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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Local Natives @ The Ryman | 4.30.14
Did you get your Local Natives fix in 2013? No? Good. Between performances at Marathon Music Works, Bonnaroo, and even a killer headlining slot at Live on the Green, we’ve had more than a few chances to soak in the Los Angeles band’s indie rock bliss this year, and we’ve loved every minute of it. Their…
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[Review + Photos] SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque @ Marathon Music Works
SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque. Photo by Jake Giles Netter. SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Tour, Music City Burlesque’s Freya West, Lux-O-Matic, and Shan de Leers Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN 12/4/2013 Review by Sarah Sharp Photos by Jakes Giles Netter Lucky for us, we were able to squeeze right up to the very front and center for…
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Bastille Sells Out April 28 Cannery Ballroom Show; 2014 is on Fire!
So, we were going to tell you about British indie/snythpop act Bastille’s upcoming April 28 show at Cannery Ballroom, which just went on sale early today (and marks their first in Music City). Unfortunately, “all online tickets have been sold,” so, if you’re hoping to snag some, you’d better try your luck at Grimey’s, The Groove, Found Object, and/or Parlour &…
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Warped Tour to Return to Nashville | July 29 at Tennessee State Fairgrounds
If you’re a regular reader, then you already know that we pride ourselves in being the most comprehensive local source for coverage on punk, hardcore, emo, alternative, and the rest of the “scene” and its associated subgenres. And, if you’re a fan of that scene, then you know that the Vans Warped Tour is its mecca.…
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Big Ears Festival returns to Knoxville in 2014
AC Entertainment’s Big Ears Festival returns to Knoxville this coming spring, March 28-30. Abnormally large ears are not a requirement to attend this weekend of eclectic, abstract music, art exhibitions, discussions, and film screenings—a format that seems to prove successful for AC, as we saw this past October with Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit.…
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Band of Horses to Celebrate ‘Acoustic at The Ryman’ by Playing Acoustic at The Ryman
Acoustic at The Ryman, an upcoming 10-song full-length live album, which was recorded back in April at, you guessed it, The Ryman, will expand on Band of Horses‘ just-released (for Black Friday Record Store Day) Acoustic at The Ryman 7″. Look for it Feb. 11, in a plethora of formats (including a few that will make…
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[Preview] Deer Tick w/ The Deep Dark Woods, Minton Sparks, Tristen and Sheriff Scott and the Deputies TONIGHT at Loveless Cafe
If you’ve got plans tonight, cancel them! Music City Roots, the weekly concert and live radio show broadcast from (world?) famous Loveless Cafe has one of the best line-ups we’ve seen in a long time and you need to be there! Staff favorite Deer Tick headline a MASSIVE bill including The Deep Dark Woods, Minton Sparks,…
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[Show Reminder] John Mayer w/ Phillip Phillips | TONIGHT @ Bridgestone Arena
As we told you back in the fall, eclectic singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso John Mayer will be bringing his Paradise Valley tour to Nashville’s own Bridgestone Arena TONIGHT, Dec. 4, with Phillip Phillips slated to open. It’s been several years since Mayer last played Nashville and, in that time, his sound has moved in a more folk and Americana-influenced direction. Tickets for…
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We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett, more to Play Rocketown March 26
Pop rockers We Are The In Crowd unleashed a whole slew of announcements yesterday. First, their highly anticipated, John Feldmann-produced sophomore full-length, which will be called Weird Kids, has received a release date of February 18. The band also dropped a new single, “The Best Thing (That Never Happened)” on Spotify, and announced that a video would…
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Against Me! to Play Mercy Lounge Jan. 19
Punk rock outfit Against Me! recently announced that their long-in-the-works and much-anticipated new album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, would finally arrive this January and, now, they’ve unveiled tour plans in support. Following a tumultuous year, which saw the departure of two longtime members, tour cancellations (including one with Bad Religion, which would have brought them to Nashville), and…