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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 4.15-4.21
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The highlight of our week (and hopefully yours) was Record Store Day. Where did you spend it? What was your favorite purchase? Anything you had your heart set on that you couldn’t seem to track down? Catch any great performances? Let us know in the comments! Aside from the best holiday that music lovers…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Allen Stone
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Bonnaroo Artist | Allen Stone Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Thursday | 12AM Before ever even signing with a record label, soul singer Allen Stone had landed in the Billboard Heatseekers top 10 with a self-released album, made rounds performing on the late night talk show circuit, and had successfully toured…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Ri¢hie
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Bonnaroo Artist | Ri¢hie Bonnaroo History | Newbie (Road to Bonnaroo winner) Stage & Time: | New Music On Tap Lounge | Thursday | 1PM Richie Kirkpatrick, who performs under the moniker Ri¢hie, and lately has taken to calling himself “Sweet Baby Richie,” is the third and final Road to Bonnaroo contest winner, and the latest edition to…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: araabMUZIK
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Bonnaroo Artist | araabMUZIK Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | The Other Tent | Thursday | 6:15PM We’ve already featured several DJs and electronic Bonnaroo artists, each with their own slightly different sound and approach. Many of those artists have been rooted in the more contemporary trends of EDM and dubstep, which has become a…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Cults
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Bonnaroo Artist | Cults Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | Which Stage | Saturday | 12:30PM New York band Cults are the classic tale of boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy and girl start writing indie dream pop in their spare time, 3 demos on Bandcamp get noticed and resonate throughout the blogosphere, and bam, the band…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Lee Fields & The Expressions
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Bonnaroo Artist | Lee Fields & The Expressions Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | What Stage | Sunday | 12:30PM Soul singer Lee Fields has been making music since his first release in 1969, but his collaboration with backing band The Expressions dates back only to 2009. Their latest (and second) album, Faithful Man, is a further expansion of the new-meets-old, dense…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Fatoumata Diawara
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Bonnaroo Artist | Fatoumata Diawara Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Friday | 3PM We’ve featured several Bonnaroo bands from outside of the U.S. so far, but Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara (sometimes shortened to simply “Fatou”) is the first artist we’ve covered that you’d likely find filed under “world music” in your record store.…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Two Gallants
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Bonnaroo Artist | Two Gallants Bonnaroo History | 2008 Stage & Time: | That Tent | Saturday | 1:45PM If it sounds a bit like Two Gallants have been playing music together forever, that’s because they basically have. The duo have officially been playing under the Two Gallants moniker for just over a decade, but started playing music together…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 4.1-4.7
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The first week of April really flew by, huh? Spring is really a fantastic time for music. With so many great shows, record releases (not to mention Record Store Day), and another East Nashville Underground right around the corner, we seriously can’t wait for all of the great music the next few weeks will…