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Jenny Lewis to Play The Ryman March 13
Few artists have been as integral or prolific in the indie rock scene of the last 25 years as Jenny Lewis, who, across multiple projects and an incredible solo career has cemented her legacy as one of the all-time greats. Born in Las Vegas and for many years based in Southern California (though, notably, she…
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Laura Jane Grace to Play City Winery March 17
Most famous for fronting beloved, long-running Florida punk outfit Against Me!, rocker Laura Jane Grace has proven herself to be just as impressive and essential as a solo artist, since, spurred by the pandemic, her band went on an indefinite hiatus in early 2020. While, technically, Grace released her first solo EP way back…
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Experimental Rockers Swans to Play The Blue Room April 16
Formed in 1982 and born out of New York City’s fascinating no wave scene of the late ’70s and early ’80s, genre-bending, experimental outfit Swans originated with and have consistently been helmed by singer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Renowned in their early days for their noisy, industrial, intense and abrasive sound and nihilistic and…
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Say Anything Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Emo Scene Classic ‘…Is a Real Boy’ May 19 at The Ryman
To simply peg Say Anything as an emo or pop punk band, or merely a product of the explosive 2000s pop punk scene, would be to sell short their long, nuanced, and expansive history, throughout which they’ve become one of their era’s greatest rock bands, period. Helmed by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Max Bemis, the group formed in 2000,…
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Bleachers to Play Two Nights at The Ryman, May 28 & 29 with Samia
Though, undoubtedly, Jack Antonoff’s introduction to many came thanks to his role as 1/3 of breakout indie pop outfit fun., the prolific New Jersey artist’s career dates back much, much further. Antonoff cut his teeth in the Garden State’s rich punk scene, dabbling in a variety of projects before forming Steel Train, his first group…
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Trailblazing British Shoegaze Outfit Slowdive to Play The Caverns May 8
Ahead of their time, or at least at odds with their era, English dream pop/shoegaze outfit Slowdive were never particularly hailed by critics or understood by their label during ’89-’95 initial run. Formed by lifelong friends Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead, Slowdive erupted onto the scene while still in their teens, crafting sweeping, ambient,…
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The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie Bring 20th Anniversary ‘Give Up’ and ‘Transatlanticism’ Tour to Bridgestone Arena April 29
If you were an indie rock fan in 2003 (or a teen in the aughts in general), no two albums perhaps better defined that year than The Postal Service‘s Give Up and Death Cab for Cutie‘s Transatlanticism, made all the more impressive by the fact that both bands were fronted by the same man:…
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Green Day to Play Geodis Park Aug. 30 with The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda Lindas
Formed in the late ’80s in the Bay Area of California while still just teens, seminal punk and pop punk trio Green Day exploded into the cultural zeitgeist with their 1994 third album and major label debut, Dookie. Helping usher in and then subsequently influence a new wave of mainstream interest in punk rock,…
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Olivia Rodrigo to Play Bridgestone Arena March 9
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for young, breakout pop star Olivia Rodrigo, whose 2021 frenetic, confessional, angsty, pop punk meets bedroom pop debut LP Sour became one of the most popular and well-reviewed major releases of that year. Proving immune to the sophomore slum, Rodrigo’s followup GUTS, which dropped earlier this month, is…
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Soccer Mommy to Host Halloween Bash at Eastside Bowl Oct. 28
It’s been over a year since local indie rock breakout Sophie Allison, better known as her musical alias Soccer Mommy, released her phenomenal third album, Sometimes, Forever– undoubtedly one of the most buzzed about records of 2022. It’s been a whirlwind of a year since, with Soccer Mommy embarking on tours, supporting some stellar…