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Since returning from hiatus a few years ago, just in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their breakout debut LP, LA post-punk revivalist/darkwave duo She Wants Revenge have been increasingly active once more. While we’re still waiting on a proper new record to drop, we’re excited to see the group return to Nashville for the first…
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After springing out of the city’s underground house scene several years ago, and growing to include more formal spaces like The East Room and The End, DIY punk festival Nameless Fest, now in its fifth year, returns this week from Thursday, June 27 to Saturday, June 29, set to return to its one-time partial home of premiere all…
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Still touring in support of last year’s 11th LP, Raise Vibration, his first in several years after a bout of writer’s block, famed, long-running rocker Lenny Kravitz recently announced a return to Music City, his first in a decade, Sept. 12 at Ascend Amphitheater! Breaking out huge in the ’90s with hits like “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” “Fly…
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Rock legend (and current resident of Nashville) Peter Frampton erupted onto the music scene in the unlikeliest of ways: with a live album. After launching his musical career as a teen in both The Herd then Humble Pie, the English singer/songwriter/guitarist/talk box pioneer went solo at the start of the ’70s, met with moderate interest until,…
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Jay Farrar’s long-running, beloved, influential first project post-Uncle Tupleo, alt country outfit Son Volt are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, as well as the release of their recent, politically charged ninth album Union. A longtime cult favorite and an immeasurable influence on the contemporary alt country landscape, the band have remained prolific since returning from hiatus…
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Vampire Weekend w/ Chicano Batman Ascend Amphitheater; Nashville, TN June 18, 2019 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Andrew Ha. Nearly six years had passed between Vampire Weekend‘s last Music City outing- a 2013 stop at The Ryman Auditorium- and their recent return, to headline Ascend Amphitheater with Chicano Batman, in support of their stellar new album and first…
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Billie EilishAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNJune 21, 2019 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Andrew Ha. When alt-pop breakout star Billie Eilish took the stage Friday night at Ascend Amphitheater, hours after her headlining Nashville debut was intended to start, greeted by a soaking wet crowd, I was honestly a little shocked the show was…
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Held annually at the end of Pride Month, the long-running Nashville Pride Festival is an important celebration of our city’s LGBTQ+ community, and has, since beginning with a parade in 1988, grown to become a huge and revelrous affair, complete with performances from big-name national musical acts and local favorites alike. This weekend, the festival returns…
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It’s only been three years since beloved Chicago alt rock outfit Wilco released their tenth LP, Schmilco, and only two since the group last toured, but given all of their individual activity since (and their prolific schedule in the years prior), it feels like much longer. Frontman Jeff Tweedy, particularly, has been incredibly active, releasing a memoir and…
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Celebrating its 10th year, Nashville’s free, all ages, biannual musical showcase series Musician’s Corner is now seven weeks into its spring season at Centennial Park, and continues this weekend, June 21 & 22, with one of the most impressive slate of performers yet, like Seattle indie singer-songwriter Damien Jurado and local lo-fi dream pop staple Kelsey Kopecky on Friday, and breakout Nashville…