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Out in support of last year’s excellent fifth album Haiku from Zero, Australian indie dance rock pioneers Cut Copy are set to play their first proper Nashville show in four years, April 2 at Exit/In. Fusing DJ and electronic roots with the disco, dance punk, and synth rock boom of the early ’00s, Cut Copy emerged more than a decade…
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Since erupting onto the scene a decade ago with their breakout sophomore release Grand (which opened with perhaps their best-known single, “Daylight”), Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim have been constantly kicking out the jams, establishing themselves as an infectiously upbeat and endlessly fun and energetic live force, and continuing to build on their electro-laced indie and dance pop…
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Strokes guitarist turned respectable solo artist Albert Hammond Jr. recently released his most deeply personal and musically focused effort to date, Francis Trouble, and, in support, will bring his latest tour back to Nashville’s own Exit/In tonight, March 25. With the longest-running solo career of any of his Strokes bandmates, Hammond has proven time and time again with numerous great…
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In the ramp up to their sixth album, Pray for the Wicked, which is set to drop June 22 on Fueled By Ramen and DCD2, emo-spun alt pop icons Panic! at the Disco (which, at this point, is down to just frontman Brendan Urie as the sole official member, backed by a permanent live band) have been…
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Best known as the bassist and founding member of seminal ’80s punk/alternative group The Replacements (who reconvened in 2013, only to split once more in 2015), as well as for his 18 year tenure in Guns N’ Roses (which ended amicably in 2016 to make way for their current classic lineup reunion), Tommy Stinson is inarguably a…
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It’s only been a couple of years since local artist Sophie Allison first felt emboldened to embrace a lifetime of songwriting prowess, and released her introductory crop of bedroom recordings online under the moniker Soccer Mommy. Fresh out of high school, the young singer’s knack for crafting laid back, raw, and emotionally resonant songs helped her immediately…
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When you hear “instrumental music” applied to contemporary bands, at least in the scene we frequent, it’s typically some sort of post-rock or droning metal or electronic outfit doing something cool, but wholly removed from the instrumental outfits of the past. Though unmistakably new, Khruangbin find their instrumental influences in musical traditions that span many decades,…
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Building a strong local following one show/dance party at a time, genre bending collective LUTHI (fronted by Christian Luthi) have been hard at work in the studio since the release of their stellar EP, Home Again, back in 2016. Their frenetic indie pop-rock sounds have been in heavy rotation with us for several years …
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One of the best bands to emerge from the underground garage rock scene in recent years, Chicago’s Twin Peaks only released their debut less than five years ago, but already feel like a familiar, accomplished, and proven musical force, thanks to a relentless tour schedule, several more excellent albums, and the chops to back up their…
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English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys have slowly been springing back to life over the past year, ending a brief hiatus following their 2013 fifth effort AM and subsequent tour, to focus on personal lives and side projects, including the sophomore effort from Alex Turner’s pop-geared endeavor The Last Shadow Puppets. As they gear up to release their as-yet-untitled and…