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Philosophical country crooner Sturgill Simpson is among the talented, buzzworthy crop of new artists helping reinvent and revitalize the current country landscape, breathing enough life, substance, and classic sensibilities into the broader scene to have us, the site with “No Country” in the name, absolutely ecstatic. We (and most everyone else with ears, it seemed) loved his…
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We already told you about the upcoming Neon Indian date at Exit/In on April 12. The current tour is in support of the fall 2015 release VEGA INTL. Night School, which is arguably his best effort to date. We shared the single “Annie” from that release with our original announcement, and now a creepy…
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Throwback country singer-songwriter Margo Price is celebrating the release of her debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, and the critical acclaim is pouring in as fast as her ascension from Music City mainstay to household name. The record released on Friday March 25, and the publicity machine of her Third Man Records label has been pushing Margo through the…
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Local rockers and friends of the site Cage the Elephant, who recently announced a May 19 headlining performance at Ascend Amphitheater with Portugal. The Man, released a brand new music video for “Cry Baby,” the opening track from their Dan Auerbach produced fourth album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, earlier this week. Shot by tour photographer Pooneh Ghana, and directed by Ghana…
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It’s setting up to be a pretty epic 2016 for local rockers Moon Taxi. They released an incredible new album, Daybreaker, at the end of 2015, and announced a tour with dates at rising fests like Firefly, Forecastle, and Hang Out this summer. You’ll also remember us telling you about their upcoming, now sold out,…
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We told you a couple of months ago that folky singer-songwriter Lissie is playing 3rd & Lindsley on April 12, and shared her single “Don’t You Give Up On Me” from her new album My Wild West. The album has now been out for about a month now, and the singer recently shared a…
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New band alert! The Daybreaks, another local super group, are a shining example of the collaboration that is so often mentioned behind the success of the local music scene. Beginning with sessions between songwriters Kaleb Jones and Heather Bond in early 2015, The Daybreaks began to materialize in December 2015, after producer Bobby Holland heard…
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A few months ago, we brought you the single “Thank You” from Nashville newcomer (via Huntsville, AL) Brandon Watson & The IKB Sound, and today we’re following that up with a video premiere for that single. Dripping with color and vintage, analog effects thanks to Mike Kluge at Queen Ave. Art Collective, the video for “Thank You”…
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Guy-girl alternative blues duo The Blue Velvets have been one of our favorite under-the-radar acts in Nashville for awhile, both for their inescapable nods to the early White Stripes and for their fuzzed-out references to traditional southern music. The married couple play a stripped-down hodgepodge of alternative, blues, punk, and Americana, often featuring southern gothic tales…
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If you’re gearing up to head to Austin’s South By Southwest music festival next week, you’re sure to appreciate Eleanor Friedberger‘s nostalgic new video for “Never Is a Long Time.” The clip features footage from SXSW performances in 1996. If you watch closely, you can spot Jeff Tweedy, the Old 97s, Jon Langford and many others rocking out on…