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  • Trigger Hippy, The Basement, Tonight in Nashville

    Tonight in Nashville, WHOA!!!! Do you know about Trigger Hippy?  No, not that Morcheeba song (“Trigger Hippie”) that you cheesed out to back in the day.  I’m talking about the “super”group that teased in 2009, and has since resurfaced with new recruits Joan Osbourne and Jackie Greene.  The band’s founding members are ex-Black Crowes…

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  • Little Tybee, The End, Tonight in Nashville

    Tonight in Nashville…. Are you looking for some good music to see tonight (7/29/11) in Nashville?  Then look no further than Little Tybee at The End.  An orch-pop (or progressive folk) band with Paper Garden Records, Little Tybee is an Atlanta based upstart (ranging from five to eight members) that uses numerous instruments to…

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  • Gang Gang Dance, Mercy Lounge, 26 September

    Are you already worried about your post-Soundland music hangover?  Well, you know that the best remedy for a hangover is a little “hair of the dog that bit ya”.  So, you should dance your blues away on Monday September 26th at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge with New York based electronic-y, artsy, crunkster band Gang Gang…

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  • Soundland filling out its schedule…

    Soundland (formerly known as, Next Big Nashville) is continuing to fill out the line up for the September 21-24 festival in Nashville.  We first brought the news of the initial Soundland lineup to you a few weeks ago.  Well, the lineup continues to grow with the addition of Foster The People, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T.,…

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  • Moonface at 12th and Porter, July 30th

    Are you into experimental, electronic, synthey-rock music?  Then you might have just figured out your plans for Saturday night in Nashville. Moonface is the moniker of Spencer Krug who you might know as the lead man of his other projects Wolf Parade (Sub Pop), Sunset Rubdown (JagJaguwar), and Swan Lake (JagJaguwar).  This doesn’t include…

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  • Bon Iver rocked the Ryman

    Bon Iver showed Nashville that they deserve to be playing at a venue like The Ryman Auditorium.  They showcased the new LP, and they brought us back to what got it started.  Good lights, great sound, and an energy that everyone in the mother church could feel.  The highlights were undoubtedly the cover of…

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  • Cheap Rosebuds

    Do you know The Rosebuds?  They are the ones opening for Bon Iver tonight at The Ryman in Nashville, so, it’s probably in your best interest to get to know them before 7:30 tonight.  Amazon is running a $3.99 deal for their newest LP (which is great).  I mean, c’mon, you didn’t really want…

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  • Avett Brothers and Social Distortion pre-sale

    Avett Brothers and Social Distortion are playing at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Friday, October 28th.  A presale is going on from Wednesday, July 27th at 10am through Thursday, July 28th at 10pm.  Click here to link to Ticketmaster.  Use the “Venue Presale Tickets” and enter the password KICKDRUM. Two great acts playing…

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  • The Features on Kimmel

    Nashville indie-rockers The Features played on Jimmy Kimmel last night, and you can watch that performance over at Nashville Cream.  The appearance is to support of their new LP, Wilderness (which released yesterday, 7/26).  It is also due to an increased awareness after some hyping by Nashville’s “we made it” rock band, Kings of…

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  • The Glitch Mob covers The White Stripes

    Did you see The Glitch Mob roll through Nashville’s Exit/In a couple of weeks ago?  Maybe, if you were lucky enough to get tickets to the sold out show.  Have you seen The White Stripes lately?  No, because they aren’t around anymore (*sob*). Well, thanks to the magic of computers and the internet, you…

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