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Alabama Shakes go global…
The little indie band that got it’s start here in Nashville is all grown up. Alabama Shakes have seen a meteoric rise in notoriety since we first started talking about them last summer. They are confirmed to play SXSW, Sasquatch, Hang Out Festival, and Bonnaroo; they just announced tour dates with a swing through…
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Bonnaroo 2012 lineup announcement
We’ve been speculating for months on the 2012 Bonnaroo lineup. So, how did we do? I’d say pretty well. We correctly nailed the headlining sets by Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, and The Beach Boys. We also nailed predicitions about The Antlers, Shins, The Roots, Battles, Mogwai, and The War On Drugs.…
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Jack White with a Bonnaroo slot?
We started thinking about the possibility of Jack White rolling down I-24 from his Nashville home to play a set at Bonnaroo as soon as we heard that first track from his solo record Blunderbuss. That Bonnaroo rumor mill continues to swirl with JWiii’s announcement as a headliner at the Sasquatch Festival. While he…
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Real Estate announces more tour dates. No Nashville date… or is there?
Real Estate gave us the glimpse to that highly acclaimed sophomore LP Days back in July when they played that Sounds Like Summer gig at The Hard Rock in Nashville. Days released in October of last year, and was on almost every Best of 2011 list that I saw. And, then there is that…
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Bonnaroo Rumors as of January 30th 2012
We had a wildly popular Bonnaroo Rumors post that we published back in November laying out the ground work for the rumor mill to start swirling about this year’s Roo. We had to append an update after The Beach Boys announced a reunion tour. Then things really started to heat up after Coachella announced…
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Bonnaroo rumors [updated]: Who’s gonna headline 2012?
Pre-sale tickets are sold out for the 2012 Bonnaroo festival. This got my rumor wheels turning. I’ve been thinking non-stop about who might be headlining next year, and I’m finally just going to publish this so I can move on to something else. So, let’s start discussing some possibilities. Let me know if you…
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2012 Bonnaroo Rumors updated: The Beach Boys announce reunion
We had a pretty popular post a couple of weeks ago about rumors of headliners for the 2012 edition of Bonnaroo. We touched upon some of the possibilities including Radiohead, Black Sabbath, The Cure, Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt, Raconteurs, Foo Fighters, and lots and lots more… One of the responses that I…
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Bonna-rumors: Who’s gonna headline 2012?
Pre-sale tickets started (and sold out) two days ago for the 2012 Bonnaroo festival. This got my rumor wheels turning. I’ve been thinking non-stop about who might be headlining next year, and I’m finally just going to publish this so I can move on to something else. So, let’s start discussing some possibilities. Let…
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Nirvana tributes and Deervana
This is the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s historic Nevermind album (damn, I feel old). Lots of tributes and concerts are going on to commemorate, and probably the best tribute mix is the one that Spin Magazine will be releasing tomorrow for free. The Spin tribute includes covers by Meat Puppets, Vaselines, Telekinesis, JEFF the…
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GIVERS – Bonnaroo Review
Indie music’s next Vampire Weekend just might be GIVERS. This Lafayette, Louisiana indie pop band played at Bonnaroo’s On Tap Lounge on Friday evening (6/10), and they were probably deserving of a larger venue at the festival. The packed crowd was moving and grooving to the sounds. Definitely a highlight of the festival for…