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Bash & Pop to Play The High Watt May 24
Following the 1991 disbandment of punk greats the Replacements (who briefly returned a few years back, before fizzling out once more in 2015), and several years before his near two-decade tenure in Guns ‘N Roses (which only came to an end when the group’s classic lineup mounted a reunion last year), the great Tommy…
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Cory Branan Recruits Laura Jane Grace, Dave Hause for New Single “I Only Know”
As the April 7 release of local alt-country singer-songwriter Cory Branan‘s fifth album, ADIOS, inches closer, the singer, who really let his long-running punk roots flourish on what’s described as his “death record,” has made the whole thing available to exclusively stream via Noisey. Following folkier first single “Imogene” and recent heartland punk-leaning “Another Nightmare in America,” Branan unveiled another…
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Betty Who to Play Exit/In Aug. 25
On the heels of her sophomore LP, The Valley, Australian born, New York based rising pop starlet Betty Who has expanded her “Party in The Valley” tour with a second leg of shows that returns her to Nashville for the first time in more than two years, Aug. 25 at Exit/In. After erupting onto the scene thanks to early single…
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PWR BTTM Premiere “Answer My Text” Video | See Them June 13 at Mercy Lounge
We’ve been buzzing for a few months now about PWR BTTM‘s June 13 return to Nashville, where they’ll perform at Mercy Lounge, as well as the queer, New York punks’ forthcoming sophomore LP Pageant, for which they’ll be out in support. After unveiling upbeat, punk-leaning lead single and video “Big Beautiful Day,” the duo dropped a dramatic, anthemic ode to…
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Ron Funches to Play The Basement East June 24
Though he began performing standup over a decade ago in his adopted home of Portland, Oregon (after moving from Chicago as a teen, and before more recently relocating to Los Angeles), Ron Funches has only really exploded onto the national radar over the past few years. Hilarious, lovable, nerdy, and multifaceted, Funches appears frequently on competition…
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Hans Zimmer to Play Ascend Amphitheater July 16
One of the most prolific, beloved, and recognizable film composers of the last several decades (only John Williams, perhaps, carries more name recognition), German-born, Los Angeles based multi-faceted talent Hans Zimmer wet his feet in the ’80s new wave scene while dabbling in early film score work before his Oscar-nominated score for 1988’s Rain Main propelled him into…
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No Country Presents: BRUNS & Easy Roscoe | Tuesday, April 11 @ Acme Feed & Seed
We are powering into Spring with the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, settling into a new format that includes rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. Our next show will take place Tuesday, April 11, and it will feature two returning local favorites- Americana-tinged rock trio BRUNS and party rockers Easy…
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White Reaper Premiere “The Stack” Ahead of New LP, May 12 Show at The Basement East
Louisville garage punks White Reaper hold the distinction of headlining what was perhaps our most memorable and most chaotic Acme showcase ever, bringing their energetic and unpredictable live show to the downtown rooftop back in 2015 (their first Music City show aside from a Grimey’s in-store), along with Daddy Issues and Jawws. They’ve been back a few…
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Waterfall Wash Celebrate Their New EP w/ Sad Baxter & Lawndry | Saturday, April 1 @ The High Watt
More than two years after the release of their debut EP, Foreign Chords, eclectic local rockers and longtime fiends of the site Waterfall Wash have finally debuted their followup, a new EP called Become What You See, which arrived today, March 31. We’ve had the pleasure of watching the buzzy local group morph from a folk-tinged, poppy, alt…
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Don’t Miss Big Jesus w/ Low Mass & Overwatcher | TONIGHT @ The End
Birthed out of the Atlanta hardcore, punk, and metal scene, eclectic rockers Big Jesus are among a crop of new acts unabashedly drawing influence from ’90s alternative, forgoing their conventionally heavy upbringing to, instead, explore hooks hooks and melody, channeling elements of shoegaze, psychedelic pop, grunge, and more, though not entirely abandoning the sonic palates they…