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No Country For New Nashville Podcast | Episode 11: firekid
In the latest edition of our No Country For New Nashville Podcast, we sat down with Dillon Hodges, the singer, songwriter, and musical mastermind behind electro-bluegrass project firekid. Prepping to release his debut album under the firekid moniker on Sept. 25 (through Atlantic Records, no less), Dylan told us all about growing up in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,…
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The Dear Hunter Premiere “The Squeaky Wheel” | Catch Them Oct. 9 at Exit/In!
Earlier this summer, we told you that progressive/experimental rockers The Dear Hunter were prepping to release a new album, Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise, and will play Exit/In on Oct. 9 with CHON and Gates in support (grab tickets here)! The highly anticipated LP, which drops this Friday, Sept. 4, continues a series of concept albums which the Casey Crescenzo-led band started between 2006…
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Miley Cyrus Teams Up with Flaming Lips, More for Experimental, Surprise New LP
We’ve long defended the artistry and intent of Nashville-raised pop megastar Miley Cyrus, who, over the past year or so, has really made strides in shaking her “former Disney kid turned shock-value pop star” reputation. Not only has Cyrus become an advocate for homeless LGBT youth, going to far as to start a foundation to aid…
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REVIEW: Girlpool w/ Frankie Cosmos | 8.10.15 @ The Stone Fox [PHOTOS]
Girlpool w/ Frankie Cosmos, Study Hall The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN August 10, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Out in support of their wonderful debut album, Before the World Was Big, Philly (by was of Los Angeles) indie punk minimalists Girlpool recently passed through Nashville for the first time along with buzzworthy New York anti-folk…
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Vanessa Carlton Premieres “Willows” Ahead of New Album
Last month, piano pop turned indie pop songstress Vanessa Carlton released a new EP, Blue Pool, which also served as a first taste of what we expect on her upcoming full-length, Liberman, the singer’s fifth album and first since 2011’s Rabbits on the Run. Now married to Deer Tick’s John McCauley and living here in Nashville after years in New York,…
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Emery to Bring ‘The Question’ 10 Year Tour to Rocketown Nov. 18
Another day, another 10 year tour announcement from a beloved punk/hardcore/scene band that ruled many fellow 20-somethings’ high school years (bring ’em on, we say; viva nostalgia!). The latest band to hop on the anniversary tour bandwagon are Seattle post-hardcore/alt rockers Emery, whose one-two punch of raw, poppy, edgy 2004 Tooth & Nail debut The Weak’s End (which…
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Thunderbitch (Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard) Release Surprise Debut LP
Gather ’round children, and let us tell you about the legend of Thunderbitch. Quite awhile ago, in December of 2012, the local supergroup emerged, fronted by Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard (at the peak of the Shakes’ initial success mind you; just a month before Howard would go on to perform at the Grammys), entirely by…
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Taylor Swift Drops “Wildest Dreams” Vid, Sweeps VMAs Ahead of Sold Out Bridgestone Shows
If you tuned into last night’s VMAs on MTV, hosted by Franklin, TN born and raised popstar Miley Cyrus, then you already know that sometimes-Nashville resident and certifiable megastar Taylor Swift absolutely swept the night, earning trophies for Best Pop Video and Best Female Video for “Blank Space,” and Best Collaboration and the top honor, Video…
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Supergroup The Arcs Stream Debut LP Ahead of Sept. 4 Release
A few months back, we told you about The Arcs, a brand new supergroup featuring Nashville rocker and Black Keys frontman Dan Auberbach, along with Leon Michels, Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss, and Nick Movshon. Since the announcement of the new project’s formation, we’ve heard three tracks (and one non-album song and music video) from their upcoming debut LP, Yours, Dreamily, which…
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X Ambassadors’ Nov. 1 Show at Exit/In Moved to Marathon Music Works
It always warms our heart to see shows do so well, that they require an upgrade to a bigger space to accommodate demand, and that trend seems to be happening more often than ever this year. The latest event to find itself switching spaces is X Ambassadors’ planned Nov. 1 outing at Exit/In with Kevin Garrett and Stokeswood, which will now be held…