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What began as a vehicle for singer Skyler McKee’s poetry, Orange County, CA’s Super Whatevr became a proper band in 2016, self-releasing their earnest, emo meets indie and alt rock laced debut EP, Good Luck, soon after, earning respectable early buzz and the attention of Hopeless Records, who signed the group and re-released the album last year, as…
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Out in support of their phenomenal new third album, Room Inside the World, Canadian art/post-punk favorites Ought are set to return to town tonight, Sept. 10 to headline The High Watt with buzzworthy LA post-punk newcomers Moaning and local indie punk favorites Butthole. A band we’ve had an eye on for a few years, and one that has continuously impressed us each time we’ve…
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of their legendary debut Kick Out the Jams, MC5 founder and guitarist Wayne Kramer has recruited a supergroup of backing players to perform the record in full on the road, an event he’s dubbed MC50, which hits Nashville’s own Exit/In tonight, Sept. 9. The closest thing to MC5 you’ll ever see (most…
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A new supergroup of sorts, featuring beloved singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, and R.E.M. guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Peter Buck, alt rock newcomers Arthur Buck came together quickly last fall after a chance meeting in Mexico turned into an impromptu jam, and, eventually, an album, which the duo will bring to life on the road for the first time with…
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As we previously written about at length, famed local alt rockers Paramore are currently winding down the record cycle (or “era,” as they like to dub it) for last year’s phenomenal fifth album, After Laughter, which, over the past year, has included surprise stops at Exit/In and The End, a headlining outing at The Ryman, and the group’s…
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In our now seven years covering the Nashville music scene, we’ve seen plenty of talented bands come and go, and it’s always a shame to see any promising local act throw in the towel. This one stings extra hard though: after a near decade-long run, dorm room shredders turned international party punk icons Diarrhea Planet are…
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Legendary Smiths guitarist (and subsequent member of Modest Mouse, The Cribs, The The, and so many other projects) Johnny Marr has, after decades of various musical endeavors, been devoting his focus to a solo career since breaking out with 2013’s excellent The Messenger, which he followed up with 2014’s Playland and this year’s Call the Comet, his best album yet.…
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Out in support of his excellent third album, Imaginary Music, English retro electro-pop crooner Chad Valley is set to make a rare return to Nashville tonight, Sept. 5 to headline The High Watt. One of the most criminally underrated pop projects of the past few years, Valley (the musical alter-ego of producer Hugo Manuel) has been a favorite of ours…
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What originally began as a sort of songwriting exercise to get over a hump writing for the beloved emo/indie punk group co-fronts, Modern Baseball, Philly musician Jake Ewald’s solo songs soon gave way to a full album’s worth of material, and new project Slaughter Beach, Dog was born. 2016 debut Welcome was warmly received, and, last year, after announcing that…
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of their legendary debut Kick Out the Jams, MC5 founder and guitarist Wayne Kramer has recruited a supergroup of backing players to perform the record in full on the road, an event he’s dubbed MC50, which hits Nashville’s own Exit/In on Sept. 9. The closest thing to MC5 you’ll ever see (most of…