natives then Moon Taxi headlining,…
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Astrochimps Release New EP; Stream or Download It for Free!
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by Olivia Fay Nashville’s Astrochimps‘ new, self-titled EP is up on Soundcloud for free download! The Brit pop rock-influenced record is a tight composition of bubbly keyboards, jazz percussion, a strong bass backbone and guitar melodies that tie everything together in a pretty Union Jack bow. There are strong instrumental influences from The Beatles and…
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*repeat repeat, El El, Ponychase to Release New Singles at The Basement on Saturday
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Some of our favorite local acts are releasing new music for us this weekend. Surf popsters *repeat repeat, worldly indie pop band El El, and synth pop group Ponychase have caused a lot of chatter over here during the past few months, and they are teaming up to throw a killer show at The Basement…
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Plastic Visions Cancel Festival Date After Bassist Quits
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We learned today via Facebook that bassist Jessi Monroe (pictured, right) has officially quit Plastic Visions, a band whose recent East Nashville Underground appearance we just raved about. Also, according to the Facebook post, the band will not be appearing at Paper City Music Festival in Chillicothe, Ohio this weekend. Jessi writes: The band have not yet…
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Live On The Green Tonight | Robert Randolph & The Family Band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and Joe Robinson
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By Contributor Jared Godar This year’s Live on the Green has been incredible. We’ve covered the first three events featuring Matt and Kim, ZZ Ward, and Gin Wigmore; then Matt Nathanson, The Mowgli’s, and local Erin McCarley, and last week’s event with Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Delta Saints, and Luella & The Sun. It’s hard to believe…