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The Magpie Salute to Play Marathon Music Works Aug. 25
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If you love Southern rock ‘n’ roll with some country fried licks, than we have a new band that need to be on your radar immediately. The Magpie Salute are an eclectic collective stacked with some heavy hitters, including co-founding member of The Black Crowes Rich Robinson on guitar (you may remember his last trip to…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Dinosaur Jr. w/ Easy Action | March 23 @ Cannery Ballroom
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It’s been four and half years since beloved alt rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. last made an appearance in Nashville, and, thankfully, not much has changed for the reunited and rejuvenated rockers in the time since, other than the release of yet another great late career effort, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. As announced…
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MC Lars & Mega Ran Bring Nerdcore Rap to Rocketown TONIGHT
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Nerdcore, nerd rap, laptop rap, whatever you want to call it, there’s no denying that both MC Lars and Mega Ran have been instrumental figures in their flourishing hip hop subgenre for more than 15 years. Hailing from Berkeley, Calif., Lars, equally a fan of classic literature as modern pop culture, forged his unique sound by fusing elements…
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See You Blew It! w/ All Get Out & Free Throw TONIGHT @ The End | Nashville Is The Reason After!
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Florida emo outfit You Blew It! are out in support of their unbelievable third album, last fall’s Abendrot, and they return to town tonight, March 7 for a performance at The End in support. Though their name might conjure a less serious, pop punk-geared vibe, YBI! are actually a lot more in-line with classic emo like The Get Up Kids…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Vince Staples w/ Kilo Kish | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works
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On the road for a tour he’s dubbing “The Life Aquatic,” eclectic, poignant, and alternative hip hop artist Vince Staples is set to return to Nashville for the second time ever, and first time in a headlining slot tonight, March 7 at Marathon Music Works. After the recent release of politically charged single “BagBak,” and ahead of new music, Staples…
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Kevin Smith to Shoot New Standup Special at The Ryman Oct. 8
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Filmmaker, podcaster, comedian, television personality, and professional nerd Kevin Smith, who you likely know for his films Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (in which he plays titular character Silent Bob), among others, has announced that he’ll film his latest standup special, “The Grand Ole Bob-pry,” Oct. 8 at The Ryman Auditorium. No stranger to Nashville, Smith usually passes…
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Pokey LaFarge to Play Mercy Lounge June 22
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Ahead of the release of his eighth album, Manic Revelations, May 19 on Rounder Records, American musical traditionalist/revivalist Pokey LaFarge has announced a summer-long tour with his longtime band, bringing him back to Mercy Lounge on June 22, for his first local headliner in a couple of years. Fusing elements of ragtime, traditional country and western, early jazz, and blues,…
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Cory Branan Premieres “Another Nightmare in America” Ahead of New LP ‘ADIOS’
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For years now, we’ve thought local alt-country singer-songwriter Cory Branan had more of a punk streak than he let on. Not just in the raw structure of his songs, the earnest and unfiltered way he presents himself, or the artists he seems to be palling around with, like Dashboard Confessional and Brian Fallon, Branan has always had…
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Composer John Williams to Conduct the Nashville Symphony, Sept. 9 at the Schermerhorn
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If, somehow, you don’t know the name John Williams, you are, without a doubt, still familiar with his music. Arguably the best-known composer alive, and certainly the most influential film composer of all time, Williams’ staggering credits include scoring the likes of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, E.T., and countless other classic films, the sounds of which…
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Charly Bliss Debut New Video for “Percolator” | See Them April 29 at The High Watt!
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Ahead of the April 21 release of their highly-anticipated debut full-length Guppy, and before their recently-announced April 29 headlining show at The High Watt, Brooklyn bubble-grunge outfit Charly Bliss have premiered a music video for their latest single, “Percolator.” Like their last track “Glitter,” the new tune feels more refined and self-aware, still hooking us in with the band’s unparalleled knack…