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Justin Townes Earle w/ Cory Branan The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN November 20, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. For the last few months, we’ve been chattering about how excited we were to catch homegrown country/folk singer Justin Townes Earle, who, once upon a time, performed at a benefit show we…
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We’ve spoken at length about the new wave of emo and pop punk bands that have been brewing at the underground level, and about how much fresh life and relevance they’ve been bringing to the scene. No group better exemplifies this movement than Michigan (by way of New Jersey) duo Dads. Fiercely beloved but still…
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As we told you a couple of weeks ago, larger than life rapper on the rise Riff Raff is set to return to Nashville tonight, Nov. 22, for a headlining performance at Anthem! Riff was just here over the summer, where he performed as part of the Diplo-curated Mad Decent Block Party tour (Diplo also serves as something…
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Kim Logan, Major and the Monbacks Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN November 18, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday, we team up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local (and national) talent. For…
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Remember that totally killer Alanna Royale record release show at Exit/In we told you about last month? The one in celebration of their long-awaited and absolutely amazing debut full-length, Achilles? Well, in our review, we forgot to mention something super cool. The concert was recorded by a video crew, and the talented folks at Good People Creative have…
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As we first announced back in August, local folk/country/Americana singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle is set to make his headlining Ryman Auditorium debut tonight, Nov. 20 with Cory Branan. A longtime staple of the local scene, Earle released his fifth album, Single Mothers, on Sept. 9, and remains one of Music City’s purest, most eclectic, and most gifted performers. His sound is primed…
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Jenny Lewis w/ Waxahatchee Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN November 15, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. We first fell in love with the pleasantly poppy, west coast indie rock stylings of Jenny Lewis more than a decade ago in her days with Rilo Kiley, then, a few years later, got a…
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Chicago natives Empires, who we first told you about earlier this year in detail ahead of Bonnaroo, are set to headline The High Watt this evening, out in support of their incredible new album, Orphan; a record which has quickly become one of our favorites of 2014. Blending elements of alt rock, garage, indie, and post-punk, Empires are…
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Well, it looks like we were right. Following an insanely high-profile Halloween performance at The Ryman in support of their brand new albums, Sonic Highways, one track of which was recorded here in Music City (listen to it below), rock and roll saviors the Foo Fighters have announced a 2015 return, this time to a venue more than…
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Cincinnati poppy, indie rockers Walk the Moon most recently wowed us at Lightning 100’s fall Blocktoberfest. Didn’t make it, or in need of another helping? You’re in luck, because the group are set to return to Cannery Ballroom (where they played last fall) for an April 24 performance with The Griswolds. Walk the Moon recently announced that the followup to their…