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Brandon Watson & The IKB Sound, BRUNS, Kellen of Troy Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN April 12, 2016 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Amber J. Davis. Our long-running, free Acme Feed & Seed showcase series has switched to a bi-montly format for 2016, but that only means we have a little extra time…
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For the first time in four years, the British hard rock revivalists The Darkness are set to make their way to Nashville, for a Saturday, April 23 performance at War Memorial Auditorium, along with fellow Brits RavenEye and local rockers The Tip. Whether you simply know them from their radio-ruling early ’00s breakthrough, or you’ve been a loyal fan, hip to their…
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Out in support of their refined, surprisingly poppy, and energetic tenth album, Painting With, Baltimore-bred musical supergroup Animal Collective will return to Nashville’s own Marathon Music Works on May 6 (where they last played in 2013, after a series of delays) along with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. One of the most versatile, compelling, and dynamic groups in the scene, we shouldn’t have to…
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Originally announced to take place at The Stone Fox before its abrupt closure back in January, feminist poppy, punk outfit Tacocat return to town tonight, April 21 along with fellow Seattle group Boyfriends and locals Big Surr to play The End. Celebrating the release of their fantastic third album, Lost Time, which dropped earlier this month, the group have nabbed headlines lately for…
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Earlier this year, we announced that semi-local breakout blues rockers Alabama Shakes were set to play Nashville for the first time in a couple years, tonight, April 21 at Ascend Amphitheater with buzzworthy up and comer Dylan LeBlanc. With the release of their triumphant sophomore LP still fresh, doubly so thanks to recent Grammy wins, it’s no surprise that the group…
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For the fourth time in just five years, acclaimed folk rockers Dawes have announced a performance at The Ryman Auditorium– hands down one of the best places on earth to experience their unparalleled live show. Set to take place tonight, April 20, the band will bring along Hiss Golden Messenger as their opening act. As of writing, only a handful of…
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Set to return to Nashville for the first time in a couple of years, when The Avett Brothers announced their May 6 show at Bridgestone Arena back in December, we hoped that meant new music would be on the way as well. Thankfully, that is indeed the case, as the group gear up to release their highly-anticipated ninth album, True Sadness, this…
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It’s been more than three and a half years since local indie/electro pop group Paper Route released their sophomore album, the wildly underrated 2012 effort The Peace of Wild Things. We’ve been eagerly awaiting a followup ever since, and this year, it’ll finally arrive. As you may recall, back in 2014, we chatted with frontman JT Daly…
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Bonnaroo Artist | BØRNS Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to the smaller…