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Ariel Pink’s “Baby”
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I’ve been meaning to put this post up for a couple of months, but I never did it because I have the ability to totally ruin a song for you. It’s like when my Uncle Bruce told me about the reason he couldn’t listen to Led Zepplin’s “Kashmir” anymore. RUINED IT for me. I…
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Pre-sales today for Ben Folds & The Who
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Lightning 100 has a couple of TODAY ONLY pre-sales going on. Ben Folds Five is coming to The Ryman on Monday, September 17th, and the password for those tickets is “FIVE”. The Who are also embarking on a worldwide tour, and have a date at Bridgestone on December 2nd. The password for that one…
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Ticket Giveaway: Guided By Voices at Marathon Music Works, Tomorrow Night!
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This is one of the shows that I have been waiting with baited breath for all summer, and it’s finally here tomorrow. I mean, it’s freaking Guided By Voices, and the only time I’ve seen them was as a drunken college sophomore. I didn’t know who I was going to see, but I had…
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East Nashville Underground’s Summer Season Looks Stellar!
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Remember us telling you about that East Nashville Underground Festival a few months ago? Well, it’s a new season, new bands, new beer, new crib…. same awesome! It’s unbelievable amounts of hard work that has given this house party a life of it’s own. They have left the sometimes cramped confines of the house…
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Listen to Spiritualized cover Junior Kimbrough’s “Sad Days, Lonely Nights”
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Justin over at Aquarium Drunkard dropped this little nugget the other day, and reminded all of us that Junior Kimbrough covers are always great. Check out this fuzzy rock cover of “Sad Days Lonely Nights” by Spiritualized from the 2004 tribute compilation titled Sunday Nights – The Songs of Junior Kimbrough. I’m still waiting for…
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Jeff The Brotherhood Clocks In On The Download 15 and Talks Major Label Love with Spin
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Jeff is continuing their major label publicity tour for the now week old Hypnotic Nights LP. They cruised in at a cool number four beating out the likes of Frank Ocean (is it OK that I just don’t get Frank Ocean?), Passion Pit, Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, and more. You can see the…
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Hear Dirty Projectors’ tour only single “Buckle Up”
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Dirty Projectors are rolling through Nashville on August 13th for a date at Cannery Ballroom in support of their newest release Swing Lo Magellan. They are selling a handful of tour only 7-inches at each date, and we have the A-side titled “Buckle Up” below. Pop Etc. (formerly known as The Morning Benders) will…
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The Basement’s New Faces Nite w/Bambora, The Decadence, Golden Sounds, Keelan Donovan, Honeyboy and Boots and Adventure The Great, The Basement, Tonight In Nashville
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You should get out and check out some new music tonight. It’s always a good time, and, with this sticky ass weather, you’ll feel great in Grimey’s Basement. The lineup tonight looks something like this… Bambora (or is it Bambara?), The Decadence, Golden Sounds, Keelan Donovan, Honeyboy and Boots, and Adventure The Great. I…
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Listen to Sebadoh’s First New Music In 14 Years
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If you are a fan of the lo-fi pioneers of indie rock, then you probably already know that seminal bands like Guided By Voices (this Thursday), Sebadoh (8/14), Built To Spill (9/14) and Dinosaur Jr. (10/1) are all rolling through Nashville this summer/fall. We will talk more about each of these before the respective…
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A Place To Bury Strangers, Tonight, Mercy Lounge
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It’s a busy Monday night on Cannery Row. The ironically named Tallest Man On Earth is playing downstairs at Cannery, and the traditional Monday night 8 off 8th showcase is happening at The High Watt. However, you will probably hear A Place To Bury Strangers from the Mercy Lounge stage all over that building.…