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Local pop rock group Yesteryear have been on our radar for a couple of years now, and really impressed us last year with the release of their debut EP, We All Need Something. Adopting a sound not unlike early Paramore, the female-fronted outfit re-emerged this week with a catchy, emotional, and driving new single, easily their best…
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Last summer, the Mad Decent Block Party, a traveling hip hop/EDM fest helmed by Diplo’s Mad Decent label, expanded significantly, traveling all over North America with a rotating lineup of some of the scene’s hottest acts, including an inaugural stop in Nashville. We caught the show and had a blast, and, judging by the size…
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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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Reinforcing his unprecedented popularity, Nashville southern rock/alt-country crooner Jason Isbell has announced four consecutive shows this fall at The Ryman, Oct. 23-26. Still celebrating the success of his fantastic 2013 release Southeastern, the singer-songwriter will receive support from a different act each night. In order, they are: Amanda Shires, Parker Milsap, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Chris Stapleton, respectively. Tickets are slated…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Shabazz Palaces Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to…
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Nashville based electronic folk duo Foreign Fields have long been a site favorite, as well as an unparalleled and immensely talented fixture in our local scene. The Wisconsin transplants released their long-awaited new EP, What I Kept in Hiding, last month, a followup to their haunting and eclectic 2011 debut, Anywhere But Where I Am, and, already, it’s…
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The annual, FREE downtown summer festival series Live on the Green made some significant changes to its schedule and format last year, and that, coupled with an incredible lineup (which included the likes of Cage the Elephant, Jake Bugg, and City and Colour), made 2014 the most successful installment of the event yet! Unsurprisingly, LOTG will…
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Earlier this year, Washington rocker Jeremy Enigk, best known for fronting seminal ’90s emo band Sunny Day Real Estate, announced a solo acoustic tour. His first solo trek in several years, the run will bring him to our very own Mercy Lounge TONIGHT, April 15 for what, we believe, will be his first solo Nashville show ever. And, if…
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Bonnaroo Comedian | Ian Edwards Stage & Time | TBA Bonnaroo has always been about more than just music, and nothing exemplifies that better than the impressive array of comedians the fest recruits for its Comedy Theatre each summer. The 2015 lineup is no exception, and, for the first time, we’ve decided to spotlight each performer individually…
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New Found Glory w/ Turnstile, This Wild Life, Turnover Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN April 9, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It’s been five years since pop punk pioneers New Found Glory last played Nashville (supporting Paramore), and nearly seven since their last Music City headliner. In that time, the group have released…