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Telekinesis at The End – 5/24 @ 9pm
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Seattle-based rockers Telekinesis will be making their way through Nashville tonight with a set at The End at 9pm. The Merge Records product gained a bit of attention with their feel-good song, “Coast of Carolina” last year, and they are riding the wave through Nashville on their current national tour. It’s fun, poppy music…
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Bonnaroo Preview – MiniBoone
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Dude, is that Rock n’ Roll I hear!?!?!?! The distinctive punch-you-in-the-face-then-hug-you sound is super prevalent along with the fastest hair growth in Brooklyn (see video below). I guess that has helped MiniBoone to book shows in most of the New York venues, and to become one of the “must see bands of NYC”. They…
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Bonnaroo Preview – Parkington Sisters
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It’s a female, all-in-the-family version of Fleet Foxes!!! A pretty cool sound radiates through the peaceful aura of this quintet of highly trained musical sisters. The Cape Cod girls grew up in a very musical household, have extensive musical training, and have experimented with a number of musical outlets before coming together to form…
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Beck to produce new Stephen Malkmus album
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Matador Records announced today that Beck will be producing the new Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album (due out on August 23, 2011). It is not surprising that this information was released this morning, as it is in conjunction with the release of the Beck produced Thurston Moore record Demolished Thoughts today!
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Bonnaroo Preview – River City Extension
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Once just the dream-child of New Jersey singer-songwriter Joe Michelini, these folksters have come on strong through perseverance and determination. They self produced an EP (Nautical Sabbatical) in 2009 and hit the road as a touring tour-de-force. River City Extension signed with XOXO Records to release their first LP (The Unmistakable Man) in 2010. …
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Deluxe Arcade Fire Suburbs record
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Bonnaroo headliners, The Arcade Fire, are planning to keep riding the flame of the 2010 record of the year, The Suburbs, with the release of a deluxe edition containing two new tracks on June 27th. They also have a Spike Jonze directed film “Scenes From The Suburbs” in the works. You’ll have to wait…
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The Generationals at The Basement – 5/21
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It was ‘judgement day”, I had spent all week in front of a computer. In the event that all hell did break loose, I didn’t want to be in front of a Macbook when it happened. So, I didn’t give much pre-game attention to The Generationals (the openers for Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr) on…
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Spin Magazine’s (free download) Sasquatch Music Festival mixtape
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Visit Spin Magazine’s website for a free download (well, for the cost of an email address) featuring bands playing at the upcoming Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington (state). Highlighted acts on the mixtape are listed below. Some of them are coming to the Nashville area soon. So, be sure to…
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NPR First Listening Party: Cults, Death Cab for Cutie, and My Morning Jacket
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If you head over to NPR’s website, you can stream a first listen of the new records by Cults, Death Cab for Cutie, and My Morning Jacket. We’ve already talked a bit about the upcoming release of MMJ (and, of course, their upcoming set at Bonnaroo). Well the entire album (which is awesome) is…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr at the Basement – 5/21
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These guys have been getting a lot of hype lately, and I was very excited to spend my last possible minutes on Earth (It was the day of the supposed Rapture) with these guys. The tiny stage at the Basement was adorned with giant-bulbed “J’s” and “R’s”, and given the lack of a dressing…