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JEFF the Brotherhood to open for Raconteurs at The Ryman
Why did you snooze, right? I told you about it! I even sent you a reminder the morning that tickets went on sale! Come on, I know you have some sort of smart phone, and I’m assuming you are smart enough to learn how to set a reminder on the calendar…. So, why did…
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Free Tickets and A Chance To Name a Nashville Music Hall
You’ve probably heard by now that there is a new mid-sized music venue opening in Nashville. Well, the name is still undecided, and the owners are letting Nashvillians make the final determination. The owners ran a contest via Lightning 100 to come up with a name for the new venue (the ultimate winner will…
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Vinyl Thief, Exit/In, Tonight in Nashville
Tonight in Nashville….. We get a lot of requests, friendings, followings, and emails wanting a post about up and coming bands from all over the country. Some of the bands are good, but there isn’t a real Nashville connection….. and there is so much other stuff to write about. Some of them are not…
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The Civil Wars new Daytrotter session
Singer/songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White (dba The Civil Wars) met in Nashville in 2008, and the chemistry was immediate. After their first gig in Nashville, they were in the studio with producer Charlie Peacock working on music. The duo’s second ever performance was recorded and released for free as the live album,…
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Blitzen Trapper and Dawes, Mercy Lounge, October 19
How did one of my favorite bands slip onto a calendar without me knowing. I scour calendars, blogs, websites, and twitter all day long looking for bands to get excited about, and somehow I missed this announcement?!? Blitzen Trapper is coheadlining with Dawes and opener The Smoke Fairies at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge on October…
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We Own This Town mixtape
The good folks over at We Own This Town have released a mixtape (volume 46) of Nashville bands that are worth listening to right now. You can download it for free, so head over to their webpage to check it out. Nice job, guys! A listing of the bands, tracks, album, and upcoming shows…
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Free Beer Island Show cancelled?
According to a message from Turbo Fruits, the August 13th (or was that August 14th?) free music fest/party on Free Beer Island has been cancelled. Nashville Cream concurs. I’ll keep an eye out for other updates. I wonder what happens if you already bought that ferry ticket?
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Get to know: Beaten Awake
I just found a new band thanks to a tweet from The Black Key’s drummer, Patrick Carney. Beaten Awake is an Ohio band who was coming up around the same time and place as Ohio-to-Nashville superstars The Black Keys. It’s not hard to imagine that these guys spent some time listening to records together,…
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Hatch Show Print Preview – The Decemberists at The Ryman
Do you have tickets for The Decemberists tonight at The Ryman? If not, it just might be worth doing a little craigslist search to find some pew space for the sold out event. If you are going to the Ryman tonight to see The Decemberists, check out the preview of the hatch show print…