Philip Obenschain

  • Get Hardcore at The Owl Farm Tonight with Shai Hulud!

    Save for guitarist/founding member Matt Fox and, for most of their existence, bassist (and sometimes guitarist and vocalist) Matt Fletcher, Shai Hulud‘s members have always been in a state of flux. Even now, the modern hardcore legends don’t even officially have a lead singer; they’re currently touring with a fill-in. For most bands, this would be a…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Death Grips

    Bonnaroo Artist | Death Grips Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | The Other Tent | Saturday | 2:15PM To attempt to accurately describe Death Grips would almost certainly do the California band a disservice. Alternative/experimental rap? Not really. Though frontman Stefan Burnett goes by the pseudonym MC Ride, to call his delivery or aim rap would be to…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Wild Nothing

    Bonnaroo Artist | Wild Nothing Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | The Other Tent | Sunday | 3PM Though he’s joined by a set backing band live, Wild Nothing is, for all intents and purposes, the complete brainchild of singer/multi-instrumentalist Jack Tatum. Tatum went from his dorm room-recorded, surprise breakout debut Gemini in 2010 to his hyped and massively…

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  • Music on Television | 4.1-4.6

    Once again, we’re bringing you our roundup of the best live music on television for the week. The amount of great performances can be hard to keep track of, so every Monday I’ll recap the best and most interesting of what’s coming up. I’ll be sure to give you one essential pick for each…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: John Fullbright

    Bonnaroo Artist | John Fullbright Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Sunday | 1:30PM Before he was even out of high school, Oklahoma native John Fullbright had become a regular favorite at independent folk festivals. Hailing from Okemah, the birthplace of folk pioneer Woody Guthrie, the young singer’s influence of classic folk and Americana is seamlessly funneled into a more contemporary…

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  • Lollapalooza Announces 2013 Lineup; Nashville’s Reppin’ Hard!

    Why any major festival would announce its lineup on April Fool’s Day is beyond me, but based on the all of the leaks in recent weeks, we’re going to count this as official. Lollapalooza has announced its 2013 lineup, and it might just be the most exciting festival of the summer! The fest will take place…

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  • No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 3.25-3.31

    April already? The first quarter of 2013 has flown by! Over the past few monts, we’ve launched our new site, hosted our first show as No Country Presents, covered some great events like SXSW and East Nashville Underground, continued our great local and national news and reviews, and we’ve had our best three months…

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  • Check out Tyler, the Creator’s New Video & Stream ‘Wolf’ Early!

    Last month, Odd Future bandleader Tyler, the Creator announced that his highly-anticipated new album, Wolf, would finally drop on April 2. Along with the announcement, Tyler released the video for first single “Domo 23.” On Friday, Tyler debuted his second video, for “IFHY” featuring Pharrell, which transitions into part of a track called “Jamba” featuring fellow OFWGKA…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Django Django

    Bonnaroo Artist | Django Django Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Thursday | 9PM British rockers Django Django are one of those bands that seemingly came out of nowhere, then were on everyone’s radar overnight. The group, consisting of David Maclean, Vincent Neff, Jimmy Dixon, and Tommy Grace, was met with an impossible amount of buzz before…

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  • Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Comedy Tent Edition, Part 2

    Many ‘Roovians probably can’t remember a time when there wasn’t a Comedy Tent on their hallowed Manchester grounds but, in actuality, Bonnaroo didn’t discover its funny bone until it’s 3rd year: 2004. That makes this summer the 10th anniversary of the Comedy Tent, and it might just be the strongest lineup yet! We already knew that Daniel Tosh would be…

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