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Austin City Limits Festival Weekend One Zilker Park, Austin, TX October 4-6, 2013 Review by guest contributor Wes Davenport. Texas and Tennessee have a special bond. We share historical figures (Sam Houston, Davy Crockett), deep roots in the country genre, and a belt-popping love for BBQ. And while there are some familial squabbles about…
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ARCTIC MONKEYS w/ Deap Vally Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN October 8, 2013 Photos by Kelly Hite. British rockers Arctic Monkeys took over Marathon Music Works on Tuesday night with the chops of some of the greatest British rock legends, and the gaggle of younger women were squealing with every announcement from front man, Alex…
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MUDHONEY w/ Cheap Time Third Man Records; Nashville, TN September 26, 2013 Photos by Shawn Jackson. Sludge-rock legends Mudhoney paid a visit to the Blue Room of Jack White’s Third Man Records on Thursday, September 26th with Nashville-based rockers Cheap Time, and both bands completely blew our minds. I haven’t seen a local band as genuine and focused…
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CHRIS ISAAK w/ Sam Lewis & Nick Isaak War Memorial Auditorium; Nashville, TN September 8, 2013 Photos by Shawn Jackson. Rockabilly crooner Chris Isaak melted hearts at War Memorial Auditorium last week, accompanied by his fantastic band, along with openers Nick Isaak & local songwriter Sam Lewis, whose all-star accompaniment included famed guitarist Kenny Vaughan (Lucinda…
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LIVE ON THE GREEN w/ Local Natives, Leagues, Lulu Mae Public Square Park; Nashville, TN September 5, 2013 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. As Live on the Green winds down to a close tonight, with Moon Taxi, The Weeks, and The Wild Feathers, we’re taking a look back at last week’s…
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Saturday at The Basement was an evening of single releases. We previewed that event for you guys last week, and were blown away by Saturday’s crowd. What made it even more special than getting new singles from three of Nashville’s best pop groups? Dancing. People were dancing! Wow… you just don’t see that very…
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MUSE w/ Cage the Elephant Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN September 6, 2013. Photos by Sean Marshall. Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena was filled with swagger and soul as local faves Cage the Elephant opened for Muse to an enthusiastic and packed house last Friday night. Though CTE didn’t have the giant LCD screens and crazy special effects of Muse, they made…
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Last night, Nashvillians from all over congregated 318 Elberta Street to see Sol Cat, Gunther Doug, Buffalo Rodeo, and an unannounced surprise headliner. Perhaps it was due to the surprise headliner, or even the appropriately psychedelic decorations littering the house, but for whatever reason the collective atmosphere at the party was one of anticipation,…
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Indiana’s Ghost Mice and Garrett Walters with locals Geronimo Jones, Elk and Carter Routh played an awesome, intimate folk show at Boheme Collectif Saturday night. Ghost Mice Bloomington’s Ghost Mice have been playing emotionally and politically charged true-to-acoustic DIY folk without amps and equipment since 2003. We got got a brief history lesson as…
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LIVE ON THE GREEN w/ Robert Randolph & The Family Band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Joe Robinson Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 29, 2013 Review by Jared Godar. Photos by Shawn Jackson. We’re now two-thirds of the way through Live on the Green season. As we approach the final two weeks, with Local Natives then Moon Taxi headlining,…