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Since the release of last year’s After Laughter, a retro, poppy, intensely personal and emotionally nuanced breath of fresh air (and among our favorite national and Nashville releases last year), local rock outfit Paramore have entered into something of a new chapter, bouncing back from an internal near-collapse to rediscover their kinship, artistic identity, and local roots in a healthier and more profound way…
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Returning to town for a headlining run in support of her inspired, conceptual, multi-media spanning 2017 fourth full-length Skin & Earth, Canadian electropop singer Lights is slated to bring her stellar live show to Mercy Lounge on Feb. 19. Though she just passed through with PVRIS late last year, the unabashedly nerdy-chic singer turned comic book author is even more epic…
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Since erupting on the scene with breakout 2012 LP Born to Die, beloved, baroque, cinematic, and avant-garde indie pop singer Lana Del Rey has become something of a modern icon, renowned for his classic image and mystique; dreamy, epic, and hypnotic sound; and alluring presence. Over three full-lengths since, most recently last summer’s triumphant, career high point Lust…
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Athens psych-infused country rock outfit Futurebirds have been a group we’ve loved keeping an eye on for years, growing from a buzzy hometown fixture to a band with international acclaim, who’ve logged countless tour dates, appeared at numerous top festivals, and, across three LPs, a live album, and four EPs, have consistently churned out well-received efforts, perfecting their eclectic sound and bridging genres. The band return to Nashville on Feb. 10, for…
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As the new year ramps up and we head towards the post-holiday uptick in touring, we have several exciting national acts making stops in Nashville in the coming weeks to look forward to. One can’t-miss show for fans of expansive, avant-garde, and genre-bending indie rock is Destroyer‘s return to Mercy Lounge tonight, Feb. 1 where the Dan Bejar-led group…
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Since first erupting to broader recognition last year with third EP and Neon Gold debut Broke Royalty, then absolutely blowing us away at Bonnaroo, Detroit indie pop/rock up and comer Flint Eastwood has been a buzzy artist we’ve had a watchful eye on, and one we’re thrilled to see coming soon to Nashville, for a Feb. 8 show at The…
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Heading into the 60th Annual Grammy Awards over the weekend, yet another large spread of local artists were up for nominations, even if Nashville was lacking on the rock side this year (which, as a whole, was underrepresented, at something of an uneven and under-watched broadcast). And, of course, Nashville artists took home plenty of…
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Returning to Nashville proper for the first time since 2015, breakout Cincinnati pop rockers Walk the Moon are slated to once more headline The Ryman Auditorium tonight, Jan. 28 with support from reunited Chicago indie rock trio Company of Thieves. Out in support of their recent fourth full-length What If Nothing, the highly-anticipated followup to their breakout 2014 effort Talking Is Hard,…
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What began as a one man band project for frontman Johnny Lucas in his native UK, local newcomers Lucas are the product of their titular bandleader’s desire to flesh out his sound to a full band format (despite being quite adept at performing alone with loop pedals, even earning praise from none other than Jimmy Page for…
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Just last month, Michigan hard rock revivalists Greta Van Fleet headlined Mercy Lounge, and a few months before that, made their Nashville debut at The High Watt. With just two EPs, both released last year, to their name, the young band seem fueled only by limitless potential and a stunning and well-deserved comparison to Led Zeppelin,…