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GIVERS – Bonnaroo preview
For those of you that follow other blogs and tweets and whatnot, you don’t really need an introduction to GIVERS. Their poppy, almost like a new generation’s Paul Simon Graceland, has captured the hearts of some many music critics. Almost an accident in coming together, this band has seized opportunity to the fullest and…
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Bon Iver supporting act The Rosebuds Interview at MOKB
We all know that Bon Iver is coming to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday July 27th, but who knows much about their opening act The Rosebuds? Well, you can check out an interview at My Old Kentucky Blog of them talking about their upcoming album Loud Planes Fly Low (releasing on June 7th on…
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Spin Magazine’s 25 Must-Hear Acts at Bonnaroo 2011
Clearly riding the coat tails of No Country for New Nashville’s success with the Bonnaroo preview series (ha, ha), Spin Magazine has released a top 25 Must -Hear list of artists at this year’s Bonnaroo festival. Click here to see who they are highlighting for this year’s fest. We have already posted about Nashville’s…
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Thao & Mirah & tUnE-yArDs
Thao (last name: Nguyen, but you will rarely hear the full name…. sort of like a Brazilian footballer) is best known for her work with her band, The Get Down, Stay Down. The hyper-active guitarist and lead singer is originally from Falls Creek, VA, but is currently living and working out of San Francisco,…
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Black Lips – Arabia Mountain (first listen)
We posted here a week or so ago about the upcoming Black Lips show at Exit/In on August 3rd. The show will be in support of their new album Arabia Mountain which releases on June 7th. If you can’t wait until then, Pitchfork just posted the link for a first listen. Click here to…
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Hanni El Khatib – Bonnaroo preview (and The End)
Is San Francisco rocker Hanni El Khatib a one-man Black Keys? Well, wait, he plays live with a drummer…. making him a two-piece… just like the Black Keys. Regardless, he has that hard driving, dive bar, whiskey drinking, shooting pool with your head nodding, kind of sound. I wish I could see this guy…
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Telekinesis at The End – 5/24 @ 9pm
Seattle-based rockers Telekinesis will be making their way through Nashville tonight with a set at The End at 9pm. The Merge Records product gained a bit of attention with their feel-good song, “Coast of Carolina” last year, and they are riding the wave through Nashville on their current national tour. It’s fun, poppy music…
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Bonnaroo Preview – MiniBoone
Dude, is that Rock n’ Roll I hear!?!?!?! The distinctive punch-you-in-the-face-then-hug-you sound is super prevalent along with the fastest hair growth in Brooklyn (see video below). I guess that has helped MiniBoone to book shows in most of the New York venues, and to become one of the “must see bands of NYC”. They…