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Local rockers Moon Taxi literally helped kick of 2014, with a stellar New Year’s performance at Marathon Music Works, and, apparently, that was just a warmup. The group, who are currently on a west coast run in support of their latest record, Mountains Beaches Cities, made their Conan debut last night, to perform single “The New Black.” Check it…
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Pop megastar Katy Perry has announced a huge run of summer dates for her Prismatic World Tour, which will bring the singer back to Bridgestone Arena for the first time in three years on June 27. Though breakout Nashville country artist Kacey Musgraves will be joining Perry for the tour’s middle leg, the Music City date will instead…
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Nashville indie rocker Night Beds, the musical vehicle of Winston Yellen, has released a brand new single, “Head for the Hills,” ahead of the kickoff of his supporting run with Lord Huron. Though that tour stops at Cannery Ballroom on Feb. 13, it sold out almost immediately. If you didn’t manage to snag tickets in…
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Bonnaroo kicked off its annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, last week, and we think we solved the first two. Adopting a much simpler format, this year’s clues will just be Instagram-based, and will arrive every Tuesday and Thursday. Roo Clue #3 arrived yesterday, and, once again, we’re pretty sure we’ve got it figured out (hey Bonnaroo,…
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You’ve had a few chances to catch Royal Bangs lately: opening for Jimmy Eat World in August, Phoenix in October, and, most recently, Geographer. Tonight, however, the Knoxville indie rockers are slated to headline, 9 p.m. at The High Watt, with Bad Suns supporting. We managed to catch several of their supporting slots this year, and can’t recommend the group enough!…
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When pseudo-surprise news broke last week of hip hop superduo Outkast‘s reunion, part of this spring’s Coachella festival in California, one immediate question sprang to mind: would it just be a one (er, technically two) time thing, or a full-blown affair? News that the rappers would also headline New York’s Governor’s Ball shortly followed, building…
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As we told you last month, influential punk rockers Against Me! are performing at Mercy Lounge this Sunday, Jan. 19, in support of their upcoming sixth album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Though the album, which has been years in the making, doesn’t officially drop until Jan. 21 (via the band’s own Total Treble label), you can stream it now, thanks…
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Remember last week when we told you Wild Cub were going to have a HUGE 2014? Yeah, we weren’t just being hyperbolic. The Nashville indie rockers, whose debut album Youth made our Best Nashville Albums of 2013 list, despite the fact that it is set for wide/re-release Jan. 21 via Mom + Pop, have already hit two more…
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It’s 2014 and you know what that means, right? We’re halfway to festival season! Of course, our favorite fest of all is the one held right in our backyard: Bonnaroo. As you may recall, for the past couple of years, Bonnaroo has played an ongoing game with fans, ahead of its full lineup announcement, where…