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Banks to Play Marathon Music Works June 12
After nearly three years, synthy r&b songstress Banks, whose sophomore LP, The Alter, dropped last fall, has finally announced her return to Nashville, upgrading from Cannery Ballroom, which she sold out in 2014, the roomier Marathon Music Works on June 12. Thanks to her enigmatic public image and lush, alluring sound, Banks has become a staple in the indie pop…
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Sylvan Esso to Play The Ryman Auditorium Sept. 22
Along with news that their highly-anticipated sophomore full-length, What Now, will arrive April 28 via Loma Vista Recordings, breakout genre-bending electro/indie pop duo Sylvan Esso have announced a lengthy summer tour, which includes a Sept. 22 Nashville return, their local biggest headlining show to date, at The Ryman Auditorium. The outing comes almost exactly a year after the group played Marathon…
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Cage the Elephant Announce April 30 Acoustic Show at The Ryman
While we typically associate local rockers Cage the Elephant with their loud, wild, and unpredictable live shows, the group have proven, over four fantastic full-length releases, that they have a lot of range. Next month, sandwiched in between a busy spring and summer festival run, the Grammy winning band are set to showcase their softer side, with…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Delicate Steve w/ Microwave Mountain | March 13 @ The High Watt
In some of the site’s earliest days, we covered New Jersey’s Delicate Steve, then a mysterious and talented rock and roll newcomer, as he played to ever-increasing local crowds and rising buzz three years in a row. It’s been about four years since Steve last played Music City, however, and just as long since his…
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TWiN | This Week in Nashville | March 3-5
Whether it’s the SXSW effect or just the start of spring tour season, this weekend is absolutely packed with worthwhile musical happenings, from local favorites, national and international touring acts of all sizes, and more. Whether you’re looking for punk, indie, emo, folk, hip hop, country, electronic, or pop, there’s something that should fit your…
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Dashboard Confessional to Play Solo Midnight Acoustic Show | TONIGHT @ The Basement
In the midst of an amazing, week-long, sold out, five show residency at The Basement East, something of a homecoming for now-local rockers Dashboard Confessional, the group have just announced a solo, acoustic performance tonight, Feb. 26 at midnight (as in Sunday evening into Monday) at The Basement (the original one on 8th). The BEast shows were already a…
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Catch Skyway Man’s Vinyl Release | TONIGHT @ Little Harpeth Brewing
It’s been nearly four months since we got our first taste of James Wallace’s new Skyway Man project. We started off with the first course of the future folk single “Terre, 9999,” which really set the table for the upcoming LP Seen Comin’ From A Mighty Eye. In the months since, we’ve watched Skyway…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Feb 24-26
This weekend is supposed to start off with an 80 degree day on Friday, and the music around town will be equally hot for February. We have some local release shows and SXSW warm up sets, but we also have an insane mixture of happenings around town, from emo legends to hardcore shows, EDM to indie,…
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Catch The Great Aspirations of Sun Conductor | TONIGHT @ Noah Liff Center
If you are looking for something totally unique to bring your week to a close, then The Great Aspirations of Sun Conductor should probably be a top pick. We first caught wind of the musical collaboration when the talented troupe played an intimate show in the basement at OMG back in 2014. They have…