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Minus the Bear w/ Into It. Over It. 3rd & Lindsely; Nashville, TN May 9, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Ahead of a performance at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival, and, only for the second time ever, proggy indie rock outfit Minus the Bear performed their fan-favorite 2005 LP, Menos el Oso, in full for a…
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Tame Impala w/ Mini Mansions Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN May 11, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Matt Cairns Not every band get’s the chance to play ‘The Mother Church” (aka Ryman Auditorium) their first time in Music City. Not to mention, sell it out? That puts Tame Impala in even rarer…
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Mandolin Orange. Photo by Mary Beth Blankenship. Mandolin Orange w/ Jill Andrews City Winery, Nashville, TN Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Review by Kevin Casler Photos by Mary Beth Blankenship We made our way out to the Nashville’s City Winery last week to catch Mandolin Orange w/ Jill Andrews. Hot off their new release, Such Jubilee,…
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Zappa Plays Zappa. Photo by Brad Hochstetler. Zappa Plays Zappa Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN Thursday, May 7, 2015 Photos by Brad Hochstetler The opportunity to see Frank Zappa perform is really one of those holy grail type moments for many music fans. It’s akin to seeing Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix for my generation,…
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Torres w/ Aero Flynn The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN May 6, 2015 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Justin Humbert. It’s always encouraging to see former Nashville residents pass back through after moving on in their career, so we were excited to catch Torres play a set at The Stone Fox last week on the…
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Diamond Rugs. Photo by: Jill Sanders. Diamond Rugs, New Madrid, Justin Collins Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 5/7/15 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Jill Sanders Surprising to no one here at No Country, Diamond Rugs killed their set last week at Mercy Lounge. Without a doubt, the rowdy alt-country, rock free-for-all will be topping some…
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Chris Stapleton. Photo by Becky Fluke. Chris Stapleton w/ Aubrie Lee Sellers Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN May 8, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody Photos by Becky Fluke We were lucky enough to score a ticket to the first night of two sold out Chris Stapleton album release shows at the Cannery Ballroom this past…
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Foxing w/ The Tempest and Forrister Tempt; Murfreesboro, TN April 27, 2015 Review and photos by Ambre Stewart. Though we’ve previously caught emo-tinged indie rockers Foxing with scene heavyweights Brand New, and look forward to their upcoming Mercy Lounge show with mewithoutYou, the only time we’ve seen the St. Louis up and comers in a headlining slot…
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Magnolia Sons with Major and the Monbacks Acme Feed & Seed, Nashville, TN May 5, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Jake Giles Netter We would like to continue to welcome all of you reading this out there in Music City and beyond to Acme Feed & Seed every Tuesday night, for the weekly showcase…
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Death Cab For Cutie w/ The Antlers The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN April 29, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Emilia Paré. According to Wikipedia, “kintsugi” is described as “the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than…