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Watch Car Seat Headrest’s Television Debut | Playing Mercy Lounge Sept. 7
To call Will Toledo prolific might be an understatement. The creative force behind Car Seat Headrest, Toledo released an impressive 11 records via Bandcamp while he was in college, and, reportedly even first started recording vocals in the backseat of his car for privacy, thus the name of the band. Toledo’s DIY ethos, dynamic…
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The Basement East To Host All-Star Charity Event For Louisiana on Sept. 1
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that southern Louisiana was hit hard by record breaking flooding earlier this month, and tens of thousands lost homes and have been displaced during the historic event. So, what are we going to do in Music City to help them in their time of need? Throw…
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Review: Live On The Green w/ Dawes, Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Record Company | 8.25.16 [Photos]
Live on the Green w/ Dawes, Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Record Company Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 25, 2016 Review by Matt Hall. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Live on the Green continued last week for another edition of their already unbelievable 2016 season. They followed up the first two weeks of Andra Day, Allen…
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Daphne Willis Reimagines The Beatles With Covers EP
We’ve been following talented genre hopping singer-songwriter Daphne Willis for a few years now, and, with each new release that we get, we wonder what avenue the talented songstress will be taking us down. You may remember the rocking duet that she dropped with Sonia Leigh that we premiered earlier this year, and that was…
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The Gills Premiere “Aria,” Announce New EP
It has been quite a year for The Gills. After relocating to Music City from Pensacola, they started making waves in the local scene with their high energy live shows, and made a splash with their EP, 1, which dropped last year and featured gritty alt-rock stand outs like “Lemonade” and “Rubberband.” The band recently announced…
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Hiss Golden Messenger Release “Tell Her I’m Just Dancing” Video | Playing Exit/In Oct. 15
Folky indie rockers Hiss Golden Messenger are set to embark on a tour in support of their new LP, and sophomore Merge Records release, Heart Like A Levee, due out on Oct. 7, and they’ll be returning to Music City with a date at Exit/In on Oct. 15. We’ve poured high praise for the band, helmed by M.C. Taylor,…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | August 26-28
Summer is sweltering on, but we are also approaching the beginning of fall record release season. We have a few local noteworthy releases that are celebrating with shows this weekend around town. We also have a music festival taking over several venues around town that is of definite note to us, along with a…
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Leagues To Play 3rd & Lindsley on Sept. 18 in Support of New LP
We’ve been on the trail of the new music from Nashville alt-pop outfit Leagues since they announced their upcoming sophomore LP, Alone Together, which is set to drop via Dualtone on Sept. 9. We got our first taste of the new record with their first single “Dance With Me,” and followed that up with…
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Live On The Green Rolls On Tonight With Dawes, Kurt Vile & The Violators, and The Record Company
Live on the Green kicked off the first two weeks of their 2016 season with a bang. Week one featured a spectacular lineup of Andra Day, Allen Stone, and White Denim, and then they managed to set the bar even higher in week two with Jenny Lewis, Passenger, and JR JR. It’s not going to slow…
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The Lees Of Memory Drop Covers Album ft. DeVotchKa, Guided By Voices, & More!
Local rockers The Lees Of Memory have had quite the past couple of years. The band helmed by John Davis and Brandon Fisher (both of Superdrag) and Nick Slack (Epic Ditch) brought their new project to life in early 2015 with the release of their stellar shoegazey debut Sisyphus Says, and we were lucky…