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Every year, the summer music festival landscape seems to change and expand, and, though that sometimes can mean growing pains for larger, increasingly competitive events, and uncertainty for smaller ones, there’s been an ongoing demand for more curated, boutique, and unique fests. One of this 2019’s brand new happenings is Railbird Festival in nearby Lexington, Kentucky, which,…
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A longtime site favorite, Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth is set to make his long-overdue return to Nashville in support of his upcoming fifth album and first in four years, I Love You. It’s a Fever Dream, for a special “A Night with The Tallest Man on Earth” performance at The Ryman Auditorium on April…
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Riding high on the buzz from their highly acclaimed new record Ever Since I Lost My Mind, Charleston, SC based, Americana-infused indie project SUSTO, the brainchild of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Osborne, are set to return to Nashville to headline The Basement East on April 12. They’ll be joined by fast rising Virginia indie duo Illiterate Light and…
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It’s been an interesting several years for Canadian indie pop breakout Carly Rae Jepsen, whose 2012 major label debut, Kiss, and its ubiquitous lead single, “Call Me Maybe,” made her an international pop sensation and radio staple. With 2015 followup, Emotion, however, Jepsen really flexed her artistry and settled into a more substantive, adventurous sound, gaining an older…
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Breakout Michigan indie folk group The Accidentals have had a buzzworthy past few years, and for their return to Nashville, April 11 at Exit/In, we couldn’t have hoped for a better co-headliner than local outfit SHEL, whose own genre-defying, technical, classical, layered, and captivating style is similarly hard to define, timeless yet contemporary, complex yet accessible, and finely honed. Joining…
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Held annually at the end of Pride Month, the long-running Nashville Pride Festival is an important celebration of our city’s LGBTQ+ community, and has, since beginning with a parade in 1988, grown to become a huge and revelrous affair, complete with performances from big-name national musical acts and local favorites alike. This year, the festival returns…
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Out in support of their dynamic, emotionally resonant, and adventurous new third album, Mystic Truth, LA alt rock/post-punk outfit Bad Suns are set to return to Nashville for their first headlining show in a few years, April 10 at Cannery Ballroom with buzzy breakout pop singer Carlie Hanson. A stellar, genre-bending, and compelling live outfit, Bad Suns must be seen live to…
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We’ve been obsessing over Nashville’s flourishing pop scene since our earliest days, which, by now, is hardly a secret, with a number of indie and synth pop infused artists, singers, and songwriters finding national success in recent years. Since first springing to viral fame in 2016, duo Nightly have become a prime example of the kind…
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Out in support of last year’s ninth album, Thank You for Today, their first truly new effort since the departure of longtime guitarist and producer Chris Walla, and first since welcoming two new members to their roster, seminal Pacific Northwest indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie are slated to return to The Ryman Auditorium for two nights of performances, April…
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Returning for their first headlining Nashville show, after an impressive turn supporting FIDLAR last fall, Toronto grungy alt rock outfit Dilly Dally have been experiencing a well-deserved second phase of widespread critical acclaim since the release of their brilliant sophomore LP, Heaven, last year, a more than worthy followup to 2015 breakout debut Sore. Set to headline The Basement…