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We’ve been huge fans of Waxahatchee, the musical vehicle of skilled songwriter and Alabama native turned Brooklynite turned Philadelphian Katie Crutchfield, since her lo-fi 2012 debut American Weekend, and delighted in watching her stature rise and sound evolve with 2013’s buzzy Cerulean Salt, as well as her latest, 2015’s Ivy Tripp. With a punk and folk-tinged indie sound, and…
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Against Me! w/ Mobina Galore, Typesetter The Hi-Tone Cafe; Memphis, TN March 9, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Being the giant fans of punk outfit Against Me! that we are, we recently decided on a whim to sneak over to Memphis, to catch the group at The Hi-Tone Cafe, for an intimate affair they…
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Best known for founding and co-fronting seminal Philadelphia punk group The Dead Milkmen, eclectic punk pioneer Joe Jack Talcum has been even more prolific in his solo work over the last several decades, largely opting to self-record and self-release tapes throughout the ’80s and ’90s, while also taking part in other projects like The Low Budgets. After…
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Before New Nashville was all the rage, and many, many years before our little site was even an idea, a power pop group with retro flair called Jetpack had an impressive early run, earning comparisons to fellow locals The Features (and undoubtedly influencing bands that formed soon after, like The Pink Spiders), meshing ’60s pop and rock…
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Celebrating the release last week of their stunning debut album, This Is All Pretend, Memphis group Pillow Talk return to town tonight, March 18 for a performance at Cafe Coco, supported by a trio of amazing local acts, Slow and Steady, YØUTH, and Kacie Williams. Of many fantastic and under the radar shows happening all over town this weekend, this…
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As we recently announced, emotionally-charged local alt rock outfit Daisyhead are gearing up to release their sophomore LP, In Cased You Missed It, April 28 via No Sleep Records. A followup to stunning 2015 effort The Smallest Light, the group’s journey to a new album was not without hardship, but from the sound of first single “Don’t Feel Bad”…
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Ahead of the May 12 release of their highly-anticipated sophomore LP Pageant, and their June 13 show at Mercy Lounge in support, both of which we recently announced, queer, New York punk duo PWR BTTM have unveiled another new single, the relatively low-key but all too real ode to a frustration nearly every millennial can relate to, “Answer My Text.” In…
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Three exciting, rising garage, grunge, punk, and pop influenced acts, LA’s Cherry Glazerr, New York’s Ian Sweet, and Chicago’s Lala Lala are coming to The High Watt later this month, March 24, and with new albums out from every single band, it’s incredible time to see them live. All fronted by (or made up of) women (not that that defines them, but…
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After two celebrated and award winning records released under his own name, 2013’s Southeastern and 2015’s Something More Than Free, Alabama native turned breakout Nashville songwriting fixture Jason Isbell has reconvened with his backing band The 400 Unit for a new album, The Nashville Sound, set to arrive June 16 via Southeastern Records. Produced by Dave Cobb, who also helmed Isbell’s last two…