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It’s been almost two years since Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring last played Nashville, then celebrating the release of their long awaited and highly anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, which recaptured the buzz and magic of their hypnotic, near-perfect 2012 debut, Shrines, with wondrous bliss. Though there’s no word yet on exactly when we can expect LP3, the duo recently unveiled…
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Powerhouse British rockers Royal Blood have been favorites of ours since we caught the, then fresh-faced, act at SXSW in 2014. The band subsequently blew up after the release of their self-titled debut later that year, and found themselves touring the world and playing most every festival imaginable. They returned this year with their…
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We’ve been following Aussie-bred, Nashville-based rocker Dan Young via his Lonely Benson project through a smattering of groovy, laid back singles, and we’re waiting patiently just like everyone else for his long awaited debut LP due out in January. Lonely Benson teases us yet again with another taste of what he’s been working on with the new single “Location,”…
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Out on the road in support of their excellent new album Deadbeat Graffiti, beloved blues rock duo Black Pistol Fire return to Music City tonight, Dec. 8 for a Basement East show along with soulful pop standout Cobi. An electrifying and celebrated live force, if you haven’t yet seen what BPF can do in person, you should remedy that immediately, whether…
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The holidays are in full swing, and tonight, Dec. 8 will officially get you in the spirit with our annual Christmas Carol Show. For this, our sixth year, we move the celebration to our new home of Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in Madison, to bring you a night full of Christmas and holiday tunes, along with caroling fun with…
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Extending an extensive tour world tour in support of their excellent ninth album, last year’s Integrity Blues, famed alt rock and emo trailblazers Jimmy Eat World have finally plotted a lot overdue return to Nashville, their first stop in Music City in five years, May 12 at The Ryman Auditorium with emo revivalist stalwarts The Hotelier. While the tour announcement comes…
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Earlier this year, now-local emo trailblazers Dashboard Confessional played a sold-out, very special five night residency at The Basement East (along with a surprise acoustic show at The Basement), featuring support from an exciting crop of up and coming local bands, the cap-off to an intimate club tour, before hitting the road for a larger summer…
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File under: inevitable but exciting- Nashville’s own Margo Price, whose musical rise over the past couple of years has been meteoric, will headline The Ryman Auditorium for the first time ever on May 19. As we’ve covered extensively, Price broke through to national acclaim with her solo debut, the phenomenal Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, just last year, and followed it up…
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Our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed is finishing the year strong, bringing you three Tennessee bands that all pack a wallop. Best part of all, it’s 100% free as always. Our last event of 2017 will take place Tuesday, Dec. 12 and will feature garage psych rock performers Microwave Mountain, Americana rockers The Sedonas, and post punks Telefones. Things…
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The holiday season is in full swing, and we’re part of the action this week with our free, 6th annual Christmas Carol Show at Dee’s on Friday night. Fear not if carols just aren’t your thing, there are a bunch of non-holiday themed shows going on as well, including a long-awaited return of a hardcore…