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REVIEW: Skrillex w/ Tokimonsta, Tchami, & Alesia | 9.30.14 @ War Memorial Auditorium
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Skrillex w/ Tokimonsta, Tchami, Alesia War Memorial Auditorium; Nashville, TN September 30, 2014 Review by Sarah Sharp. Photos by Brian Hill. There were lights. There was music. There was bass. There was dancing. There were people dressed up like idiots. There were people not dressed up like idiots. Skrillex was great as we expected…
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Skrillex & Friends Invade War Memorial Tonight & Tomorrow!
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I wanna start off by saying that I used to be a Skrillex hater. I thought I was such a sophisticated electronic music aficionado. I preferred artists to the likes of Matthew Dear, Aphex Twin, SBTRKT, even Bassnectar. All I could think was Dude, calm down. Just less. And when he partnered up with Pretty Lights back…
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Moogfest announces headliners + first round of artists, Kraftwerk
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Early yesterday, Moogfest (by way of Pitchfork) announced the headliners and first round of artists for the 5-day electronic innovator’s convention and music festival in Asheville, April 23-27. First and foremost, Moogfest managed to wrangle in Kraftwerk, who will perform their 3-D experience not once, but three times during the festival. Also, as we had…
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Gary Numan announces show at Mercy Lounge, 3/17
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Electronic music pioneer Gary Numan will play at Mercy Lounge on Monday, March 17, as part of his 2014 Splinter Tour. Big Black Delta and Roman Remains will open the show starting at 8 p.m. As we saw at Mountain Oasis this past October, Gary Numan is very much still in the game. Though…
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Moogfest announces music showcases, including WARP, DFA, Fool’s Gold
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In preparation for the release of the music lineup beginning this Thursday, Dec. 19, Moogfest has announced 12 music showcase curators including experimental record labels WARP, DFA, Fool’s Gold, Ghostly International, No. 19 Music’s Social Experiment, RVNG Intl., Driftless Recordings, and others. That means artists from these labels and collectives will be making up…
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Local hip hop artist Jung Youth talks about new EP, Flirkin’
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Before local hip hop artist Jung Youth plays Mercy Lounge tonight for 8 off 8th: The Jingle Ball, we had a chance to sit down with him to discuss his newest EP, Flirkin’. No Country: I know you as Justin Donahue. Who is Jung Youth, and how did he emerge? Jung Youth: Jung Youth…
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Cut Copy plays 3/19 at Marathon Music Works, tickets on sale
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From Animal Collective to St. Vincent to James Blake, it seems like Marathon Music Works keeps getting better and better. It was just announced that Australian dance-rock vets Cut Copy will play on March 19, 2014 for the Free Your Mind tour. This also supports our theory about bands that play the AC Entertainment-booked venue—they…
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Local experimental group Body of Light releases music video for “Somebody Else”
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Twins Mike and Mitch Kluge, otherwise known as the experimental band Body of Light, released the first music video for their self-titled EP, which we reviewed in early November. Directed by Cameron Chiles, “Somebody Else” follows Mike, Mitch, and singer/collaborator Crystal Wood through a psychedelic exploration of an abandoned building, perhaps an old church or theater,…
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Lady Gaga announces US tour dates, none in Nashville. Bonnaroo?
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Tickets for Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP tour, artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball, went on sale today for selected US dates. Nashville’s Little Monsters have been waiting for the tour announcement not only since the release of ARTPOP in early November, but also because Mama Monster was forced to cancel her Monster Ball show in March because…
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[Review + Photos] SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque @ Marathon Music Works
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SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque. Photo by Jake Giles Netter. SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Tour, Music City Burlesque’s Freya West, Lux-O-Matic, and Shan de Leers Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN 12/4/2013 Review by Sarah Sharp Photos by Jakes Giles Netter Lucky for us, we were able to squeeze right up to the very front and center for…