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Don’t Miss Soccer Mommy w/ Idle Bloom & Dancers | TONIGHT @ The East Room
It’s only been a couple of years since local artist Sophie Allison first felt emboldened to embrace a lifetime of songwriting prowess, and released her introductory crop of bedroom recordings online under the moniker Soccer Mommy. Fresh out of high school, the young singer’s knack for crafting laid back, raw, and emotionally resonant songs helped her immediately…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Khruangbin w/ The Mattson 2 | April 2 @ The Basement East
When you hear “instrumental music” applied to contemporary bands, at least in the scene we frequent, it’s typically some sort of post-rock or droning metal or electronic outfit doing something cool, but wholly removed from the instrumental outfits of the past. Though unmistakably new, Khruangbin find their instrumental influences in musical traditions that span many decades,…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Twin Peaks w/ The Districts & Chrome Pony | March 30 @ The Basement East
One of the best bands to emerge from the underground garage rock scene in recent years, Chicago’s Twin Peaks only released their debut less than five years ago, but already feel like a familiar, accomplished, and proven musical force, thanks to a relentless tour schedule, several more excellent albums, and the chops to back up their…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Arctic Monkeys | June 18 @ Ascend Amphitheater
English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys have slowly been springing back to life over the past year, ending a brief hiatus following their 2013 fifth effort AM and subsequent tour, to focus on personal lives and side projects, including the sophomore effort from Alex Turner’s pop-geared endeavor The Last Shadow Puppets. As they gear up to release their as-yet-untitled and…
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Steven Tyler to Play The Woods at Fontanel May 12
While his iconic and long-running band Aerosmith seem to be inching towards an inevitable conclusion (they’ve been operating intermittently for years, and have been embarking here and there on global treks marketed as their last), legendary singer Steven Tyler has shown no intention of bowing out of music entirely. As was well-documented a few years back,…
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Courtney Barnett to Play Marathon Music Works Oct. 25
As she gears up to release her highly-anticipated sophomore LP, Tell Me How You Really Feel, on May 18, breakout Australian indie rocker Courtney Barnett has kept increasingly busy, with nonstop touring, festival outings, a high-profile 2017 teamup LP and tour with kindred spirit Kurt Vile, and a seemingly endless stream of critical praise. It’s hard to believe that…
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The Avett Brothers, The Head and the Heart, Drew Holcomb & More to Play Moon River Fest | Sept. 8-9 in Chattanooga
After taking 2017 off to focus on expanding, the Moon River Music Festival, founded in 2014 by local Americana rocker Drew Holcomb, is set to return later this year with a new home and its best lineup yet! Though the first three years of the fest took place in Holcomb’s hometown of Memphis, setting attendance…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] James Bay | Sept. 14 @ Ascend Amphitheater
Now a few years removed from the breakout success of his fantastic debut effort, Chaos and the Calm (recorded in Nashville, as it so happens), British singer-songwriter James Bay has certainly settled into the modern musical landscape as an impressive and interesting figure in the pop and rock world, and one who has a lot more range and…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Willie Breeding Unveils “Ride On” Ahead of Steelism-Backed Debut LP ‘Big Sky’
In order to craft his forthcoming debut LP, Big Sky, singer-songwriter Willie Breeding, a Nashville transplant who cut his teeth spending much of his early musical career in New York, returned home to his native Kentucky, to work with co-producer Duane Lundy members of acclaimed, country-infused local instrumental outfit Steelism. After honing his talents writing for others…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Hanna Rae Unveils Whimsical Video for Heartfelt Single “I Found You” Ahead of New EP
A burgeoning fixture in the Nashville indie pop scene, singer-songwriter Hanna Rae made her debut with 2015’s excellent Rookie in the Ring. Now she’s back with a crowdfunded followup, Without Letting Go, which is set to arrive March 30. Ahead of the new EP’s release, we’re incredibly excited to bring you an exclusive premiere of the official music…