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Radiohead w/ Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis Philips Arena; Atlanta, GA April 1, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. As we pointed out earlier this year when their latest trek of North American dates were announced, statistics would suggest that Radiohead might never again play Nashville proper (Bonnaroo, on the other hand, is always more…
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It’s no secret that Nashville’s pop scene is absolutely thriving, and tons of amazing new artists are rising from the fold left and right (it’s all happening so fast that, arguably, just as many great talents are getting lost in the shuffle). Of many prominent, recent figures to erupt from the lcoal pop landscape, few are…
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Earlier this year, alt rockers Young the Giant, still coasting on the wave successes from their 2016 third album Home of the Strange (and breakthrough 2014 sophomore effort, Mind Over Matter, before that), expanded their spring tour to include a lengthy run of summer dates with Cold War Kids, whose new LP, LA Divine, just arrived last week, and Joywave. We were…
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We’ve been posting a lot about PWR BTTM lately, but that’s simply because the queer, New York punks definitely know how to build hype, debuting a barrage of new tracks and videos at a steady clip, all leading up to the May 12 release of their sophomore LP, Pageant. Following the upbeat, punk-leaning lead single “Big Beautiful Day”…
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LA alt rockers Rooney, who formed nearly two decades ago in high school, before finding mainstream recognition in the early ’00s, recently announced a lengthy “Ultrasonic Summer Tour,” which brings them to The High Watt on June 28, following a performance at 12th & Porter last fall. As we noted ahead of the last show, the band has…
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Veterans of Athens, GA’s beloved and tastemaking Elephant 6 Collective, psych-tinged indie rockers Elf Power have been a staple of the underground scene for more than two decades. The band, who’ve been pretty consistently churning out fantastic records since the mid ’90s, are gearing up to release their 13th album, Twitching in Time, May 12 via Orange Twin.…
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HalfNoisew/ Skyway ManLucky Bamboo; Nashville, TNApril 8, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Though we’ve been covering HalfNoise, the eclectic solo project of local artist Zac Farro, for a number of years now, if you’re just joining us for the first time, here’s a primer- Not long after first departing Paramore in late…
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It’s been a minute since we checked in about indie popsters COIN, who, since the 2015 release of their eponymous debut, have been dominating alternative radio, touring the nation with big name artists, appearing at festivals, and just generally doing Nashville proud, as a breakout local rock and roll success story. While their first album…

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Following a main stage lineup announcement, a comedy slate, daily lineups, the introduction of a “new” stage, and the announcement of this year’s Club Stage performers, there are only a few bits of news left we expect from Bonnaroo, chiefly among them the full schedule, before this year’s fest takes place June 8-11 in Manchester, Tenn. One…
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A breakout force in Nashville’s emo/indie punk scene of the last few years, Free Throw garnered national attention with the release of their debut LP, Those Days Are Gone, in 2014, and have been touring the world since, sharing the stage with bigger and bigger acts, all the while maintaining their DIY ethos and punk roots, channeling a pure, unabashed love…