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Bully Debut New Video for “Guess There” | Catch Them Sept. 7 at Art + Friends
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Back in the fall, breakout local grunge pop group Bully released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Sub Pop. Dubbed Losing, the album is an earnest, raw, anxious, and vulnerable triumph that has dominated our playlists ever since, and a worthy followup to the band’s explosive 2015 debut, Feels Like. Leading up to and following the new release, Bully have…
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Art + Friends Spotlight: Nightingail
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As we previously announced, famed local alt rockers Paramore are currently winding down the record cycle (or “era,” as they like to dub it) for last year’s phenomenal fifth album, After Laughter, which, over the past year, has included surprise stops at Exit/In and The End, a headlining outing at The Ryman, and the group’s debut at Bonnaroo,…
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[REMINDER] Catch Slum Village w/ Illmac, Rashad Tha Poet, & The Morning After Crew | TONIGHT @ Exit/In
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’90s hip hop legends Slum Village are still going strong after almost three decades, helmed by surviving original member and only constant T3, along with producer Young RJ. Still responsible for a fairly prolific outfit, the group are doing their part in keeping lyrically-focused, flow-driven, old school hip hop alive (albeit with modern sensibilities), and are a…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Forecastle 2018
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As we’ve been saying every year since our first time covering in 2013, Louisville’s Forecastle Festival is one of our absolute favorite music fests- not just in the region, but in the whole country. It’s not the the biggest or flashiest event of its kind, and you’ll frequently find its performers at many other festivals, but it…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] SALES w/ No Vacation | July 28 @ The High Watt
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On the road in support of their excellent, brand new sophomore LP forever & ever, Orlando indie pop duo SALES return to Nashville for the first time in a couple of years to headline The High Watt on July 28, with recently reformed, dreamy indie pop outfit No Vacation. Both excellent acts on the rise, beloved by the blogosphere, if you…
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Catch The Get Up Kids w/ Racquet Club & Ageist | TONIGHT @ Mercy Lounge
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One of the most iconic and influential emo bands of all time, if not quite the mainstream household name of some of the groups they helped influence, Kansas City rockers The Get Up Kids erupted onto the scene with their 1997 debut full-length, Four Minute Mile, following it up with one of the most and most iconic…
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Don’t Miss The Smashing Pumpkins w/ Metric | TONIGHT @ Bridgestone Arena
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Since first reuniting more than a decade ago, albeit with a very different lineup, iconic ’90s alt rock act The Smashing Pumpkins have made their way to Music City a handful of times. However, tonight, July 20, when they headline Bridgestone Arena, it’ll be the first tour 3/4 of the original lineup, Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] firekid Return Revamped with “BABY YOU DONE ME WRONG”
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Three years ago, firekid, at the time a solo moniker for Muscle Shoals, Alabama native Dillon Hodges, released his eponymous, debut LP, on the heels of viral success surrounding a string of prominent early singles, and in the midst of extensive touring with countless big-name acts. Combining Hodges’ early love for bluegrass with a later attraction…
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[REMINDER] Catch Rayland Baxter w/ Okey Dokey & Katie Schecter | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
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One of the absolute best artists to spring from Nashville in recent years, alt-Americana turned psych folk genre bender Rayland Baxter just released his highly-anticipated third album, Wide Awake, last week. To celebrate the Butch Walker-produced effort, which features an all-star studio band, Baxter headlined a sold out hometown show last night, July 18 at The Basement East, and will…
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Don’t Miss Now, Now w/ WENS | TONIGHT @ Exit/In
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Last year, Minneapolis indie duo Now, Now emerged with their first new song since 2012, the pop primed and triumphant “SGL,” swiftly bringing to an end several years of writer’s block, focus on other artistic mediums, and a prolonged creative process. 15 years into their run, the group (which, for a time, also included Jess…