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Though Nashville may not always be the first market you think of when looking for metal, Music City has, in recent years, become a real magnet for some of the best heavy bands around, catering especially to fans of more experimental and progressive stylings. Marathon Music Works has, in particular, been a great host to some…
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Texas bred, Nashville based Americana songstress and fiddle virtuoso Amanda Shires is gearing up to release her fifth solo album, My Piece of Land, a highly-anticipated followup to 2013’s Down Fell the Doves. Helmed by breakout local super producer Dave Cobb, who’s worked with everyone from Chris Stapleton to Anderson East to Shires’ husband Jason Isbell, the forthcoming…
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Though not officially slated to arrive until tomorrow, Sept. 9, via Congrats Records, the latest LP from local ambient, poppy, indie rocker HalfNoise is available to stream in full a little earlier, thanks to the fine folks at Billboard. HalfNoise, as we’ve told you numerous times in the past, is the solo musical vehicle of former…
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We already told you about Local Natives‘ upcoming show at The Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 14, their first proper Music City outing in a couple years, and raved about their performance this summer at Forecastle Fest. The other big news in the LA indie rockers’ camp, however, is the release of their highly-anticipated third album and followup to 2013’s Hummingbird, titled Sunlit…
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One of the standout performers earlier this summer at Forecastle Fest in Louisville, indie pop duo Sylvan Esso have been a favorite of ours since they first erupted onto the scene a few short years ago. It was only last year that the band made their Nashville debut at Cannery Ballroom, but the group are already…
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Launched in 2014 by corporate radio conglomerate Clear Channel, and distributed through their sprawling iHeartRadio network digitally as well as through traditional terrestrial airwaves, ALT 98.3 was conceived as Nashville-based offering for rock and alternative programming, finding a wonderful balance between genre hits (lots of ’90s grunge and alternative in particular) and contemporary and local tunes,…
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We’ve reached the end, friends. After an electrifying season, and capping off with three days of nonstop music, today, Sept. 3 marks the last Live on the Green showcase for 2016. It seems like just yesterday that we kicked things off with Andra Day, Allen Stone, and White Denim, and have watched the bar continually rise with Jenny Lewis, Passenger,…
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A longtime favorite of ours, Americana/alt-country/punk-tinged singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore made a name for himself taking the more punk, DIY route of playing dives and clubs across the country over the years, organically building a following for his powerful, heartfelt tunes. While we’d jump at any chance to see him live, Whitmore’s show tonight, Sept. 2 at City…
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Stoked for MYZICA‘s rooftop record release party tomorrow night, Aug. 30 at Acme Feed & Seed, presented by yours truly and our pals at Acme Radio? Yep, us too. We already told you all about the FREE event in detail right here, but if you still need any last minute motivation, you should check out the duo’s fantastic…
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Returning to town just months after selling out Exit/In, for their first Music City show since the summer release of their fantastic fifth album Ash & Ice, The Kills, who at least partially claim Nashville as their home these days, will be back in town next month, Sept. 14 for a performance at Marathon Music Works with Kim and the Created. One of…