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Plastic Visions Cancel Festival Date After Bassist Quits
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We learned today via Facebook that bassist Jessi Monroe (pictured, right) has officially quit Plastic Visions, a band whose recent East Nashville Underground appearance we just raved about. Also, according to the Facebook post, the band will not be appearing at Paper City Music Festival in Chillicothe, Ohio this weekend. Jessi writes: The band have not yet…
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The Dead Weather Are Back in the Studio
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According to our pals over at Third Man Records, The Dead Weather are back in the studio working on new music. The Nashville-based, Jack White-fronted group formed in 2009 to release their debut, Horehound, and followed that up with Sea of Cowards in 2010. The band have been relatively quiet over the past few years, White with his solo music,…
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Live On The Green Tonight | Robert Randolph & The Family Band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and Joe Robinson
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By Contributor Jared Godar This year’s Live on the Green has been incredible. We’ve covered the first three events featuring Matt and Kim, ZZ Ward, and Gin Wigmore; then Matt Nathanson, The Mowgli’s, and local Erin McCarley, and last week’s event with Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Delta Saints, and Luella & The Sun. It’s hard to believe…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Snack Time
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This post is not about Miley Cyrus and her VMA performance. You’re welcome. While there are lots of great reaction videos and parodies of what may go down as the most bizarre and insensitive display of cultural appropriation in modern music, you’re tired of hearing about it aren’t you? Me too. So, dear readers,…
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Get To Know: Them Vibes & See Them Tonight At The Basement
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By Contributor Jared Godar I had the pleasure of spending Monday night listening to, talking about good music, and drinking good bourbon with Alex Haddad and Larry Florman of Them Vibes. You may have heard their track “Lorelei“ on the 615 Local Spotlight on Lightning 100. The first time I caught these gentlemen live…
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Best Of Nashville Voting Now Open! See Some Of Our Staff Picks!
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It’s that time of year again. It’s the time of year when everyone is politicking for your vote for Best of Nashville. I guess it is for good reason too. It’s an honor to be recognized by your peers (we were truly honored by you guys voting for us in last year’s contest), but,…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Slow-Mo Jo
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Dolly Parton‘s classic “Jolene” is undoubtedly one of the greatest songs of all time. Even Miley Cyrus can’t ruin it. And now longtime fans of the jam are all a-tizzy not with a new cover, but by a slowed down version of Dolly’s original. Known as the “Slow Ass Jolene” (stay class, internet!) –…
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Win Passes to Muddy Roots Music Festival!!!
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You’ve probably seen the posters around town flaunting the fact that Black Flag around going to be at this year’s Muddy Roots Music Festival near Cookeville, TN over Labor Day Weekend. We saw the posters, and it got us looking into this pretty insane little festival. It’s hard to put a genre on something…