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Five years after the release of their masterpiece sophomore effort Celebration Rock, Canadian indie/garage punk duo Japandroids, now more than a decade into their run, remerged earlier this year with a long-awaited followup: Near to the Wild Heart of Life. Written and recorded over two years in four cities across all of North America, the LP, more…
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Eclectic art rocker St. Vincent is celebrating the release of her highly acclaimed, fifth full length Masseduction, which dropped last month, with a lengthy tour, including a date at The Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 22. A limited number of tickets remain, including a unique VIP experience which offers fans an opportunity to take part in the…
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Hailing from Michigan and Ohio, Citizen are part of that new wave of up and coming emo-infused, poppy, indie punk groups we love to rave about. Though they started out as more of a pop punk band, Citizen quickly found inspiration from grunge, post-hardcore, and, of course, emo and indie rock, captivating the scene with their…
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It’s been a decade since English indie rockers alt-J met and formed the group while attending university, and five since they erupted onto the scene with their incredible 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave. We can think of few indie acts who’ve experienced such a swift rise in recent years, as 2012 alone saw them grow from praomising young act to Mercy Prize…
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Beloved, off kilter, Brooklyn alt rock duo They Might Be Giants have been a musical institution since their formation 35 years ago, hailed for their experimental style and unconventional musical sensibilities. Though recent years have seen the band branch out to also craft kid’s music, and they might be best known by some for their contributions to television…
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Breakout local grunge pop group Bully recently released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Sub Pop. Dubbed Losing, the album is an earnest, raw, anxious, and vulnerable triumph that has dominated our playlists for weeks, and a worthy followup to the band’s explosive 2015 debut, Feels Like. As we told you awhile back, Bully will celebrate Losing with three hometown shows next…
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When Maryland’s The Dangerous Summer first erupted onto the scene with 2009 full-length debut Reach for the Sun, they were immediately embraced and heralded by fans of an ’00s pop and indie punk movement that was, at the time, in a bit of funk, having drifted from a prolific and golden era crop of bands and records in the early half of…
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Two gargantuan rock acts and no strangers to Music City in recent years, Weezer and the Pixies have announced a massive co-headlining summer run for 2018, which hits Ascend Amphitheater on July 28. Among the first shows announced so far for Ascend’s summer ’18 slate, tickets are set to go on sale Friday, Nov. 10 at 12 p.m. CST right here, with various pre-sales beginning as…
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Though they just spent months of this year on the road for an epic and triumphant tour in honor of the 30th anniversary of their seminal album The Joshua Tree, if you’re familiar at all with legendary Irish rockers U2, you likely know they’re not ones to lean on nostalgia, and certainly don’t often run out of stamina. The…
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On the heels of the release of her highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Matador Records, Turn Out the Lights, which arrived last week, ambient, indie rocker Julien Baker continues to be an unstoppable force, touring the world, sharing the stage with big names like Death Cab for Cutie, Conor Oberst, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, and Jason Isbell,…