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Following a huge run on the “Emotional Roadshow” tour earlier this year, breakout alt/indie/rap/electropop duo twenty one pilots recently tapped tourmates and pseudo-Nashville based group Mutemath to help reimagine five of their tunes for a live, video broadcast and subsequent EP they’re calling TOPxMM: The Mutemath Sessions. Available on YouTube, as a free download, and in audio form on major…
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It’s been a minute since we last brought you news on local blues rock duo The Black Keys, who are currently taking a bit of a breather following the extensive tour cycle in support of their 2014 LP Turn Blue. While it’s unclear when we might expect to hear new music from duo, fans who only…
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New Nashville transplant and alumni of our Acme showcase series, accomplished singer-songwriter Kayleigh Goldsworthy has been hard at work crafting new material, since making Music City her home earlier this year. Formerly of indie rock group The Scarlet Ending, Goldsworthy began incorporating folk, country, and pop influences into her sound, upon shifting gears to pursue a solo career…
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While there’s certainly no shortage of New Year’s Eve events in Nashville, especially if you’re hoping to see some live music (we’ve told you about a few shows already, and have a full guide forthcoming), the biggest and most prestigious event of all is the city’s own free, downtown party, now dubbed “Jack Daniel’s…
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Ahead of their forthcoming 15th album Oczy Mlody, out Jan. 13, and March 29 performance at War Memorial Auditorium in support, seminal psych rock outfit The Flaming Lips have given us yet another taste of what is being pegged as something of a return to form, with new single and accompanying video, “Sunrise (Eyes of The Young).” Following tracks “The Castle”…
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Earlier this year, local ambient, poppy, indie rocker HalfNoise released his fantastic sophomore full-length Sudden Feeling, a self-produced, shimmering, unabashedly catchy, gloriously retro, and incredibly confident effort. The the solo musical vehicle of former Paramore drummer turned frontman and multi-instrumentalist Zac Farro, HalfNoise is a project we’ve been huge fans of from the very start, and with each release,…
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New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and given the general consensus on how terrible this year has been, 2017 can’t get here soon enough. Still, though, Dec. 31 is a chance to bid the year farewell and turn an eye towards in the future in most celebratory way possible, and here in Nashville, there’s…
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“Next likely Nashville success story” is a tag we toss around regularly, but with a scene so rich, it often feels justifiably applied. One longtime favorite definitely worthy of that descriptor are Future Thieves, who, over the last few years, we’ve watched grow from a promising new local rock group to a critically acclaimed, soon…
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Leading up to our fifth annual Christmas Caroling Party, set to take place this Saturday, Dec. 17 at The 5 Spot, we’ve been excited to bring you premieres from Ron Gallo and Sad Baxter, providing a taste of the free, holiday fun and revelry you can expect this weekend. Today, on the heels of their new video for…
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The alter-ego of celebrated local singer-songwriter Todd Snider, Elmo Buzz and his revolving backing band The Eastside Bulldogs started as a joke persona and a way to dodge radius clauses, but has evolved into a fully realized musical entity, complete with a great new album, Eastside Bulldog. Recruiting the talent of longtime friends and collaborators Elizabeth Cook, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Rorey Carroll,…