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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Dinosaur Jr. w/ Easy Action | March 23 @ Cannery Ballroom
It’s been four and half years since beloved alt rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. last made an appearance in Nashville, and, thankfully, not much has changed for the reunited and rejuvenated rockers in the time since, other than the release of yet another great late career effort, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. As announced…
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MC Lars & Mega Ran Bring Nerdcore Rap to Rocketown TONIGHT
Nerdcore, nerd rap, laptop rap, whatever you want to call it, there’s no denying that both MC Lars and Mega Ran have been instrumental figures in their flourishing hip hop subgenre for more than 15 years. Hailing from Berkeley, Calif., Lars, equally a fan of classic literature as modern pop culture, forged his unique sound by fusing elements…
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See You Blew It! w/ All Get Out & Free Throw TONIGHT @ The End | Nashville Is The Reason After!
Florida emo outfit You Blew It! are out in support of their unbelievable third album, last fall’s Abendrot, and they return to town tonight, March 7 for a performance at The End in support. Though their name might conjure a less serious, pop punk-geared vibe, YBI! are actually a lot more in-line with classic emo like The Get Up Kids…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Vince Staples w/ Kilo Kish | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works
On the road for a tour he’s dubbing “The Life Aquatic,” eclectic, poignant, and alternative hip hop artist Vince Staples is set to return to Nashville for the second time ever, and first time in a headlining slot tonight, March 7 at Marathon Music Works. After the recent release of politically charged single “BagBak,” and ahead of new music, Staples…
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Kevin Smith to Shoot New Standup Special at The Ryman Oct. 8
Filmmaker, podcaster, comedian, television personality, and professional nerd Kevin Smith, who you likely know for his films Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (in which he plays titular character Silent Bob), among others, has announced that he’ll film his latest standup special, “The Grand Ole Bob-pry,” Oct. 8 at The Ryman Auditorium. No stranger to Nashville, Smith usually passes…
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Pokey LaFarge to Play Mercy Lounge June 22
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’
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
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
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
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…