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When The Gills’ singer/guitar player Jesse Wheeler first started playing music as a teenager, it was as a kind of catharsis, to deal with his childhood battle with leukemia. His music was funny, a way to make himself and the people around him laugh in a difficult time. Today, Wheeler’s music is still fueled…
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Two of our favorite local up and coming synthy, indie pop singers, REMMI and CAPPA, teamed up with producer Foldy last week to produce a mashup of their infectious breakout tacks “Star Spangled” and “Killin It,” respectively. The result is as great as the sum of its parts, and a perfect, dance-worthy cut to close out the summer. You can…
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“Los Beatles” Cover Show feat. Los Colognes, Derek Hoke, Caitlin Rose, Erin Rae, & more! The 5 Spot; Nashville, TN September 15, 2015 Review by M. Olivia Burd (@nashweekender). Poster and setlist photos courtesy of Jay Rutherford of Los Colognes. Have you ever been to a secret show that wasn’t publicized until the day of? OK, but have…
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AmericanaFest may have just ended, but that doesn’t mean there’s no more great Americana music happening in town. We’re giving away a pair of tickets to a superb roots music show Oct. 7 at Marathon Music Works featuring Rhiannon Giddens with support from the duo Birds of Chicago. Giddens is best known for her work…
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Seattle singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen is making his way back to Nashville for what is sure to be a powerful night of music at Cannery Ballroom. Just weeks after releasing his second full-length record, Carry the Ghost, he’ll take the stage along with opening act Field Report on Oct. 9. If you’re a fan of Gundersen’s…
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It’s no secret that we absolutely obsessed over Jenny Lewis‘s incredible 2014 full-length The Voyager, and jumped at every chance we had to see her last year, including performances at Forecastle Fest and last fall at Marathon Music Works. While the Voyager cycle seems to be winding down, the former Rilo Kiley songstress is already looking ahead…
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Trinity Schill Kill, All Deeds Done, & The Walcotts Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN September 15, 2015 Review by Matt Hall. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. The hits just keep on coming from our live events wing, No Country Presents, as we brought another night of free “non-traditional” music to Broadway’s Acme Feed & Seed last…
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Genre-bending, boundary pushing Canadian post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor return to Nashville for their first headlining show in three years this Saturday, Sept. 19 at Marathon Music Works (notably, Godspeed played Bridgestone Arena with Nine Inch Nails in 2013) with Xylouris White, out in support of their new album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. With a live show like no other, a loyal cult…
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“Conceptual art exhibition anchored by sound and vision” Death Grips were presumed finished, after announcing their intention to disband last year, but, for fans who’ve followed the trio’s high-concept, intentionally cryptic, and often deceptive style of presentation, that abrupt end never felt quite permanent, especially with half an album still to be released. That skepticism proved…
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As most of Nashville knows by now, AmericanaFest has been in full swing this week, taking over almost every venue in town for five days packed full of music comprising the best of the various genres that compose the umbrella term Americana music. We already caught you up with our full guide to the complete five-day festival,…