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Moon Taxi Perform “The New Black” on ‘Conan;’ Gear Up For Another Festival Season
Local rockers Moon Taxi literally helped kick of 2014, with a stellar New Year’s performance at Marathon Music Works, and, apparently, that was just a warmup. The group, who are currently on a west coast run in support of their latest record, Mountains Beaches Cities, made their Conan debut last night, to perform single “The New Black.” Check it…
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Katy Perry Roars Back to Bridgestone Arena June 27, and We Like It
Pop megastar Katy Perry has announced a huge run of summer dates for her Prismatic World Tour, which will bring the singer back to Bridgestone Arena for the first time in three years on June 27. Though breakout Nashville country artist Kacey Musgraves will be joining Perry for the tour’s middle leg, the Music City date will instead…
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Bonnaroo’s Roo Clues ’14: Number 3
Bonnaroo kicked off its annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, last week, and we think we solved the first two. Adopting a much simpler format, this year’s clues will just be Instagram-based, and will arrive every Tuesday and Thursday. Roo Clue #3 arrived yesterday, and, once again, we’re pretty sure we’ve got it figured out (hey Bonnaroo,…
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Don’t Miss Royal Bangs w/ Bad Suns | TONIGHT @ The High Watt
You’ve had a few chances to catch Royal Bangs lately: opening for Jimmy Eat World in August, Phoenix in October, and, most recently, Geographer. Tonight, however, the Knoxville indie rockers are slated to headline, 9 p.m. at The High Watt, with Bad Suns supporting. We managed to catch several of their supporting slots this year, and can’t recommend the group enough!…
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Speedy Ortiz at The Stone Fox TONIGHT!!
Catching Speedy Ortiz at The Stone Fox tonight will be a wise decision! They’re the kind of self-assertive, minimalist fuzz-rock band that is fueled by a live connection of raw lyrics and punk pit groove endorphins. Their latest album, Major Arcana, was inspired by a book lead singer Sadie Dupuis (a young, ominous songwriter-poet…
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Outkast to Play “Over 40 Festival Dates” in 2014; Can We Expect Them at Bonnaroo?
When pseudo-surprise news broke last week of hip hop superduo Outkast‘s reunion, part of this spring’s Coachella festival in California, one immediate question sprang to mind: would it just be a one (er, technically two) time thing, or a full-blown affair? News that the rappers would also headline New York’s Governor’s Ball shortly followed, building…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 1.6-1.12
January’s trucking along, the holiday memories are starting to fade, and, more importantly, concerts are gearing back up. While we look forward to another week of great live music, we finish out a week full of exciting tour announcements, song and video premieres, Bonnaroo news, and more! In case you missed anything, here’s a…
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Stream Against Me!’s New Album a Week Early & Catch Them Jan. 19 @ Mercy Lounge
As we told you last month, influential punk rockers Against Me! are performing at Mercy Lounge this Sunday, Jan. 19, in support of their upcoming sixth album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Though the album, which has been years in the making, doesn’t officially drop until Jan. 21 (via the band’s own Total Treble label), you can stream it now, thanks…
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Wild Cub Announce ‘Fallon’ Appearance, Nab Top Spot on ‘Alt Nation’
Remember last week when we told you Wild Cub were going to have a HUGE 2014? Yeah, we weren’t just being hyperbolic. The Nashville indie rockers, whose debut album Youth made our Best Nashville Albums of 2013 list, despite the fact that it is set for wide/re-release Jan. 21 via Mom + Pop, have already hit two more…