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While we’ve been furiously making our way down our Christmas checklists, shopping on Amazon’s never-ending holiday deals, wrapping presents, and stocking up on eggnog, Gregory Alan Isakov has been changing his guitar strings and checking the tread on his tires, because he’s officially hitting the road this January. Not a bad idea when gas…
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Local independent label Palaver Records are putting on a showcase of some their talent at Exit/In this Saturday, Dec. 20, so come blow off some pre-holiday steam with surf punks Sexx, experimental math metal punks Look What I Did, undead sisters The Dead Deads, and alternative rockers Indulgist. You might recognize the name Palaver from…
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Wisconsin indie pop outfit Phox, who, just last weekend opened for The Head and the Heart at The Ryman, and who, if you follow this site regularly, you’ve likely seen us rave about countless times, have announced a headlining return to Music City in 2015, Feb. 9 at Mercy Lounge. Their poppy, folky, eclectic sound is simply mesmerizing, and…
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Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes w/ BASECAMP, Buffalo Rodeo, and The Electric Sons The High Watt; Nashville, TN December 13, 2014 Review by Jake Lanier. We caught December’s Red Bull Sound Select show featuring Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes with BASECAMP, Buffalo Rodeo, and The Electric Sons over the weekend at The High…
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Christmas isn’t quite here yet, so there’s still time to get some rock ’n’ roll in before yuletide, fruitcakes, presents and family gatherings start dominating your time. We suggest you catch the Athens, GA formed, fully submerged psych rock sounds of New Madrid, local post-punksters Western Medication, and fellow resident grunge/psych rockers The Wild Jays…
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As we previously reported, the Vans Warped Tour is set to return to Nashville’s Tennessee State Fairgrounds once again next summer on July 1, and, every Wednesday for the next several months, we’re going to be announcing a new round of bands. Joining the previously announced list of Neck Deep, Front Porch Step, Handguns, Kosha Dillz, Palisades, Alive Like Me, blessthefall, Hundredth, Lee Corey Oswald, Trophy Eyes,…
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The 5 Spot is known as the spot to see live music on the east side, so much so that it’s been featured on Nashville, and people can be heard grumbling about how it’s not cool anymore. While almost any night of the week is a good time to stop in, this Wednesday the…
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Hot on the heels of announcing a new live album, Live at a Flamingo Hotel (due out Jan. 13), indie rockers Dr. Dog have also released a new music video, which you need in your life. It’s a live performance of “Heart It Races,” which, if you’ve ever been to Dr. Dog show, you know is a…
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Following a successful fall outing at Live on the Green, Augustana are set to return to Mercy Lounge for the second time this year on Saturday, Dec. 20, with Scars on 45. Celebrating the release of their new album, Life Imitating Life, the group, which primarily consists of frontman/songwriter Dan Layus, are celebrating something of a renaissance, and, as sometimes…
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The Aquaducks, The Alarms Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN December 9, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Every single Tuesday for the past several months, we’ve been teaming up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local…