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Pokey LaFarge to Play Mercy Lounge June 22
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Ahead of the release of his eighth album, Manic Revelations, May 19 on Rounder Records, American musical traditionalist/revivalist Pokey LaFarge has announced a summer-long tour with his longtime band, bringing him back to Mercy Lounge on June 22, for his first local headliner in a couple of years. Fusing elements of ragtime, traditional country and western, early jazz, and blues,…
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Cory Branan Premieres “Another Nightmare in America” Ahead of New LP ‘ADIOS’
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For years now, we’ve thought local alt-country singer-songwriter Cory Branan had more of a punk streak than he let on. Not just in the raw structure of his songs, the earnest and unfiltered way he presents himself, or the artists he seems to be palling around with, like Dashboard Confessional and Brian Fallon, Branan has always had…
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Composer John Williams to Conduct the Nashville Symphony, Sept. 9 at the Schermerhorn
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If, somehow, you don’t know the name John Williams, you are, without a doubt, still familiar with his music. Arguably the best-known composer alive, and certainly the most influential film composer of all time, Williams’ staggering credits include scoring the likes of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, E.T., and countless other classic films, the sounds of which…
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Fond Object to Open New Second Location Downtown
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We recently came across a show listing for Fond Object “Downtown,” which, without being able to uncover any additional information, we shrugged off as a typo. It turns out, however, that our favorite Riverside Village neighborhood record shop, which first opened its doors back in 2013, is, in fact, plotting a second location, and it’ll be open…
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Lil Wayne to Play Municipal Auditorium May 2
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Though his influence has certainly waned some in recent years (no pun intended), seminal rapper Lil Wayne is, nonetheless, one of the most important and prolific artists in modern hip hop. Recent label drama, career doubts, and even the threat of retirement had left the future uncertain for the visibly frustrated MC, but Weezy seems determined…
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Charly Bliss Debut New Video for “Percolator” | See Them April 29 at The High Watt!
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Ahead of the April 21 release of their highly-anticipated debut full-length Guppy, and before their recently-announced April 29 headlining show at The High Watt, Brooklyn bubble-grunge outfit Charly Bliss have premiered a music video for their latest single, “Percolator.” Like their last track “Glitter,” the new tune feels more refined and self-aware, still hooking us in with the band’s unparalleled knack…
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Depeche Mode to Play Ascend Amphitheater Sept. 18
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Tears for Fears aren’t the only English, ’80s, synthpop and new wave pioneers to announce a decades-overdue return to Nashville this year- fellow famed rockers Depeche Mode, whose one and only other Music City show took place at Starwood Amphitheatre in 1988, finally return to town at the tail end of summer, to headline Ascend Amphitheater on Sept. 18. Achieving…
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Justin Townes Earle Drops “Champagne Corolla” Ahead of New Album ‘Kids in the Street’
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We recently told you that local folk singer Justin Townes Earle would be playing Franklin Theatre on May 8, along with The Sadies, and, with that news, promised new music in the near future. That new music came even quicker than expected, with the recent news that Earle’s eighth album, Kids in the Street, will arrive May 26 via New West…
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Slayer to Play Municipal Auditorium July 30
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It’s only been a year since thrash metal pioneers Slayer last played Nashville, but, after a more than 15 year gap before that, we certainly won’t say no to a return visit so soon. Set to hit the road this summer with Lamb of God and Behemoth, the legendary band are back July 30, this time in the larger Municipal Auditorium after a…
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The Flaming Lips Debut Video for “There Should Be Unicorns” | Catch Them March 29 at War Memorial Auditorium!
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Leading up to the release of their 15th album Oczy Mlody, a trippy, psychedelic return to form, earlier this year, The Flaming Lips released an especially prolific string of videos, including “The Castle,” “How??,” “Sunrise (Eyes of The Young),” and “Nidgy Nie (Never No).” Now that the record is out, the group still show no signs of slowing down,…