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Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers. Photo by Mick Leonardi. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers w/ Andrew Combs The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN April 16, 2015 Review and Photos by Mick Leonardi For those of you that haven’t heard, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers have a weekly residency going on here at Nashville’s The Stone Fox on Thursday…
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If you’ve been keeping up with the site, you may have noticed our affinity for local act Willie and the Giant. Not only did we host them at our weekly showcase at Acme a few months ago, but we also told you about their new singles earlier last year. We’re here again to fill you in on the latest WATG…
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Longtime readers should be pretty familiar with local rockers Omega Swan by now. We’ve waxed about their space-punk-rock-mash-up, dubbed them “grungy, badass, rowdy, captivating, and steamy”, and then got down and dirty with their bluesy side. Good news Omega Swan fans. There’s a new EP titled Found on the horizon, and you can check out the alt-rock leaning…
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You might have seen us post about enigmatic, new local rap crew Hot Tub Club a few times in the past, but if not, you need to get up to speed. Led by Carlos Danger III, and featuring Cool Daddy Ace, Acid Classic, and Shabaka Z, the party rap collective, who, so far, have taken Nashville by storm with performances at…
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Prolific Canadian hardcore outfit Fucked Up have been releasing 12″ singles inspired by the Chinese calendar as part of their Zodiac series for nearly a decade now, and, in support of their upcoming Year of the Hare, due out June 16, they’re hitting the road for the first time ever for a Zodiac themed tour, where they’ll perform a few different expansive…
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Last week, Nashville Americana-soul singer Sam Lewis released a dozen live performance videos, one for each song from his upcoming sophomore album, Waiting On You. The album will be out tomorrow, April 21, and features appearances by several generations of Nashville royalty, including guitarists Kenny Vaughan, Darrell Scott, and Will Kimbrough, harmonica legend Mickey…
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Get ready for a celebration, and a damn heady rock ’n’ roll line up, TONIGHT, April 17 at The Basement. It’s the official hometown LP release show for Blackfoot Gypsies’ latest, Handle It, from local label Plowboy Records. Equally awesome, label-head and punk rock guitar legend, Cheetah Chrome will be in the house, and also putting…
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Chris Stapleton premiered a new song “When The Stars Come Out” earlier this week from his highly anticipated debut solo album, Traveller, which is now available for pre-order and will be released May 5. In addition, as part of Record Store Day 2015, he will release a limited edition 10” vinyl, IN STEREO, which…
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For months, we’ve been buzzing with anticipation for local garage rockers Turbo Fruits’ highly anticipated (and Patrick Carney produced) new album, No Control, which is due out April 20 via Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers. We’ve already brought you a fantastic couple of singles, and, now, a few days early, the whole LP has been made available to stream (via SPIN).…
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By now, you may have heard that No Country Presents alumnus (see this post), and resident blues rock ’n’ rollers, Blackfoot Gypsies, have a new record coming out. We are pleased to remind you it has officially hit the streets TODAY, so pick up your copy of Handle It digitally right here. While we…