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Ian Ferguson, Lasso Spells, OJR Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN July 28, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Nolan Knight. Every single Tuesday for the past 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…
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[UPDATE: Due a a border crossing issue, this show has been canceled.] Folk-tinged Toronto natives Beams are on their first foray into the south and will be headlining tonight, Aug. 3 at The Basement East with Nashville locals The Bird And The Bear and Lindsay Ellen. This 21+ show kicks off at 9 p.m. and tickets, which are only $5, can be purchased here…
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Mondays are the worst. That’s actually a scientific fact. But rather than going straight home from work and whining about how stressed out you are and how terrible your day was, go wind down at The High Watt tonight with acoustic pop duo The Sweeplings. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are only…
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Need some folk song rays of sunshine from good ole Patty Griffin to brighten your Monday? Stream a new track “Rider of Days,” the first single from her forthcoming album Servant of Love, below, and let her pure talent wash over you like brook and stream. Patty’s choice of guitar picking, harmonies, and dear, love letter…
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Five of our favorite local up-and-coming artists are playing The East Room tonight, Aug. 3 for just $5, which is just why a venue like the East Room is so great. Dark dance songstress Lust and the Black Cat is headlining a night that also features heavy blues duo Black Venus, garage rock couple The Blue Velvets,…
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To all you fans of good ol’ fashion party garage rock, don’t pack in your weekend this Sunday night, because the bill is strong at 3rd and Lindsley with these two local bands. Blog endorsed power trio Omega Swan and Them Vibes will be putting it down, as part of Nashville Sunday Night, presented…
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As we’ve been raving about for months, seminal prog metal rockers Between the Buried and Me, who also blew us away last month at Bonnaroo, are set to return to Nashville proper for the first time in two years next month, Aug. 15 at Marathon Music Works. Supporting the group are two similar spirited acts (and longtime tourmates) Animals…
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Photo by Mary- Beth Blankenship. Last weekend, we returned to Louisville, Ky., something of an annual tradition for the No Country crew for several years running, for Forecastle Festival. A three-day celebration of music, art, and activism set on the banks of the Ohio River, Forecastle is more than just a junior version of Bonnaroo. Though the…
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It’s summer, school is out, and life is good. What better way to celebrate the season than with the pop punk tour of the summer? The Shot Boys of Summer Tour is hitting Rocketown’s White Room tonight, July 30. Locally-loved New Yorkers State Champs are headlining the tour, and just released a hot new single from their sophomore full-length due…
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Jesse Malin w/ Blackfoot Gypsies, Michaela Anne, and Don DiLego The High Watt; Nashville, TN July 21, 2015 Review by Meagan Whitney. If there’s one thing you walk away from a Jesse Malin show believing, it’s that he appreciates each of his supporters, and that he’ll never let the size of an audience dictate…