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Earlier this year, famed pop punk/alt rock act Motion City Soundtrack hit the road to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their most popular (and, arguably, best) album, 2005’s Commit This to Memory. Produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, the record was Motion City’s sophomore release, and helped propel them into broader mainstream recognition, cementing their status as one of…
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In the latest edition of our No Country For New Nashville Podcast, we sat down with vocalist Anna M’Queen and producer/multi-instrumentalist Zach Hall, of local electro-rock outfit Five Knives. Celebrating the June 2 release of their full-length debut, Savages, out via Red Bull Records (from which we premiered a track called “Elevator” last week), the band are set to play…
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Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with every single band on Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We started from the bottom and have been working our way up, paying special attention to the smaller and lesser known acts on this year’s bill with daily, dedicated…
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’90s nostalgia is at an all-time high, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a full-on ska revival sooner than later. Until then, we’ll settle for a co-headling tour from two of the most important acts that helped revitalize and fuse the genre with punk rock two decades ago (and haven’t slowed down since), Less…
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As we recently announced, the Mad Decent Block Party, a traveling hip hop/EDM fest helmed by Diplo’s Mad Decent label, is returning to Nashville on Aug. 28 at the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater (formerly the Woods at Fontanel), following a successful 2014 outing. Keeping with the tradition of providing a diverse and buzzworthy lineup, the fest previously announced a diverse…
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Lauren Strange & The Pretty Killers, CAPPA, Trenton Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN May 26, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday since last summer, we’ve been teaming up with hip downtown restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging…
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Local electro rockers Five Knives will finally release their long-awaited full-length debut, Savages, this Tuesday, June 2 though Red Bull Records. In anticipation, the band have been premiering new tracks (and music videos) left and right, and we’re pleased to exclusively bring you their latest, a hard-hitting, hypnotic, dance-ready anthem called “Elevator.” Check it out below, and…
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As we’ve been raving about for months, Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth is set to return to Nashville tonight, May 27 for a full band show at The Ryman Auditorium, supported by buzzworthy up and comers Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear! We’re insanely excited for this one, and definitely have it pegged as one of this spring’s…
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By now we hope you’ve heard, our live events production wing, No Country Presents, has taken up residence at Lower Broadway’s hippest new restaurant, lounge, retail, and event space, Acme Feed & Seed, where we’ve been bringing you a weekly, FREE, Tuesday night showcase, featuring some of our favorite emerging local and national talent. The curated showcase runs…
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It’s been a relatively quiet couple of years for Beach House, the Baltimore based dream pop duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, who exploded onto the indie scene during the lo-fi/dreamy/shoegazey/chillwave renaissance nearly a decade ago, with their unbelievable eponymous debut. A near-perfect trio of followups – Devotion, Teen Dream, and Bloom – would cement their legacy and set them well…