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Last month, we excitedly announced that Baltimore experimental popsters Animal Collective will drop their tenth album, Painting With, on Feb. 19, and are headed back to Marathon Music Works on May 6 with Kaitlyn Smith in support. The group also recently unveiled a frenetic new single called “FloriDada,” which is weird, and especially energetic and upbeat, even by Animal Collective standards, and…
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As winter finally seems to have settled in, we’re already starting to long for summer, with more major festival announcements arriving nearly every single day. One biggie is still yet to drop, however: Bonnaroo. Counting down the days until the lineup for the nearby fest arrives, we’ve been working our way through this season’s…
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Though local songstress Brooke Waggoner won’t officially release her fifth album, Sweven, until this Friday, Jan. 15, you can hear it full a little early right NOW thanks to Flood Magazine! A persistent local favorite, you may know Brooke for her work with Jack White (as a contributor pianist on both of his solo albums, plus a member…
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It’s been almost three years since pop rockers Parachute released their last LP, Overnight. Now a trio, the band, who have strong Nashville ties but still claim their home state of Virginia, are finally gearing up for a followup, and will unveil the first single from their upcoming fourth album, Wide Awake, this Friday. In celebration of…
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Did you spend the holidays binge-watching Netflix’s addictive new true crime docuseries Making a Murderer? So did Dan Auerbach and his bandmates in The Arcs, apparently. Inspired by the show, which induced “a few sleepless nights,” the band wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered a hypnotic new tune last week called “Lake Superior,” which focuses on Making a Murderer central…
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Breakout local county artist Sturgill Simpson, whose beloved 2014 sophomore effort Metamodern Sounds in Country Music and all of its critical buzz helped fuel his gigantic 2015, including a recent three-night sold out trek at The Ryman, has been insanely busy for at least a couple years straight, but that hasn’t stopped him from already talking new album.…
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Bonnaroo‘s annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, is currently underway, and, similar to last year, it seems that they’ll all be Instagram-based word games (a definite shift from past years with real-life scavenger hunts and elaborate riddles, but we’ll take it). In total, ten clues are set to drop, likely two per week, and will provide…
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2016 is already shaping up to be an especially great year for Nashville’s flourishing comedy scene, and Rory Scovel‘s recently announced Jan. 24 performance at The Basement East is just the latest in a string of can’t-miss standup shows you should add to your calendar. Hailing from Los Angeles, Scovel has appeared on numerous late night shows (most recently a return…
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As we announced last fall, beloved modern reggae band Rebelution are set to return to Nashville on Jan. 30, for their largest Music City headliner to date, a performance at War Memorial Auditorium with similar-minded Brooklyn band New Kingston. A breakout act in the reggae and roots scene, Rebelution have been winning over fans and cementing their legacy through relentless…
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In an effort to keep you connected to not just the local scene, but also a way to experience music all over, we’ve put together weekly roundup of the best televised performances to look out for. And, with so many local acts making late night rounds, national artists with upcoming dates in town, and bands…