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Always looking for a cheap and easy way to rock out on week night? Look no further then tonight’s bill at The 5 Spot, which features three great bands for the low, low price of just $7! Joel Levi and his band will bring some indie folk, rock ’n’ soul sounds, Twiggs have some alt-country…
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Music is always a wonderful thing, and there’s never a bad time to see it being performed live; but, tonight at Exit/In, music is taking on a noteworthy cause. Sponsored by the Tennessee Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Grace Weber, Tristen, The Danberrys, Juliana and Matt Walberg & The Living Sitation are putting on a show focused on gun violence prevention…
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Lorde w/ Majical Cloudz The Grand Ole Opry House; Nashville, TN September 22, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). At just 17 years old, breakout songstress Lorde, real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, is something of an anomaly. Holding the distinction of being the youngest solo artist to achieve a number one hit in the U.S.…
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Shortly after she wowed us with her performance at Bonnaroo, we announced that breakout LA electropop/r&b singer Banks would be coming to Nashville for the first time ever, for a performance TONIGHT at Cannery Ballroom. We told you a lot more about her when we gave away tickets, and even reminded you to stream her debut album, Goddess, when it…
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Drop whatever you have planned for tonight and get your ass to The Basement, because rock ’n’ roll indie folksters Quiet Life will be there to get you over the hump on hump day. We’ve been big fans ever since we saw them open at a sold out Portugal. The Man show last June,…
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Bahamas. Photo by Matt Cairns. Bahamas, The Weather Station The High Watt, Nashville, TN 09/22/14 Review by Jack Smith Photos by Matt Cairns. Here in Nashville, there’s an alarmingly level of emphasis placed on acts being able to reach an audience and get them dancing and moving. This phenomena isn’t necessarily surprising; in a…
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As we’ve been telling you for months, heartland punks The Gaslight Anthem are set to make a return to Marathon Music Works in just a few short weeks, Oct. 8, along with punk staples Against Me! and Sweden’s Twopointeight. Not only are tickets still available here, but we’re so excited about the show that we wanted to tell you more about, and…
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JEFF the Brotherhood have a new EP of covers, Dig the Classics, slated for release one week from today, Sept. 30, via Warner Bros. Now, in addition to their previously released fantastic take on the Pixies’ “Gouge Away,” the duo have premiered two more tracks to tide you over until the EP’s arrival: the Wiper’s “Mystery” and…
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Loretta Lynn. Photo by Sundel Perry. 2014 Americana Fest Nashville, TN September 2014 Review contributions by Jeff Moody [JM], Shawn Jackson [SJ], and Matt Hall [MH] Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry We are finally catching our breath after one of the largest and most impressive Americana Fests in the event’s nearly decade…
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We’ve spoken at length about the new wave of emo and pop punk bands that have been brewing at the underground level, and about how much fresh life and relevance they’ve been bringing to the scene. No group better exemplifies this movement than Michigan (by way of New Jersey) duo Dads. Perhaps lesser buzzed about…