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Parlour & Juke is the reason my hair always looks so fantastic (seriously, have you guys seen my hair? shout-out to Savannah!). With an expert staff, offbeat and captivating decor, and a cozy little location on Cannery Row (not to mention the free beer you’re offered while you wait!), it should come as no surprise that…
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You might have noticed that I’ve taken a few weeks off from the New Release Spotlight feature. December’s honestly a very slow month for releases. Year-end lists are already done, award nominations are announced, and with the decline of physical media sales, the holiday gifting of MP3s just isn’t the same (though I recommend the gift…
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The Protomen are a somewhat mysterious group of Nashville-based musicians who adopted pop culture-referencing stage names and craft technical ’80s-style rock operas inspired by the videogame Mega Man. If that sentence does not pique your interest, there’s a good chance you’re not The Protomen’s target demographic. If it does, there’s a good chance that you already know and…
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I love Christmastime. The cheer, the spirit of giving, the decorations, the friends and family. I also love Christmas music, but I feel like there’s a big disparity in quality between old and new Christmas tunes. Let’s be real, most of the Christmas records that get released today (and even throughout the past couple of decades, honestly) are…
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As I’m sure many of you heard, Nashville’s official basketball team held their first press conference yesterday. No Country was fortunate enough to fight our way through the legions of press to bring you a live stream of the event. We’ve also put together an edited video of the highlights, available below. Here’s the…
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We announced this morning that the Nashville Pioneers are hosting their first ever press conference this afternoon. It’s scheduled to begin shortly and you catch watch our live broadcast of the event below. We’ll also do our best to live tweet and Instagram the event for those of you who can’t tune in. What…
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I’ve definitely written my fair share about pop punk on the site before, but I don’t think I’ve ever delved much into the neon wave of the late ’00s (mainly because I don’t much care for it, and it was the culmination of the genere’s slow decline). Here, for the uninitiated, is my very brief…
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A few weeks ago, we brought you news of the Pioneers, Nashville’s official basketball team (by default). Word of the hoopsters seemed to create quite a stir, and left folks with more questions than answers: What’s the team all about? When/where is the first game? Why do these handsome lads look so familiar? What’s up…
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In 2001, the modern wave of pop punk was in its heyday (and I, as an impressionable teen, couldn’t get enough of it). Blink-182 were multi-platinum artists. Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41, and New Found Glory were all over MTV (and wow, MTV still kind of played some videos). Carryovers from ’90s success like Green Day and The…
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I was flipping through Songkick yesterday looking for upcoming shows to write about, and found the listing for Natural Child, Fly Golden Eagle, Thunderbitch, James Wallace & The Naked Light playing on Saturday at an unknown venue. How does that happen? How does a show with that caliber of local rock flavor make it…