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Alabama Shakes to Play Ascend Amphitheater April 21
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Local(ish) breakout southern rockers Alabama Shakes are coming off of a huge year, thanks to their Grammy nominated, critically celebrated sophomore album, Sound & Color. Though, for all of their touring, international success, and ever-increasing presence, it’s actually been a minute since the band played a proper show in Music City (not counting regional festival dates or a…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 1.11 – 1.17
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The new year is obviously in full swing, because this week brought a seemingly endless barrage of show announcements, new releases, and news items. We’ll forgive you if you missed a few, because we barely remember even covering them all. By now you know the drill, read on for everything we covered last…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins w/ M. Ward | Feb. 6 @ The Ryman
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Exciting news? As announced back in the fall, beloved indie songstress Jenny Lewis and frequent collaborators The Watson Twins are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their classic 2006 debut, Rabbit Fur Coat, Feb. 6 at The Ryman Auditorium with M. Ward. The bad news? Unsurprisingly, it sold out pretty much instantly. The good news? You have a chance to win a pair of tickets! Below,…
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Dave Cobb to Take Over RCA Studio A from Ben Folds
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Facebook In the summer of 2014, historic Music Row recording space RCA Studio A made headlines when it faced demolition from prospective new owners, then was miraculously saved in an effort led by long-time tenant Ben Folds, which led to its acquisition by a group of preservationist investors like bei Kryptoszene.de, and kept Folds’ lease intact to…
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Watch Chris Stapelton Make ‘SNL’ Debut, Joined By Producer Dave Cobb
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Last night, breakout local country star Chris Stapleton made his debut on Saturday Night Live, performing an inspired rendition of “Parachute,” and soulful single “Nobody to Blame,” both from his breakout 2015 freshman solo album, Traveller. Between sweeping the CMAs (where he also collaborated with Justin Timberlake), racking up Grammy nominations, nabbing unprecedented chart success, selling out three upcoming…
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Locals Daisyhead Robbed in Chicago While on Tour, Fans Extend Helping Hand
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It’s always unfortunate and all too frequent when we hear of bands being robbed on tour, and it especially hits close to home when they happen to be local. While winding town a run with fellow Music City group Free Throw, as well as Young & Heartless and Sinai Vessel, a tour which kicked off a…
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Announce Sophomore LP | Very Few Tickets Left for Jan. 30 Opry Show
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A few months back, Grammy award winning hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis announced a Jan. 30 performance at Grand Ole Opry House, the pair’s first proper Nashville outing. Despite buzzy summer single “Downtown” (featuring a whole bunch of hip hop royalty and Foxy Shazam’s own Eric Nally), Ed Sheeran collab “Growing Up (Sloane’s Song)” before that, and “Kevin,”…
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Don’t Miss Brian Fallon and The Crowes w/ Cory Branan | Sunday, Jan. 17 @ City Winery!
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Ahead of his debut solo album, Painkillers, which he recorded here in Nashville with beloved producer Butch Walker, Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon is embarking on a short tour with a backing band he’s dubbed “The Crowes” (not to be confused with his former side project The Horrible Crowes, though the name is surely no coincidence). Fallon…
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Weezer Announce “The White Album,” July 13 Ascend Amphitheater Show with Panic! At the Disco
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In the nine album catalog of indie/alt rock/emo turned power pop legends Weezer, three of those full-lengths are simply and officially called Weezer. Because of this, fans (and the band) have taken to referring to them by their colors: Blue, Green, and Red, respectively. A fourth self-titled effort, and the group’s tenth album overall has just been…
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Alice Cooper to Play TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall May 2
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Heavy metal legend and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper just played Nashville in the fall of 2014, opening for Mötley Crüe, but it’s been awhile since he last made his way to Music City with top billing. Just announced for what looks like a random one-off (or perhaps just a precursor to a proper tour announcement),…