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Nine Inch Nails to Play Ascend Amphitheater Sept. 29 with The Jesus and Mary Chain
Iconic industrial rock outfit Nine Inch Nails have announced a lengthy North American tour spanning from the fall through winter, their first such trek in four years. With nearly all shows scheduled for smaller than usual spaces for the band, many for two (and in the case of Los Angeles, four) dates, Trent Reznor and co.…
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Catch Maddie Medley, Rose Hotel, HARI, & Blond Bones | TONIGHT @ The 5 Spot
We’ve mentioned local singer Maddie Medley a handful of times in the past, who, with her 2016 lo-fi debut EP Garland, and a couple of prior promising singles, all released while still in high school, has become an increasingly more active part of the local scene, frequenting bills with indie acts, and garnering buzz for powerful voice…
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Don’t Miss Unwed Sailor, Early Day Miners, & James and the Wild Spirit | TONIGHT @ Fond Object 4th Ave
Formed in 1998 in Seattle by Oklahoma native Johnathon Ford, Unwed Sailor are a band that should strike a particular chord with indie fans of a certain age. Particularly if you obsessed over groups like Pedro the Lion (which Ford has been a member of), Minus the Bear, The Appleseed Cast, and numerous similar, often less ubiquitous…
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[REMINDER] Catch Speedy Ortiz w/ Nnamdi Ogbonnaya & Zenizen | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
Returning to Nashville for the first time in a couple of years, with their latest, weirdest, best, and most topical album to date, Twerp Verse, in tow, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz are set to headline The High Watt tonight, May 10. Along with experimental, multi-instrumentalist and rapper Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, as well as soulful, genre-defying up and comers Zenizen, this is…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Guided By Voices | May 19 @ The Basement East
Just a few years ago, it seemed like iconic indie outfit Guided By Voices‘ prolific and improbable reunion had flamed out for good, and our chances of seeing them once more in Music City looked slim. To our pleasant surprise, however, it wasn’t long before frontman Robert Pollard once again willed the band back into existence, recruiting…
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Bonnaroo 2018 Artist Spotlight: Elohim
Bonnaroo Artist | Elohim Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | This Tent | 12:30am As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2018 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a spread of…
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Don’t Miss Frankie Cosmos w/ Florist & Lala Lala | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
What began as something of a solo alias and has since morphed into the moniker for a permeant band, Frankie Cosmos is the brainchild of New York singer-songwriter Greta Kline, who also previously made music as Ingrid Superstar. The daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, Kline’s sound draws inspiration from New York’s famous anti-folk scene,…
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Catch The Wonder Years w/ Tigers Jaw, Tiny Moving Parts, & Worriers | TONIGHT @ Cannery Ballroom
Over the last decade, Philadelphia pop punks The Wonder Years have become something of a seminal act in the modern scene, helping revitalize and course-correct the genre with their earnest, smart, engaging, relatable songwriting and DIY-rooted attitude. While the band manage to make it to Nashville on a semi-regular basis, their show tonight, May 9 at Cannery Ballroom follows…
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REVIEW: The National w/ Big Thief | 5.3.18 at Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
The National w/ Big Thief Ascend Amphitheater; Nashville, TN May 3, 2018 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Nolan Knight. As the cool spring heat and clear skies gave way to an idyllic evening for outdoor music, we arrived at Ascend Amphitheater for, while not the very first event of their season, our first show of the…
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Bonnaroo 2018 Artist Spotlight: The Brummies
Bonnaroo Artist | The Brummies Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | Thursday | New Music On Tap Lounge | 5:45pm As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorites acts from from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2018 lineup. As we dig through the entire schedule,…