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The Civil Wars new Daytrotter session
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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…
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Kurt Vile and The Violators at Mercy Lounge on August 5th
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Tonight in Nashville…. I can’t believe as I am writing this that tickets are still available! It’s amazing. This dude would literally sell out venues twice the size in a matter of minutes in other cities. So, what does that mean? Number 1, Nashville needs to know more about him…. and Number 2, you…
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Reminder! Tickets for Raconteurs and Childish Gambino on sale today!
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Hey everyone. Just a quick reminder that tickets for Childish Gambino at the Cannery Ballroom go on sale today at 10am, and tickets for the Raconteurs at The Ryman go on sale at noon! Get out there and see live music!
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New Best Coast song
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Bethany of Best Coast just released a new song from her someday to be released second LP as a thank you to her 50,000th follower on Twitter. I guess if I want more Twitter followers, I should start writing catchy pop songs…. ah, I digress. Listen to the new track “How They Want Me…
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Dear Soundland, Please invite GIVERS!, kthnxbye
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Dear Soundland, I just had an idea! Why don’t you invite GIVERS to your festival? I saw them at Bonnaroo, and they were awesome! They are such an upcoming, fun band, and provide the perfect sounds for a summertime festival like yours! Have you heard their happy, little debut album In Light? It’s really…