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As we previously announced, breakout Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt, celebrating the release of his excellent sophomore album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, was set to play his first Nashville show ever earlier this month at Marathon Music Works. Due to illness, the event was unfortunately postponed, with the promise of a new date…
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Tame Impala w/ Mini Mansions Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN May 11, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Matt Cairns Not every band get’s the chance to play ‘The Mother Church” (aka Ryman Auditorium) their first time in Music City. Not to mention, sell it out? That puts Tame Impala in even rarer…
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Mandolin Orange. Photo by Mary Beth Blankenship. Mandolin Orange w/ Jill Andrews City Winery, Nashville, TN Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Review by Kevin Casler Photos by Mary Beth Blankenship We made our way out to the Nashville’s City Winery last week to catch Mandolin Orange w/ Jill Andrews. Hot off their new release, Such Jubilee,…
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Nashville’s mostly, curated Communion showcase is back tonight, May 14, at The High Watt, and this might just be one of our favorite lineups ever! Headed up by former Walkmen bassist turned impressive solo artist Peter Matthew Bauer and buzzy local up and comer firekid, along with Marty O’Reilly, Modern Inventors, and Lost Lander, the May showcase starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are…
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Zappa Plays Zappa. Photo by Brad Hochstetler. Zappa Plays Zappa Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN Thursday, May 7, 2015 Photos by Brad Hochstetler The opportunity to see Frank Zappa perform is really one of those holy grail type moments for many music fans. It’s akin to seeing Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix for my generation,…
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Torres w/ Aero Flynn The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN May 6, 2015 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Justin Humbert. It’s always encouraging to see former Nashville residents pass back through after moving on in their career, so we were excited to catch Torres play a set at The Stone Fox last week on the…
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Last fall, enigmatic emo kings turned dark and calculated indie rockers Brand New played their first Nashville date in years (if not first ever), at War Memorial Auditorium. Ahead of their highly-anticipated and long-awaited fifth album (check out “Mene,” their first single in six years, below!), and following a high-profile Record Store Day re-release of their beloved sophomore effort Deja…
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’90s nostalgia is at an all-time high, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a full-on ska revival sooner than later. Until then, we’ll settle for a co-headling tour from two of the most important acts that helped revitalize and fuse the genre with punk rock two decades ago (and haven’t slowed down since), Less…
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Constantly evolving rockers The Maine have doubled down on their nostalgic, alt rock and unabashed pop tendencies on their latest release, American Candy, and TONIGHT, May 12, they’ll return to Nashville for an all ages show at Cannery Ballroom to show off some new tunes. Joining the (criminally underrated outside of the punk scene) band are pop punk revivalists Real Friends and Knuckle Puck,…
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Diamond Rugs. Photo by: Jill Sanders. Diamond Rugs, New Madrid, Justin Collins Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 5/7/15 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Jill Sanders Surprising to no one here at No Country, Diamond Rugs killed their set last week at Mercy Lounge. Without a doubt, the rowdy alt-country, rock free-for-all will be topping some…