2012

  • Who was your favorite emerging Nashville artist of 2012?

    We went around and around about what the word “emerging” means over here when The Deli asked us for our input on this very topic.  We still don’t really know the answer to that, but our friends over at The Deli Nashville are asking for your input. They have compiled a list of nominated…

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  • No Country’s Best Nashville Shows of 2012

    We’ve already given you our favorite “National” Records and favorite “Nashville” Records from 2012. It’s time for our primary staff writers to give you their picks for the pee-their-pants-with-happiness live music highlights from the past year (Bonnaroo sets not included). We see lots and lots of music, but we can’t see it all. Leave…

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  • Bonnaroo 2012 Rundown and Photos

    It was a wild 48 hours at Bonnaroo for some of the folks over here, and I wanted to share a little of our totally ADD experience and photos with you guys.  What a party! Let me just give you an idea of how hectic this was…  Tune-Yards, Katie Herzig, Sharon Jones & The…

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  • SoundLand 2012 is Oct 3rd – 6th…

    Soundland was a blast last year.  A true example of the fun festive spirit of Nashville sprinkled around the various venues we find ourselves haunting on the reg.  They’ve announced another festival for 2012, and the dates are October 3rd through 6th.  You can read about my (mis)adventures last year here and here, and…

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  • Diarrhea Planet in Paste’s Bands to See at SXSW

    Paste just released a top 20 list of bands to see at SXSW this year, and Nashville’s Diarrhea Planet was given a nice nod with a top ten listing.  We here know how much fun those DP shows are, and it sounds like a lot more folks are going to experience it for themselves.…

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  • Bonnaroo 2012 lineup announcement

      We’ve been speculating for months on the 2012 Bonnaroo lineup.  So, how did we do?  I’d say pretty well.  We correctly nailed the headlining sets by Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, and The Beach Boys.  We also nailed predicitions about The Antlers, Shins, The Roots, Battles, Mogwai, and The War On Drugs.…

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  • Jack White with a Bonnaroo slot?

    We started thinking about the possibility of Jack White rolling down I-24 from his Nashville home to play a set at Bonnaroo as soon as we heard that first track from his solo record Blunderbuss.  That Bonnaroo rumor mill continues to swirl with JWiii’s announcement as a headliner at the Sasquatch Festival.  While he…

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  • Bonnaroo Rumors as of January 30th 2012

    We had a wildly popular Bonnaroo Rumors post that we published back in November laying out the ground work for the rumor mill to start swirling about this year’s Roo.  We had to append an update after The Beach Boys announced a reunion tour.  Then things really started to heat up after Coachella announced…

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  • Bonnaroo rumors [updated]: Who’s gonna headline 2012?

    Pre-sale tickets are sold out for the 2012 Bonnaroo festival.  This got my rumor wheels turning. I’ve been thinking non-stop about who might be headlining next year, and I’m finally just going to publish this so I can move on to something else.  So, let’s start discussing some possibilities.  Let me know if you…

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  • Coachella releases their 2012 line up

    We’ve been talking a lot about Bonnaroo headliner rumors here, so it might be a good gauge to see what Coachella did.  Here’s the fresh off the press line up for you.  What do you think?  Would you spend three days baking in the desert for this lineup?  

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