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Two Madi Diaz Shows, Grimeys (FREE) & Revolver, Tonight In Nashville
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To celebrate the release of her new record Plastic Moon, Nashville’s own Madi Diaz will be performing two sets tonight. The first will be at Grimeys for FREE! at 6pm. She will follow this up with a headlining set at one of Nashville’s newer event spaces, Revolver. Doors for the Revolver show will open…
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Andrew Bird’s newest track “Eyeoneye”
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I guess today is THE day to tell you about new tracks and upcoming Nashville shows. So, without further ado… In anticipation of Andrew Bird’s upcoming album Break It Yourself, the whistling-fiddle-meister has dropped the first single from that new record onto his SoundCloud page. This is the new record that he will be…
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Brendan Benson’s new single
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Nashville resident, former Raconteur and new record label owner Brendan Benson has dropped the first single “Bad For Me” from his upcoming record, What Kind of World, over at Stereogum. The record is set to release on Benson’s newly formed Readymade label in April, and he will have a string of dates to support…
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Cloud Nothings: A new record and their Nashville show
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We’ve talked a bit about Cloud Nothings on this blog before when they opened for Crystal Antlers at The End back on the first day of November. Well, they are coming back through Nashville, and, unfortunately for The End, this is probably your last chance to see them in such a small venue. Their…
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St. Vincent played at Portlandia: The Tour in New York
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Do you remember that Portlandia: The Tour is coming to Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on February 24th? Well, things are underway with that tour already, and we got a sneak peek of the kind of action that Portlandia will bring. For those of you that have watched the show, you know they like to…
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Free 9th Anniversary Party at Mercy Lounge, Friday & Saturday in Nashville
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Can you believe that Mercy Lounge has been around for 9 years already? Well…. I can, I guess. I mean, I wasn’t here 9 years ago, and I was 17 when I moved out of this area… anyway, it’s still a pretty bad ass line up of shows for their celebration this weekend. I’ve…
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Bleed The Ballroom w/ Denney and The Jets, John McCauley (Deer Tick, Diamond Rugs), and more…
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Have you made it out to a “Bleed The Ballroom” party yet? I made it to the third installment a couple of weeks ago, and it was kind of like I crashed a house party. It’s not to say that I wasn’t welcomed, but it’s rare that you are in such a small space…
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Dr. John & Dan Auerbach working on an album in Nashville
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Most of you have probably already seen this “newsy bit”, but I wanted to reiterate it’s awesome-ness. I was backstage at Bonnaroo watching Dr. John and Dan Auerbach chat it up last summer before their Superjam. It’s the kind of thing that I would normally try to steathily snap an awful, blurry photo which…
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Lana Del Rey backlash… Does Jack White have the answer?
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Things are starting to get nauseating for young Lana Del Rey (and frankly it’s getting funny for the rest of us) as the swirling commentary continues over her performance on Saturday Night Live last week. Things really got heated up when NBC Anchor Brian Williams publicly ripped Del Rey’s performance in an email to…