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Riding high on the buzz for last year’s excellent debut full-length, Retrofuturism, New York alt rock and synth pop trio VHS Collection are poised to make their Nashville headlining debut Feb. 12 at The High Watt with likeminded NY indie electropop group Future Generations. The fiercely independent outfit have only been around for a few years, but thanks to widespread buzz throughout…
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Embarking on a special, stripped-down, full band acoustic tour in support of last fall’s Acoustic Volume 2 (a followup to their original Acoustic EP from way back in ’06), New York alt/punk outfit Bayside are set to return to town tonight, Feb. 2 for a very special, all ages outing at Topgolf’s The Cowan, along with Kayleigh Goldsworthy! Certainly a unique and essential show…
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It’s now been over a decade since New York’s Vampire Weekend took the world by storm with their eponymous debut LP, released to an unbelievable mountain of hype just a few short years after first meeting and forming the band while students at Columbia. Back then, the power of blog buzz and the fever pitch of hipster…
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Boasting a stellar lineup of familiar and supremely talented players, southern hard rock collective The Magpie Salute will return to Nashville for their first headlining show in a couple of years (and first since last year’s debut studio LP) tonight, Feb. 1 at Cannery Ballroom. Counting members of Black Crowes, including Rich Robinson, among their ranks, the band have,…
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An inspired teamup of two of our favorite touring acts, Virginia southern rockers J Roddy Walston and the Business and Louisville folk-infused indie rockers Murder By Death, both acts no strangers to Music City, are bringing their co-headlining tour to Cannery Ballroom on Feb. 7! With former Nashvillian and beloved alt country troubadour Jonny Fritz tapped to support, this is a stacked…
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With 2017’s spellbinding and profound debut solo full-length, Stranger in the Alps, last year’s eponymous first EP with stellar supergroup Boygenius (a trio with likeminded breakout artists Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus), and now a third year and third project, Better Oblivion Community Center, who emerged last week to simultaneously announce their existence and surprise drop their…
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One of our favorite local up and coming pop and soul singers, Chicago transplant Josie Dunne wowed us last year with her debut EP (and major label release) To Be the Little Fish. Despite a few years as a Nashville resident, and many years prior making the trek down to write and hone her craft, Josie is only…
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With buzzed about festival appearances, endless press accolades, and an impressively strong debut album to their name, LA indie/pop folk breakouts Magic Giant are a band you need to know, especially if you dig singalong-worthy, upbeat, and nuanced songwriting. Set to return to Music City tonight, Jan. 28 for a performance at Exit/In, Magic Giant’s latest tour is made…
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The ascent of local singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter has been an exciting one to watch, and is certainly well-deserved, as he’s one of the most profound and versatile artists to emerge from the Nashville scene and recent memory. After collaborating with Caitlin Rose on “Shanghai Cigarettes” way back in 2010, Rayland, the son of multi-instrumentalist Bucky Baxter…
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Easily one of our favorite acts to spring from the local scene in the past few years, psych pop duo Okey Dokey made a strong debut in 2017, and have continued to wow us more recently with a string of stellar singles. Joined by two more of Nashville’s finished rising talents, new(ish) James Wallace musical vehicle Skyway…