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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Wolf Parade w/ Lala Lala | Aug. 24 @ The Basement East
After first reemerging from hiatus in 2016, and releasing their comeback album, Cry Cry Cry, last year, beloved indie rockers Wolf Parade are set to return to Nashville for the first time since 2010, to headline The Basement East on Aug. 24 with buzzy Chicago indie punks Lala Lala. Along with favorites like Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade were an…
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Catch Cold War Kids, Car Seat Headrest, Colony House, & *repeat repeat | TONIGHT @ Live on the Green
After an excellent season opener last week, Live on the Green is rolling on with some serious momentum, as the second week of the 10th season of the annual, free outdoor fest goes down tonight, Aug. 16 at Public Square Park. Per the format adopted a few years back, Live on the Green runs four consecutive Thursdays, and culminates with an…
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Art + Friends Spotlight: Bully
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] Don’t Miss Franz Ferdinand w/ POW! | TONIGHT @ Cannery Ballroom
There was a time (the bulk of their career, in fact) that Scottish post-punk realists turned indie dance rockers Franz Ferdinand never played Nashville, but, with a stellar new LP in tow, Always Ascending, the group are set to make their return after just one year, to headline Cannery Ballroom tonight, Aug. 14! Along with buzzy up and coming…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Leon Bridges w/ Maségo | Aug. 29 @ Ascend Amphitheater
Out in support of his critically acclaimed, chart-topping recent sophomore effort, Good Thing, breakout Texas neo soul singer Leon Bridges, no stranger to Music City, will return for his largest local headliner to date, Aug. 29 at Ascend Amphitheater with eclectic kindred spirit Maségo. A transcendent, unrivaled, and versatile legend in the making, Bridges has blown us away with each and…
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REVIEW: Live on the Green ft. Dispatch, The Wood Brothers, Mt. Joy, and Roscoe & Etta | 8.9.18 [PHOTOS]
Live on the Green w/ Dispatch, The Wood Brothers, Mt. Joy, and Roscoe & Etta Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 9, 2018 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Brendan Donohue. Kicking off its tenth season, the annual Live on the Green free festival series returned this week to Public Square Park, setting the bar high for yet another…
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No Country’s Guide to Tomato Art Fest 2018
Heading into its 15th year, Tomato Art Fest has long been a quirky, beloved East Nashville staple, celebrating the local music and art community with tons of artisan vendors, free live music, vaguely and outright tomato themed activities, and more. The annual event returns this weekend, Aug. 11, with a special Kick-Off Concert and various early activities…
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[REMINDER] Catch Bit Brigade w/ The Daytona Machines & The Mad Gear | TONIGHT @ Exit/In
With news that Nintendo’s retro box the NES Classic has been outselling flashier current-generation video game consoles this summer, it’s clear that video game nostalgia is all the rage. If that love for old Nintendo games has hooked you as well, then you’re going to want to meet Athens group Bit Brigade. Adopting conventional rock…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Sleigh Bells w/ Torres | Aug. 19 @ The Basement East
On the heels of a tour supporting Weezer and the Pixies which recently passed through town, and after a last-minute postponement of a planned headlining date earlier this year, Brooklyn noise pop duo Sleigh Bells are making their way back to Music City for a proper headliner, their first in several years, Aug. 19 at The Basement East, out…
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Art + Friends Spotlight: Canon Blue
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,…