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What began as a modest multi-venue club festival in Chicago just over a decade ago, and has, over the years, grown to become the city’s second-largest music fest, just behind Lollapalooza, the punk-centric Riot Fest is now a certifiable institution, spawning spinoffs in various other cities across North America (this year, Denver), while doubling down on…
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Returning to town just months after selling out Exit/In, for their first Music City show since the summer release of their fantastic fifth album Ash & Ice, The Kills, who at least partially claim Nashville as their home these days, will be back in town tonight, Sept. 14 for a performance at Marathon Music Works with Kim and the Created. One of our…
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Ahead of his upcoming Oct. 2 performance at The Ryman Auditorium with Ryan Bingham, singer-songwriter Brian Fallon, best known for fronting heartland punk outfit The Gaslight Anthem (currently on hiatus), recently stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden to perform “Nobody Wins,” a standout track from his recent solo debut, Painkillers. Adopting a stripped down, folky, and raw sound, Fallon’s solo material…
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The second annual Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin is less than two weeks away, and, as we announced earlier this summer, alt rock legend Beck is set to headline the first night, Sept. 24! Ahead of his forthcoming album, for which details have yet to emerge, Beck debuted a fantastic new genre-bending single, “Wow,” back in June. Since then, it’s…
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The Kills return to Nashville, where they’re partially based, in just a fews days, to perform at Marathon Music Works on Sept. 14. Leading up to the show, and in support of their fantastic, long-awaited new album Ash & Ice, the eclectic indie/garage rock duo have been busy, touring the world, playing festivals, making television appearances, and more. Somehow,…
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Kicking off a tour in support of her highly-anticipated upcoming LP, and first in five years, Tightrope Walker, with a Sept. 19 performance at Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge and backed by a brand new band of players, acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata returns to town next week with Pressing Strings for what will surely be one of the fall’s best shows! A phenomenal live player…
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As we told you earlier this summer, reunited post-hardcore trailblazers Thrice have been touring extensively in support of their new comeback album, To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere, and will pass through Nashville for the first time in eight years later this month, Sept. 29 at Cannery Ballroom. In the midst of their current whirlwind of promotion and…
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Since we first told you about Die Antwoord‘s upcoming Oct. 9 return to Marathon Music Works, the South African duo have kept especially busy, debuting a video for new single “Banana Brain,” dropping another crazy cut called “We Have Candy,” and spelling out in detail how they planned to disband in late 2017, following a “fifth and final album” and…
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Though perhaps not as cinematic as his recent short film trio of video releases, ScHoolboy Q‘s latest, for lighthearted and catchy track “Overtime,” featuring Miguel and singer Justine Skye, is nonetheless a fun end of summer romp, complete with gratuitous booty shots and psychedelic vibes. Definitely at odds with the mostly darker bent of Q’s phenomenal…
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The midwest has long been a hotbed for earnest, emotional, indie-derived emo and pop punk, and Columbus, Ohio up and comers Everyone Leaves certainly seem shaped by the rich musical history of the region. Founded in 2012, the group have so far released just a handful of singles, splits, and EPs, and are gearing up…