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Formed just over forty years ago in Manhattan Beach, California, though they’ve broken up and reformed numerous times since (and have been back on their latest tear now since 2010), the Descendents are one of punk’s most dependable acts, setting the template for contemporary pop punk decades before it came in vogue. Their full-length debut, Milo Goes to…
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A match made in musical heaven, LA indie pop group Smallpools and likeminded Brooklyn duo Great Good Fine Ok are on the road for a co-headlining run, which brings them to Nashville’s own Exit/In on June 1, along with up and coming LA alt rock act Half the Animal. Both headliners are no strangers to Music City, with Smallpools have passed through…
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A new act out of Philly you should have an eye on, Corey Flood are fronted by Litter bassist Ivy Gray-Klein, who never planned to be a singer, but found herself on the mic after a last minute lineup shuffle ahead of the band’s first show. Rounded out by guitarists Noah Jacobson-Carroll and Em Boltz, and drummer Juliette…
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By now you surely know how obsessed with our with Nashville’s current pop scene. It’s undeniable that our city is having a moment, with more talented, interesting, and fresh singers and bands emerging in the pop sphere so fast we can barely keep track. Four of the most prominent up and coming voices, most…
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Formed in 2008 in the southern Swedish town of Linköping, Ghost are one of many dark, conceptual, and immensely talented bands to emerge from the flourishing Scandinavian metal scene. Influenced by classic acts like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, the band have adopted a doom metal sound with hints of death metal, progressive, and psychedelic…
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Though originally formed in New York City in 1992, it wasn’t until over a decade later, with 2003 third album Let Go (released in 2002 in Europe), that alt/indie rockers Nada Surf really found their artistic stride and critical breakthrough. After starting strong by attracting major label attention and famed producer Ric Ocasek for their 1996 debut, the…
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After a few unique turns in recent years which saw both the resurgence of their classic “Melvins 1983” lineup and a stripped-down “Melvins Lite,” iconic Pacific Northwest experimental, grunge, alternative, and metal outfit the Melvins have, for the most part, settled into a modern incarnation (helmed by frontman Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover, who briefly…
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Post-rock, post-jazz, indie pop Chicago icons The Sea and Cake have long been darlings of the underground scene, with nearly 25 years and 11 fantastic albums to their name. After a six year gap between records, they’re back with an excellent and refreshing new effort, Any Day, and return to Nashville for the first time in just…
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Out on the road in support of last year’s phenomenal third album Crack-Up, their first record in six years, newly reenergized indie folk act Fleet Foxes returned to Nashville last night for a sold out show at The Ryman Auditorium, and are back again once more tonight, May 22, both with New York’s Amen Dunes, their first Nashville dates since 2011. If…
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One of the most critically beloved new acts to emerge from the punk sphere in recent years, particularly because they’ve bucked what their interpretation of punk is at every turn, Danish group Iceage are riding high on the praise for their new fourth album Beyondness. Returning to Nashville after an electrifying turn at The End a few years back,…