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Riding high on the buzz from their fantastic 2016 sophomore effort Touch, Canada’s July Talk are fast becoming a must-know band in the alt rock world, renowned for their excellent live show and musical versatility. After a busy past year, the group are set to return to Nashville tonight, Feb. 9 to play The High Watt, a spot they last…
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Still riding the success of their Grammy winning 2015 seventh album Drones, English proggy, alt rock trio Muse have announced a slate of tour dates throughout the spring and summer, including their first stop in Nashville in nearly four years, June 3 at Ascend Amphitheater. Hard to pin down themselves, Muse have toured with a wide spread of acts in the…
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For more than five years, Marathon Music Works has served as one of Nashville’s premiere mid-sized rooms, and a centerpiece of the revitalized Marathon Village. Co-owned by Chris Cobb and Josh Billue, the local venue has had quite an eventful past year, and, earlier this week, revealed some exciting new changes for 2017. As the live concert industry becomes increasingly…
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After first embarking on a joint solo tour back in 2015, Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull are re-teaming once more for a spring run of dates, which brings them to Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge on March 23. Both artists have received massive acclaim for their respective projects, Kensrue with seminal California post-hardcore outfit Thrice, who, after a hiatus,…

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Though music has always been Bonnaroo‘s main attraction, the long-running Manchester, Tenn. fest has long had a broader reach, showcasing film, artisan vendors, food and drink, sports, activism, culture, and, of course, comedy. Typically, at least a few big name comedians are announced along with the initial festival lineup (often helping make the announcement, in many instances), but…
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Since first forming just a few years ago, emo tinged indie rockers Young and Heartless have fast become one of the most promising bands to emerge from Pennsylvania’s rich punk scene, crafting a fantastic debut, 2014’s The Pull of Gravity, and even more resonate, earnest, and expansive followup, last year’s Stay Away. In their new video for latest…
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Last week, we kicked off the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, introducing a new format that will include rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. And, while our first show of the new year was the typical downstairs, bi-weekly affair we’ve been running since 2014,…
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As we announced late last year, rising Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, who made an early splash due to associations with Odd Future and Mac Miller, as well as his own trio Cutthroat Boyz, is set make his headlining Music City debut next month, March 7 at Marathon Music Works with Kilo Kish, on a tour he’s dubbing The Life Aquatic. Only…
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Premier local punk/indie/emo party Nashville Is the Reason is turning two, and they’re celebrating in style by hosting a Punk Rock Prom at The Basement East, expanding on their typical Pub side DJ night with a show in the main venue, boasting an all-star Smiths cover band called Louder Than Bombs (featuring members of Bayside, Saves The Day, and more) as well…
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After a long and occasionally difficult process leading up to the release of their third album, last year’s Real Emotion, it seems like local indie rockers Paper Route are back to smooth sailing. The group have released a handful of well received singles and videos, they’ve been touring frequently, and their latest was met with critical acclaim; perhaps a…