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REVIEW: Live on the Green w/ Andra Day, Allen Stone, & White Denim | 8.11.16 [PHOTOS]
Live on the Green w/ Andra Day, Allen Stone, White Denim Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 11, 2016 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Amber J Davis. Last Thursday, Live on the Green triumphantly kicked off its 2016 season, marking the beginning of the annual, free fest’s eighth year, and third since…
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Catch Chris Farren w/ Broken Beak, Banana Frequency, & Slow and Steady | TONIGHT @ Cafe Coco!
Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Hot off of standout performances at this weekend’s Wrecking Ball festival in Atlanta, self-proclaimed punk celebrity and all around fun guy Chris Farren, best known for fronting Fake Problems and Antarctigo Vespucci, is out in support of his forthcoming debut, solo full-length, a gleefully poppy and lyrical earnest effort that is…
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No Country’s Guide to Wrecking Ball 2016: 13 Can’t Miss Sunday Bands
What started last year as a 25h anniversary celebration for famed Atlanta venue The Masquerade, this year’s second annual Wrecking Ball festival will serve a very different function: a de facto goodbye to the celebrated concert space in its current and original home (don’t worry, The Masq isn’t closing down for good, just relocating to a new location in West Midtown).…
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No Country’s Guide to Wrecking Ball 2016: 13 Can’t Miss Saturday Bands
What started last year as a 25h anniversary celebration for famed Atlanta venue The Masquerade, this year’s second annual Wrecking Ball festival will serve a very different function: a de facto goodbye to the celebrated concert space in its current and original home (don’t worry, The Masq isn’t closing down for good, just relocating to a new location in West Midtown).…
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Live on the Green Kicks Off 2016 Season TONIGHT w/ Andra Day, Allen Stone, & White Denim
It feels like we were just bidding the 2015 season of Live on the Green farewell, but, here we are again, ready to kick off another exciting year of the annual free outdoor fest TONIGHT, Aug. 11 at Public Square Park. Per the format adopted a couple years back, and expanded last year, Live on the Green will run four consecutive…
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Joyce Manor Announce New LP, Debut “Fake I.D.” | Catch Them Aug. 16 @ Third Man Records!
If you haven’t yet noticed just how much of a renaissance the pop punk and emo scene has been undergoing in recent years, or the long-overdue critical acclaim that many artists have been amassing, there is, perhaps, no clearer sign on the local level than the fact that Joyce Manor are slated to play Third Man Records next week,…
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[REMINDER] Catch Deerhoof w/ Blank Spell & Linear Downfall | TONIGHT @ Mercy Lounge
Out in support of their fantastic new album The Magic, acclaimed, long-running San Francisco experimental rockers Deerhoof return to Nashville tonight, Aug. 10 for a performance at Mercy Lounge, their second Music City show in just as many years after a bit of a slowdown on tour dates. Backed by punk up and comers Blank Spell and local experimental rockers Linear…
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[REMINDER] Catch Motion City Soundtrack’s So Long, Farewell Tour | TONIGHT @ Cannery Ballroom
Though famed indie/alt/emo rockers Motion City Soundtrack played Nashville twice last year, after not having hit Music City since 2011, the group are set to return tonight, Aug. 9 at Cannery Ballroom for one final, special performance, as part of their So Long, Farewell tour (notably featuring the return of longtime drummer Tony Thaxton). Despite a successful 10th anniversary tour…
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Hannibal Buress to Play TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall Sept. 25
Whether you know him for his sharp, hilarious, and laid back standup (find various specials on Netflix), Emmy-nominated writing (SNL, 30 Rock) breakout TV roles (Broad City, The Eric Andre Show, Why? with Hannibal Buress), film (Daddy’s Home, Neighbors), voice acting (The Secret Life of Pets, Adventure Time), or as the guy who helped shed public light on Bill Cosby…
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Have Mercy to Play The End Oct. 25
We’ve been singing the praises of Baltimore-based, emo-tinged indie punks Have Mercy since back in their DIY days, and have been thrilled to watch the talented group amass a national following over the past few years, earning spots at Warped Tour, scoring high-profile independent record deals, and releasing a pair of celebrated full-lengths, all the while…