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[REMINDER] Blackfoot Gypsies (LP Release show) w/ Cheetah Chrome & Shane Tutmarc | TONIGHT @ The Basement
Get ready for a celebration, and a damn heady rock ’n’ roll line up, TONIGHT, April 17 at The Basement. It’s the official hometown LP release show for Blackfoot Gypsies’ latest, Handle It, from local label Plowboy Records. Equally awesome, label-head and punk rock guitar legend, Cheetah Chrome will be in the house, and also putting…
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Billy Idol to Play The Ryman Sept. 18
Punk/glam/hard rock icon Billy Idol has just announced a Sept. 18 performance at The Ryman Auditorium, his first proper Music City show since 1987 (not counting his stellar late night set at Bonnaroo a few years back). Celebrating the release of last year’s King & Queens of the Underground, as well as his critically-acclaimed new autobiography, Dancing with Myself,…
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Bonnaroo Comedian of the Day: Ron Funches
Bonnaroo Comedian | Ron Funches Stage & Time | TBA Bonnaroo has always been about more than just music, and nothing exemplifies that better than the impressive array of comedians the fest recruits for its Comedy Theatre each summer. The 2015 lineup is no exception, and, for the first time, we’ve decided to spotlight each performer individually…
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PUJOL Releases “June Bug” Ahead of Record Store Day
PUJOL is releasing a special, strange 5″ record for Record Store Day on Saturday, featuring the band’s new song “June Bug” on one side plus the song “Bones” from Meth Dad on the other. PUJOL’s mastermind and local punk hero Daniel Pujol created the 5″ on his own imprint label due to all the vinyl…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Shakey Graves
Bonnaroo Artist | Shakey Graves Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention…
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Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers Begin Residency at The Stone Fox Tonight with Andrew Combs
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers are preparing for the release of their second full-length album, Loved Wild Lost, on April 21 via Little Sur Records. The Gramblers made waves with their self-titled debut in 2013, hooking a multitude of ears with their sweetly vintage Americana, buoyed by Bluhm’s crystalline vocals and diversified by the band’s four songwriters.…
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[Preview] Communion ft. Hey Rosetta!, Kevin Garrett, Jeffrey James, The Soft White Sixties | April 16 @ Mercy Lounge
Hopefully, by now you are familiar with the monthly Communion showcase, and may have even attended one or two of the previous editions. If not, allow us to acquaint you with the series. Communion was founded by Bear’s Den Kevin Jones, producer Ian Grimble and Mumford and Son’s Ben Lovett back in 2006 in London as a way…
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[REMINDER] Catch JJ Grey & Mofro w/ Anderson East | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works
North Florida swamp rocker JJ Grey and his standout backing band Mofro are ready to make you groove and sweat, tonight at Marathon Music Works. Talented singer songwriter Anderson East is opening, and tickets are currently available for $25-$28, and we highly recommend you check out one of the jammiest and dance ready line-ups of the…
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The Tallest Man on Earth Premieres “Dark Bird Is Home” Ahead of May 27 Ryman Show
As we told you earlier this year, Swedish indie folk singer Kristian Matsson, better known by his stage name The Tallest Man on Earth, is gearing up to release his highly-anticipated followup to 2012’s There’s No Leaving Now, called Dark Bird Is Home, May 12 through Dead Oceans, and, in support, will headline The Ryman Auditorium for the first time ever on May…
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HalfNoise to Play The High Watt June 18
HalfNoise, the solo vehicle of Nashville-based ex-Paramore drummer Zac Farro, released his debut full-length, Volcano Crowe, late last year. A sweeping and layered work of lush, orchestral indie rock, it was definitely one of the best under the radar local releases of last year, and HalfNoise remains one of our favorite up and coming bands…