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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Kool Keith w/ Kosha Dillz | Dec. 11 @ The Basement East
With a celebrated, varied career spanning more than two decades, its seems likely that beloved rapper Kool Keith has, at some point, performed in Nashville; however, if this is the case, we certainly can’t find any evidence of it. Set to make either his debut or long-overdue return, Keith is not just playing Music City on Dec.…
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Forecastle Fest Plots 2017 Dates, Lineup Announcement Coming Tuesday
‘Tis the season… for festival announcements! We just told you yesterday that Alabama’s Hangout Fest surprise announced its stacked 2017 lineup, early last month Knoxville’s Big Ears unveiled what’ll be one of the first happenings of the season, and, of course, a few other further away events like Florida’s Okeechobee and new South Carolina…
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Nikki Lane Gears Up for New Album with “Highway Queen” Video, Tour Dates
Gearing up to release her highly-anticipated new LP Highway Queen, the followup to 2014 Dan Auerbach-helmed All or Nothin’, on Feb. 17 via New West Records, local alt/outlaw country meets southern rock starlet Nikki Lane recently unveiled a new video for her forthcoming record’s title track. Co-produced by Lane and Jonathan Tyler, and recorded in Nashville and Texas, the album…
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Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, MGMT, Sigur Rós, More Announced for 2017 Hangout Fest
In an ever competitive and increasingly crowded space, the bulk of major summer fests, at least the ones in our general region, have taken to, at the very least, putting tickets on sale ahead of the end of the year. Full lineup announcements, too, have started happening earlier and earlier, and Gulf Shores, Alabama’s Hangout Music…
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Vince Staples to Play Marathon Music Works March 7
Hailing from Long Beach, California, rising young rapper Vince Staples made an early splash due to associations with Odd Future and Mac Miller, as well as his own trio Cutthroat Boyz, and was met with widespread acclaim as he began releasing mixtapes throughout the last several years. By the time of 2014 debut EP Hell Can Wait, and…
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Watch NSFW Version of Flaming Lips’ New Video for “How??” | Catch Them March 29 at War Memorial Auditorium!
As we recently announced, seminal psych rock outfit The Flaming Lips are gearing up to release their 15th album, Oczy Mlody, on Jan. 13, and, in support, will play War Memorial Auditorium on March 29. A purported return to form, the group, whose trippy, ever-evolving live show is stuff of modern legend, seem to be channeling their renaissance period of…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Howard Jones | TONIGHT @ City Winery
These days, you don’t have to look far to find bands creating synth pop music. In the 1980s, British pop performer Howard Jones helped pioneer a new era for the genre with his entrancing tunes. He returns to City Winery tonight, Nov. 29 for a special intimate performance that will showcase his earliest hits and most recent creations. If…
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Deafheaven to Play Mercy Lounge March 8
Though they played Marathon Music Works earlier this year in support of Lamb of God, and we caught them back in the spring at Atlanta’s Wrecking Ball, it’s been nearly three years since genre-bending, artsy San Francisco black metal meets post-metal meets shoegaze outfit Deafheaven played their one and only headlining show in Music City. That…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Seu Jorge Presents ‘The Life Aquatic’: A Tribute to David Bowie | Dec. 9 @ Marathon Music Works
If you’re only casually familiar with famed Brazilian singer Seu Jorge, odds are it’s for his memorable and iconic role in classic Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. While Jorge’s extensive and eclectic work definitely warrants exploration beyond his David Bowie cover contributions to that movie, his unparalleled ability to tackle the late singer’s…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Glass Animals | Sunday, Nov. 27 @ The Ryman
Returning to Nashville this Sunday, Nov. 27 for the third time in just as many years, and graduating from Exit/In to Marathon Music Works, and, now, to The Ryman Auditorium, English indie rockers Glass Animals, who we most recently caught and loved this summer at Forecastle Fest, are out in support of their fantastic sophomore album, How to Be a Human…