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Daniella Mason, Dani Elliott, REMMI Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN Dec. 8, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday for over a year, we’ve been teaming up with hip downtown restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local and national…
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Atlanta’s annual SweetWater 420 Fest, hosted by the SweetWater Brewing Company, returns for a twelfth year April 22-24. Hosted in Centennial Olympic Park, the eclectic event boasts a diverse array of performers, comedians, artisans, kids activities, and, of course, plenty of beer, and could perhaps best be described as bearing a similar vibe to the earlier years…
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Legendary country crooner Merle Haggard, who, just a few weeks ago, was forced to postpone a run of tour dates due to pneumonia, has plotted a return to Music City, bringing him back to The Ryman Auditorium on March 8 and 9. While Merle technically played Nashville earlier this year, we know that most of you missed out; booked to…
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In just three days (Dec. 18), local rockers Cage The Elephant will unveil their highly-anticipated fourth album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, helmed by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. Continuing the barrage of press leading up to its release, the group stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden last week to perform “Mess Around,” one of three new tracks premiered…
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Beat all your music snob friends to the punch tonight at Mercy Lounge by helping to welcoming buzz worthy London quartet Wolf Alice to Music City. They found themselves all over everyone’s “artists to watch in 2015” lists, and even snagged some critical acclaim (more on that after the jump), plus one of our favorite local…
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Earlier this year, beloved heartland punks The Gaslight Anthem announced that would be going on an indefinite hiatus, following the conclusion of a worldwide in support of their fifth album, Get Hurt. Almost immediately, prolific frontman Brian Fallon began work on his debut, full-length solo album, titled Painkillers and due out March 11 through Island Records. Produced…
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For the last several years, local proggy, indie rockers Moon Taxi have been ringing in the new year with a hometown crowd, first at Marathon Music Works, and, beginning last year, at larger space War Memorial Auditorium. Continuing their annual New Year’s Eve tradition, the band will return once more, supported by like-minded local act All Them Witches, to help…
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As we told you last week, indie rockers Ra Ra Riot are set to return to Nashville March 13, for a performance at Exit/In in support of their upcoming fourth album, Need Your Light. The LP won’t arrive until Feb. 19, but lead single “Water,” featuring Vampire Weekend’s Rostam, is already burning up the blogosphere, and the band have just…
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Entering its 22nd consecutive year, premier summer traveling punk fest the Vans Warped Tour has unveiled its dates for 2016, once again returning to Nashville on June 29. This marks Warped’s third year back, after an extended absence from Music City, following the closure of the Starwood Amphitheatre. While only dates, not venues, have been announced at…
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‘Tis the season for giving, and BMI’s weekly series 8 off 8th is giving you an easy way to donate to a good cause all while checking out some rad bands tonight, Dec. 14 at Mercy Lounge, including bluesy folk singer Jesse Lafser, dreamy songstress Becca Mancari, painfully honest country singer and Acme showcase alum Jacob Thomas Jr., and plenty…