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AWAS Premiere a Stripped Down Live Video for “Flavorz”
Local duo AWAS consists of singer/songwriter Ariel Hill and producer Danny Melonz, and they’re definitely riding the electro-pop wave that is currently overtaking Nashville (and our local playlists). Both are faces in the scene of late, and their new project certainly caught our attention with buzzworthy new track “Flavorz.” To follow up the release of…
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Bloc Party to Play Cannery Ballroom May 23
English indie rockers Bloc Party, back together and touring in support of their new album Hymns, which dropped on Jan. 29 via Vagrant, have just announced a spring run of North American shows in between festival appearances, including a May 23 date at Cannery Ballroom, where the group last played in early 2013. Bloc Party first caught…
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Whissell Premieres Soulful New Single “Mine”
We’ve been keeping an eye on local songstress Whissell for a minute, and recently shared the banger remix for her buzzy first single “Get Free.” Continuing to impress, the sultry pop artist just released a followup in the form of soulful new single “Mine,” and we’re already listening obsessively on repeat and adding it to the top of…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Stream “Balki’s Revenge” from The Beech Benders
We’ve had an eye on the talented local instrumental surf rock outfit The Beech Benders for a while now. Oft canonized as ’60s era surf, desert rock, or spaghetti western, this group of talented players, who lend their abilities to other bands around town, have been on the rise for a while now, and we thoroughly enjoyed the animated…
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St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Lone Bellow, Dave Rawlings Machine, Hurray For The Riff Raff, & More Announced for 2016 Bluegrass Underground Season
Bluegrass Underground has announced its 2016 season lineup, including the schedule for the exclusive taping of PBS special Season VI Bluegrass Underground. Tickets are already on sale for a number of the events, but tickets for the PBS taping go on sale today, Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Artists slated to appear at the three day event are nothing to…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Jan. 29 – 31
Sports will dominate the Nashville landscape this weekend, with the NHL All-Star Game sure to pack the city with crazed hockey fans, but, those of you who aren’t planning to attend those festivities, should be eyeballing a number of great shows going on around town. With a weekend long celebration of the new SIMO record to…
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White Denim to Play Exit/In April 17
Austin based psychedelic indie rockers White Denim have announced the release of their seventh studio album, Stiff, due out March 25 via Downtown Records. The new record is a follow up to their acclaimed 2013, Jeff Tweedy produced, Corsicana Lemonade, which ended up bringing the rockers to Nashville and to nearby Bonnaroo in 2014. The…
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Watch Anderson East Perform Three Tracks Live at Paste
Neo-soul, Americana and blues rock crooner Anderson East has had a big year. After the release of his well received debut LP, Delilah, the phone has been ringing on the reg; that is, when he’s not blowing audiences away across the country. During one recent stop at the Paste Magazine Studios, East and his ace band dropped a…
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Play Mercy Lounge May 2
Enigmatic shoegaze, psych rock outfit The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced a date at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge on May 2. BJM found success in the early to mid ’90s through a variety of subculture hits, like “Anemone,” “It Girl,” “Servo,” “That Girl Suicide,” and “Straight Up And Down” just to name a few; but many of the younger…