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Winding down the 10th anniversary tour cycle for their classic 2005 release Commit This to Memory, which brought them to Exit/In just last month, beloved indie/alt/pop punk group Motion City Soundtrack are finally focusing on the future once more, and have just debuted a new music video for their latest single “Lose Control.” Directed by Dan Huiting, the…
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Philadelphia punk outfit Beach Slang, who we recently saw absolutely destroy at Exit/In opening for legendary emo group Braid, are finally gearing up to drop their debut full-length, The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us, this fall, following an incredible amount of buzz over the past year fueled by just a handful…
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Anthony Raneri w/ Laura Stevenson, Allison Weiss Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN August 14, 2015 Review by Jackson Lord. Photos by Nolan Knight. Last weekend, Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri played an intimate acoustic show in support of his new EP Sorry State of Mind at Mercy Lounge, his first “hometown” show since moving to Nashville, with openers Laura Stevenson…
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Genre bending indie rockers The Growlers caught our attention at Bonnaroo 2015, where they captivated us with an inspired live performance. Now the self-described “beach goth” five-piece is happy to release a new music video for the title track from their 2014 LP, Chinese Fountain (Everloving Records), so be sure to check it out after…
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Eclectic Atlanta punk/indie/post-hardcore group Microwave have been making waves in recent months, getting scooped up by SideOneDummy shortly after self-releasing their stellar debut LP, Stovall. While they pass through Nashville on a semi-regular basis, we understand if they’ve stayed just below your radar (they weren’t on our until earlier this year). So, if you haven’t had a…
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Bluesy vintage pop singer ZZ Ward is playing Marathon Music Works on Friday, September 4, and we are giving away a pair of tickets to one of our lucky readers. The singer-songwriter’s husky voice calls to mind other throwback pop artists like Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Joss Stone, but leanings towards the blues and…
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California pop punk revivalists The Story So Far, touring in support of their eponymous new album, have announced their first proper Nashville date in three years, Nov. 14 at Rocketown. And, as if that wasn’t enough to amp up our anticipation, reunited post-hardcore/melodic hardcore/alternative group Basement, whose 2012 full-length Colourmeinkindness still stands as one of the scene’s absolute best albums…
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Were you bummed to find out that the upcoming Melanie Martinez show at The High Watt on Aug. 27 sold out yesterday? Well, we’re about to make your day. It seems that Nashville can’t get enough of the alt-pop singer, so her show has been moved to Mercy Lounge to make sure more fans get their…
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Announced last month, Scottish synthpop trio CHVRCHES are set to hit the road this fall in support of their forthcoming sophomore LP, Every Open Eye, due out Sept. 25, and will be returning to Nashville for the first time in two years to perform at Marathon Music Works on Oct. 27! We’ve been digging on new single “Leave a Trace”…
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Back in June, we announced that Canadian dance punk duo Death From Above 1979 were set to perform at Third Man Records’ famous Blue Room on July 16, returning after a Marathon Music Works outing last fall. However, a week before the show, which, unsurprisingly, had promptly sold out, the group were forced to cancel due to visa…