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Tony Weeks Band to Pay Tribute to Kelly Roach at The Basement on April 4
When Tony Weeks messaged me a few weeks ago about his new record Art and an upcoming release show at The Basement, no one could have imagined that it would become a benefit show honoring the band’s bass player, Kelly Roach. However, the very next day, Kelly was rushed to the hospital and passed away that…
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Catch the Nashville Final of Road to Roo Competition TONIGHT at 3rd and Lindsley
This year’s Road to Roo competition, different from the similar “Road to Bonnaroo” competition of years past, is quickly drawing to a close. Over the past few weeks, a combination of fan and judge voting has dwindled down the initial 16 bands selected down to four Nashville finalists. OJR, Kid Freud, Jess Nolan and Roots of a…
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FLAG (Original Members of Black Flag) to Play Exit/In July 5
Two years ago, a band performing under the moniker of “Black Flag” played Nashville as part of a reunion run. While legally and technically Black Flag, that group, who also released an LP in 2013, the first “Black Flag” album since ’85, features only one original member, guitarist Greg Ginn. Better than nothing, mind you, but hardly…
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Jim Ward Out, Keeley Davis In Ahead of At The Drive-In Reunion Show, May 17 at Marathon Music Works
Seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In kicked off their reunion tour, the first since a brief summer run 2012 (which, in turn, marked their first time sharing a stage in over a decade), last week, albeit minus one important component: guitarist and founding member Jim Ward. When this reunion, which is also expected to include new music…
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Thursday, Dinosaur Jr., The Promise Ring, More to Play Atlanta’s 2nd Wrecking Ball Fest | Aug. 13 & 14
What started as a 25h anniversary celebration for Atlanta‘s famed venue The Masquerade and has seemingly morphed into a stacked, annual punk fest, The Wrecking Ball unveiled the lineup for its 2nd annual event last week, set to take place Aug. 13 and 14 (with a pre-party slated for Aug. 12). If Warped Tour is the quintessential teenage punk fest, think of…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Twin Peaks
Bonnaroo Artist | Twin Peaks Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way…
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New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Every Time I Die, More Announced for 2016 Warped Tour | June 29 at The Fairgrounds
As we announced a few months back, premier summer traveling punk fest the Vans Warped Tour, now entering its 22nd consecutive year, will return to Nashville on June 29, its third year back after an extended absence from Music City, following the 2006 closure of the Starwood Amphitheatre. Set to take place once again at The Fairgrounds Nashville,…
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Bonnaroo Announces 2016 Late Night Sets, Artist Additions
Bonnaroo‘s 15h anniversary fest is approaching fast, and that means more and more news will soon be rolling in! Set to take place June 9-12 in Manchester, TN, ‘Roo unveiled its 2016 lineup back in January, then came one step closer to detailing this year’s schedule with the announcement of daily lineups earlier this month. While we wait…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Jonathan Richman feat. Tommy Larkins | April 10 @ The Basement East
Protopunk icon, musical trailblazer, and former frontman of The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman would be a household name if there was any musical justice. Now four decades in and showing no signs of slowing down, the eclectic singer-songwriter has, over the years, shifted towards a more laid-back, acoustic sound, which seems to evolve with each release…
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Mudcrutch (featuring Tom Petty) to Play The Ryman May 31
Long before he co-founded The Traveling Wilburys or hit the road with The Heartbreakers, legendary guitarist and songwriter Tom Petty was a part of the southern rock band Mudcrutch. The group are comprised of Petty, guitarist Tom Leadon, and drummer Randall Marsh, as well as fellow future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. Although Mudcrutch only managed to release one single,…