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[REVIEW] Against Me! | 1.19.14 @ Mercy Lounge
Against Me! w/ The Sidekicks, The Shondes Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN January 19, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. A transsexual frontwoman. A legendary punk drummer. A Swedish bassist who cut his teeth in the hardcore scene. These are just a few of the changes that have taken place within…
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[LIVE PHOTOS + REVIEW]: Speedy Ortiz, Gnarwhal, Grass Is Green & Dogtooth At The Stone Fox 1/14
Speedy Ortiz. Photo by Jake Giles Netter. Speedy Ortiz, Gnarwhal, Grass Is Green & Dogtooth The Stone Fox, Nashville, TN January 14, 2014 Review by Lindsey Thompson Photos by Jake Giles Netter Perhaps it was the fresh linger of Those Darlins‘ Live From The Stone Fox album recording but it was one of those nights when…
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Catch New Politics, Magic Man, & Sleeper Agent | TONIGHT @ Exit/In
Danish pop/rock group New Politics return to Nashville tonight at Exit/In, supported by electro-rockers Magic Man and semi-local alt-rock act Sleeper Agent. This will be New Politics’ first Music City show since their breakout 2013 release, A Bad Girl in Harlem, and since becoming the go-to opener for the high-profile likes of Fall Out Boy and Paramore. You can catch the…
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Watch Wild Cub Play “Thunder Clatter” for Their ‘Late Night’ Debut
Nashville’s own Wild Cub made their network television debut last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with a performance of “Thunder Clatter,” the breakout single from their debut album, Youth, which was re-released yesterday though Mom + Pop. We’ve been saying it for awhile, but 2014 is really shaping up to be Wild Cub’s year, between nods…
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Manchester Orchestra to Play Cannery Ballroom May 31
Atlanta indie rockers Manchester Orchestra last properly played Nashville in 2011. However, some of its various members have passed through more recently with other projects, most prominently Kevin Devine collab Bad Books. The group’s last effort, Simple Math, was mind blowingly good, and news of their upcoming fourth album, Cope, due out April 1, has us drooling in anticipation…
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Foster the People, St. Lucia to Play The Ryman April 25
Just last week, indie pop trio Foster the People announced their highly-anticipated second album, Supermodel, along with a new single, “Coming of Age” (check it out below). With new albums come new tours, and the band are set to hit the road this spring in support. There’s a a good chance we’ll be seeing them on more…
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Don’t Miss The Menzingers, Off with Their Heads, & Free Throw | TONIGHT @ The End
This time last year, we named The Menzingers‘ On the Impossible Past one of the Best Records of 2012. Nearly two years after its release, the album still stands as one of the most well-written, perfectly poppy yet vehemently aggressive, thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end punk records in recent memory. It’s been years since the…
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Miley Cyrus to Air ‘MTV Unplugged’ Jan. 29
MTV has announced that Nashville’s Miley Cyrus will be the latest musician to be featured on the network’s acclaimed Unplugged series. Though it has waned in popularity since its ’90s heyday, the show remains a great outlet for showcasing artists in a stripped down setting, often in stark contrast to the sound they’re known for. Miley Cyrus Unplugged will…
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Superchunk to Play Mercy Lounge April 11
North Carolina indie rockers Superchunk have announced their first Nashville show in years, presumably to split their long drive to Coachella, April 11 at Mercy Lounge. If that weren’t exciting enough on its own, one of our favorite up and coming local acts, Bully, whose debut EP we named one of the Best Nashville Records of 2013, have been tapped…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 1.13-1.19
Another busy week, huh? Between festival announcements left and right (but not Bonnaroo- yet), more quality shows than we could handle, ticket giveaways, song and video releases, locals on late night TV, and some major tour announcements, it definitely feels like the holiday lull is over. Look out for even more exciting news and features…