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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Wrecking Ball 2016
Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. When The Wrecking Ball hosted its inaugural fest last year, no one, least of all the promoters, seemed to expect it to become an annual tradition; instead, it was a punk-centric celebration of 25 years of an Atlanta landmark, The Masquerade. Another thing The Ball surely didn’t anticipate, even if…
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Catch The Whigs w/ The Gills and Reality Something TONIGHT at The Basement East
Well, we can already feel it. The intense Nashville summer heat is ever so slightly starting to die down and make way for fall. Before we know it, the leaves will be filled with a multitude of different colors, pumpkin spice will be in the air, and the fall music onslaught will officially begin…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Lake Street Dive w/ Rubblebucket | TONIGHT @ Ryman Auditorium
Talented multi-genre quartet Lake Street Dive are being celebrated for their funky 1960s inspired new album, Side Pony. Their seventh career release was recorded here in Nashville and produced by Dave Cobb, and features a spunky and soulful new vibe. Tonight, the group will head to The Ryman Auditorium for a headlining show along with Brooklyn alt-pop favorites Rubblebucket. You can still…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Ryan Bingham & Brian Fallon w/ Paul Cauthen | Oct. 2 @ The Ryman
LA Americana singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham and New Jersey heartland punk turned folk solo artist Brian Fallon, who took very different paths to arrive at a very similar place in their respective careers, are currently in the midst of a co-headlining tour, which makes a highly-anticipated and well-suited stop at The Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 2. With support from Paul Cauthen, also…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Frightened Rabbit w/ Julien Baker | Sept. 26 @ Marathon Music Works
Enjoying a wave of buzz thanks to their great new album, Painting for a Panic Attack, Scottish indie rockers Frightened Rabbit are set to play Nashville for the first time in three and a half years later this month, Sept. 26 at Marathon Music Works. A highly-anticipated performance in of itself, this show became even more indispensable with the…
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No Country’s Guide to Riot Fest Chicago 2016: 15 Can’t Miss Friday Bands
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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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss The Kills w/ Kim and the Created | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works!
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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Brian Fallon Performs “Nobody Wins” on ‘James Corden’ | See Him Oct. 2 at The Ryman
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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Beck Premieres New Video for “Wow” | See Him Sept. 24 at Pilgrimage Fest
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…