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Since relocating from Philly, former Toy Soldiers frontman Ron Gallo has been forging quite an impressive solo career, and his mix of blues, punk, and country into a swirling, fuzzed out flavor of garage rock has culminated in some of our favorite releases of recent years. Gallo has a new album, Heavy Meta, set to arrive Feb. 3…
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Hailing from just down the road in Franklin, indie rockers Colony House have become a certifiable Music City success story in recent years, transforming from promising young local band to nationally buzzed about artist with their 2014 debut, When I Was Younger, and, now, major label act with their upcoming and highly-anticipated followup, Only the Lonely, due out Jan. 13…
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Continuing a stripped down tour experiment that began earlier this year, Icelandic post-rock trio Sigur Rós have announced a new run of spring dates, which returns them to Nashville June 12 for a performance at TPAC‘s Andrew Jackson Hall. The show comes nearly four years after the band’s last Music City outing, at The Woods at Fontanel, and more than…
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A longtime site favorite, breakout Mexo-Americana duo David Wax Museum have managed to make it to Nashville at a semi-regular clip as their presence has grown in recent years, but, if you didn’t make it to their City Winery show back in the spring, or you’re just eager for another helping, the group are set to return…
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If you’re only casually familiar with famed Brazilian singer Seu Jorge, odds are it’s for his memorable and iconic role in classic Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. While Jorge’s extensive and eclectic work definitely warrants exploration beyond his David Bowie cover contributions to that movie, his unparalleled ability to tackle the late singer’s…
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Alt-rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. have announced a spring North American tour in support of their latest, this summer’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, which returns them to Nashville for the first time in over four years, March 23 at Cannery Ballroom. Without the seminal group’s late ’80s output, the ’90s alt rock explosion arguably would have sounded a…
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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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Returning to Nashville for the first time in over four years, SoCal soul/r&b rocker Nick Waterhouse, who recently released a stellar third album Never Twice, is back in town with his fantastic backing band tonight, Dec. 6 at Mercy Lounge. One of the most compelling figures of the modern soul revival, Nick has managed to weave between full-on…
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LCD Soundsystem, Weezer, Odesza, Cage the Elephant, PJ Harvey, and Run the Jewels top a spectacular 2017 Forecastle Festival lineup, which also includes performers like Vince Staples, Conor Oberst, Charles Bradley, Modern Baseball, Foxygen, Beach Slang, Nashville’s own Judah and the Lion, Coin, Brent Cobb, Adia Victoria, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Farro, and more! As revealed last week, the annual Louisville fest returns for its 15th year July 14-16, 2017, and, along with this morning’s…
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After a last minute postponement back in October, UK indie rockers Catfish and the Bottlemen, celebrating the release of their buzzworthy sophomore album The Ride, return to Music City for the second time this year, and for their largest Nashville headlining show to date tonight, Dec. 3 at Marathon Music Works with Ohio trio The Worn Flints. We’ve watched Catfish…