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CAPPA Caps Off a Huge Year with Buzzworthy New Single “Goddess”
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Unleashing one final single to cap off her massive 2015 run, which saw the release of a debut EP, a trio of music videos, a viral-hit cover of TLC’s “Scrubs,” remixes, mashups, and standalone tracks, unstoppable local pop force CAPPA apparently saved the best for last- a bold, huge, hypnotizing banger appropriately called “Goddess,” which premiered today via…
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Cage the Elephant to Host Free Tumblr IRL Event Dec. 16
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Just a little over a week until the Dec. 18 release of their highly-anticipated, Dan Auerbach produced fourth album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, acclaimed Nashville-based rockers Cage the Elephant are gearing up to unleash new tunes on the world with a series of special events. We already told you about their Dec. 17 Grimey’s in-store, and, now, the…
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Carly Rae Jepsen to Play Cannery Ballroom March 14
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If you only know Canadian indie pop starlet Carly Rae Jepsen for her breakout 2011 hit “Call Me Maybe,” and haven’t yet spent time with her latest effort E•MO•TION, you’re sorely missing out. Adopting a more mature, electropop sound not dissimilar from indie staples like CHVRCHES, Jepsen’s new LP is essentially a love-letter to the ’80s, even…
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Hawthorne Heights, Mest, The Ataris to Play Rocketown Feb. 2
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Ten years anniversary tours have been all the rage lately, and bands from the pop punk, emo, and post-hardcore scene of the mid-’00s have been especially enjoying this chance to bring you a huge bout of nostalgia. The latest act hopping on the trend is Ohio screamo/post-hardcore outfit Hawthorne Heights, who will celebrate ten years…
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Ra Ra Riot to Play Exit/In March 13
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Just weeks after news that their fourth album, Need Your Light, will arrive Feb. 19 via Barsuk Records, and following the release of two new tracks, lead single and opening track “Water” (a collaboration with Rostam, of Vampire Weekend fame) and closer “Suckers,” New York indie rockers Ra Ra Riot have announced a spring tour, which hits Exit/In on March…
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Ben Folds & yMusic to Play The Ryman April 24
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Acclaimed local singer-songwriter, composer, and RCA Studio A owner Ben Folds has really been branching out in recent years, experimenting with more orchestral rooted works, concertos, and symphonic collaborations, a far-cry from his typical brand of piano pop and rock and roll tunes. Lately, he’s been collaborating with Brooklyn-based classical ensemble yMusic, with whom he crafted…
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Catch Steel Panther w/ The East Side Gamblers | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works!
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Almost exactly a year after their last local outing, LA’s Steel Panther, a satirical throwback to ’80s and glam metal, are set to roll back through Marathon Music Works tonight, Dec. 8 with locals The East Side Gamblers. If you’re an old school metalhead, or if you just like to laugh, you’ll definitely be entertained; tongue in…
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2016 Forecastle Lineup Announced; Ryan Adams, Death Cab For Cutie, Moon Taxi, More to Perform!
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Joining in on the super early announcement bandwagon, following reveals from Hangout Fest, Firefly, and more, Louisville’s Forecastle Fest, set to take place July 15-17, has just unveiled its 2016 lineup a whopping seven months early, and a good six weeks ahead of last year. Per usual, it’s very eclectic, and, includes some local faves. The Avett Brothers, Alabama…
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State Champs & Neck Deep to Play Rocketown March 3
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Two of pop punk’s most promising up and coming acts, State Champs and Neck Deep, are teaming up with Alternative Press Magazine for a co-headlining spring tour, along with Knuckle Puck and Like Pacific, which returns them to Nashville March 3 for a show at Rocketown. Both State Champs and Neck Deep have passed through Music City in recent months in supporting slots,…
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Chris Stapleton to Play The Ryman Feb. 18, 19, & 20
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It’s a hell of a time to be Chris Stapleton. Following a well-deserved sweep (and unforgettable duet with Justin Timberlake) at the CMAs, and on the heels of four Grammy nominations (including the prestigious Album of the Year), the Kentucky transplant and former SteelDrivers frontman has announced not one, but two nights headlining The Ryman Auditorium early next year, Feb.…