Shows

  • Best Coast – Bonnaroo Preview

    Bethany Cosentino’s Best Coast (along with multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, and former Vivian Girls drummer Ali Koehler) has had a meteoric rise through the indie conscious for the past couple of years.  Her Crazy For You album (via Mexican Summer) has brought significant critical acclaim from Spin, UK’s Guardian, and Pitchfork granted her the 39th spot in their…

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  • Deerhunter live – Bonnaroo Preview?

    Ok, this isn’t really in the Bonnaroo Preview series that we have been doing, but, in the days leading up to Bonnaroo how could a little extra music hurt. Deerhunter is the live show tour-de-force brainchild of indie rock mastermind Bradford Cox.  They are playing Bonnaroo on Thursday (6/9) from 11:30 pm to 12:45…

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  • Karen Elson – Bonnaroo Preview

    I am not going to spend a ton of time talking about the first lady of Nashville’s new generation of music.  Yes, Karen Elson is the wife of Jack White.  Yes, she is a supermodel.  Yes, she was a curator of her Nashville fashion boutique for a while.  Yes, she is a product of…

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  • Wavves – Bonnaroo Preview

    San Diego’s Nathan Williams started his brand of lo-fi, indie punk behind his parents house, and it was there that Wavves was born.  Wavves released (confusingly) self-titled albums in both 2008 and 2009.  These albums received pretty good critical acclaim, and started raising the stakes for Wavves.  But, what goes up… must come down,…

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  • TV On The Radio and Broken Social Scene at The Mother Church!!!

    Yeeee-haw!  While I spent the day lolling through fields in Manchester yesterday, TV On The Radio and Broken Social Scene announced they will join up for an indie-rock, super-tour this summer that will roll through The Ryman on September 14th!  Man, that’s some exciting news.  That’s like news that Metallica and Guns N’ Roses…

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  • Chatting with a Bonnaroo co-founder

    I spent the last 24 hours in Manchester to visit with an old college buddy, Kerry Black, who co-founded Superfly Presents & Bonnaroo.  In the midst of catching up, here is a little run-down of some Tennessee related stuff that we chatted about. No Country (NC): What made you chose Manchester to start Bonnaroo? …

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  • !!! ticket update

    Tickets for !!! (chk, chk, chk) at The End on Friday are now for sale on the The End’s website.  It should be a great show, if you can’t make it out to see them at Bonnaroo.

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  • Phosphorescent – Bonnaroo Preview

    Phosphorescent is the musical moniker of Matthew Houck.  This Alabama native began transforming his multi-instrumental musical talents into a distinct emotive voice that is reminiscent of Will Oldham (a.k.a Bonnie “Prince” Billy).  Lingering around the fringe of rock, folk, and country, this music is perfect for a road trip or a rocking chair on…

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  • Times New Viking w/ Big Surr and D. Watusi – The End @9pm

    Tonight in Nashville…. Times New Viking will be rocking their way through Nashville tonight at The End with Big Surr and D. Watusi.  Times New Viking is best known for their lo-fi approach to fast-paced, distorted rock n’ roll.  If you are a fan of early Guided By Voices, Psychedelic Horseshit, or Eat Skull,…

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  • New Beirut Track

    In a convoluted twisting of artistry (and record release news), Blondie has released a new album called Panic of Girls (only in the UK only via collector’s pack sold at Europe’s equivalent of Walmart, for now) which includes a cover of Beirut’s “Sunday Smile”.  While I choose to avoid unraveling Blondie’s issues, I will…

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