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Show Review: SHEL at Two Old Hippies
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I’ve never realized my dream of becoming a radio DJ (at least not yet), but I try my hardest to turn strangers onto good music via the sound system at my local gym. So far, I’m 2/2 with this one guy. He’s just picking up what I’m putting down. A month ago, he stopped…
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Philip’s Bonnaroo Saturday Rundown
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Bonnaroo’s over and we’re all caught up on sleep and back to reality. That doesn’t mean we’re done talking about it just yet though! Stay posted for coverage all week, including individual recaps, full set reviews, photos (that aren’t from a phone), interviews, and more! I already brought you a halftime report from the fest, which…
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REVIEW: Pokey LaFarge @ Third Man Records | 6.1.13
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Pokey LaFarge w/ Paul Burch Third Man Records; Nashville, TN June 1, 2013 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Jo McCaughey (via Third Man). Pokey LaFarge is a timeless soul. Not just in his musical proclivities, but in his appearance, demeanor and even his manner of speaking. He’s not a retro act; not a throwback…
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Recap (House Concert): Clear Plastic Masks, Ranch Ghost, Beef Oven, Boo Hags, and Kin Ship
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We East Nashvillians begin the process of dragging out the boxes of flip-flops and beach chairs during the first week of June. Living in old houses, it’s very difficult to find storage space. Part of the celebration includes dusting off skeletons of last year’s brown recluse spiders–while discovering a few live ones. School is…
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REVIEW: Best Coast @ Exit/In | 5.29.13
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Best Coast w/ Lovely Bad Things, Bully Exit/In; Nashville, TN May 29, 2013 Review and photos by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). I first saw Best Coast in 2010, at a small bar in a small town. Performing at Clementine’s, as part of the MACRoCk festival in Harrisonburg, VA, they were a distinctly different band back then. In a room…
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REVIEW: O’Brother w/ HRVRD & Daylight @ The End | 5.28.13
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O’Brother w/ HRVRD, Daylight The End; Nashville, TN May 28, 2013 Review and photos by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Fresh off a run of dates opening for Alice in Chains, Atlanta’s O’Brother kicked off their string of headlining shows last week with a stop at The End in Nashville. Joined by HRVRD and Daylight, two…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 5.27-6.2
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Can you believe it’s already June? We’ll have one thing on our mind for the next few weeks: Bonnaroo. We’ll be ramping up our coverage of ‘Roo all this week! In meantime, catch up on what we covered last week, including some fantastic shows around town and an exciting summer day fest announcement: NEWS:…
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An Epic Season Finale: Edgar Meyer and Joshua Bell with the Nashville Symphony
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Guess what sports fans–Did you know that the Titans are playing this weekend?! I bet you checked the schedule and are scratching your head about now. Come on—football season’s been over for months! Ha, Gotcha didn’t I?! I’m talking about a special event taking place this weekend right here in the Athens of the South. Music…
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REVIEW: Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights with Nikki Lane @ 3rd & Lindsley | 5.19.13 [PHOTOS]
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Band of smokin’ hot soul rockers Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights brought their ‘A’ game and a shared stash of hot new tunes with a packed house at 3rd & Lindsley last Sunday, May 19th. Due to traffic backup from never-ending weekend construction on I-40, I wasn’t able to make it back to Nashville in…