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[Review] Dick Dale at Mercy Lounge 4/30/13
Sometimes you miss one show that you are really excited to see, and you stumble upon something that you really needed to see. That is exactly what happened on Tuesday night at Mercy Lounge. Specifically, Dick Dale, the king of surf rock, happened. Everyone over the age of actually-reading-this knows the song “Misirlou”, though…
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Review: Vintage Trouble at Mercy Lounge
At one point during Vintage Trouble‘s Sunday-night set at Mercy Lounge, frontman Ty Taylor stopped to remark, “We’re always amazed when people come up to us and tell us that our music has had an effect on their lives. Mostly, we love it when people say that they use our music to make love…
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A Far Out House Concert: The JAG, Beef Oven, and Kinship
Hello, y’all. My name is Tia. I’m a native Nashvillian and a musician from the East. I’m new here at No Country—it’s a pleasure to meet ya. I absolutely, positively, LOVE a man in bellbottoms. Sweat and polyester. Meeooow. I have a theory that the louder the music is–the tighter the pants get. What…
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[Show Review] Quiet Company @ The 5 Spot | 4.18.13
I had the good fortune to check out Quiet Company with Hanzelle and The Winter Sounds at The 5 Spot last week with a good friend who knows a lot more about QC than I do and so I share with you this special guest post by long-time Quiet Company fan and the all…
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Anna Haas @ The Basement 3.29.13
Watch out Nashville, Anna Haas is not to be underestimated. I had the good fortune to spend Good Friday night catching her early set at The Basement and it was good, indeed. Anna, like many artists living in the internet age with instant access to a wide-range of diverse influences and crowd-funded enterprises (Kickstarter…
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Review: The Gaslight Anthem @ Marathon Music Works | 3.6.13 (PHOTOS)
The Gaslight Anthem w/ Matrimony, Cory Branan Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN Mar. 6, 2013 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Ellice Evins. It’s clear that The Gaslight Anthem have an affinity for Nashville. Perhaps it’s because the band spent a month here last year, recording their career-defining major label debut album, Handwritten, at…
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Third Shift SXSW Send Off Recap
Saturday night’s SXSW Send Off Show was an absolute barn burner. Ten bands, two stages, enough Third Shift Amber Lager to bring peace to waring countries, the wafting aroma of donuts, and all the friends that we ever could imagine. We can’t thank you guys enough for braving the cold and the long lines. …
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Review: Shovels & Rope @ Mercy Lounge | 2.7.13
Shovels & Rope w/ Andrew Combs Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN Feb. 7, 2013 I admit, I’m a bit of a Shovels & Rope newcomer. I’ve only listened to their amazing debut, O’ Be Joyful, a handful of times, and last Thursday at Mercy Lounge was my first time seeing the duo live. Having only watched…