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Moonface at 12th and Porter, July 30th
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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
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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
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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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The Features on Kimmel
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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
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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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Washed Out covers Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game
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Rising chillwave star Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) is following up the release of his much hyped debut LP, Within and Without, with a cover of Chris Isaak’s sultry classic “Wicked Game”. The Sub Pop Records signee got his start in rural Georgia recording songs in his bedroom, which is exactly where his songs…
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Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Releases Children’s Book
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I guess having seen a broke mother turn her children’s subway entertainment into the world-wide phenomenon of Harry Potter made an impression on indie-rocker Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. Well, now that Harry Potter is over, Meloy, along with his wife, has released a children’s book entitled, Wildwood. You can read a quick little…
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Generationals live on KEXP
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Remember when I went off about The Generationals show at The Basement? When they opened for rising superstars Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and The Generationals actually were the highlight of the night. They are still touring the country along with another rising star Gardens & Villas, and, on Wednesday, they were in Seattle for…
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Live Tom Waits album
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The music blog, Aquarium Drunkard, has put up a link to download a live Tom Waits album Never Talk To Strangers. Tom Waits is hands down one of my favorite artists of all time. I once learned that he was playing in Radio City Music Hall for a benefit concert for New Orleans after…