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REVIEW: Billie Eilish | 6.21.19 at Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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Billie EilishAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNJune 21, 2019 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Andrew Ha. When alt-pop breakout star Billie Eilish took the stage Friday night at Ascend Amphitheater, hours after her headlining Nashville debut was intended to start, greeted by a soaking wet crowd, I was honestly a little shocked the show was…
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REVIEW: The 1975 w/ Pale Waves & No Rome | 5.15.19 at Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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The 1975 w/ Pale Waves, No Rome Ascend Amphitheater; Nashville, TN May 15, 2019 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Andrew Ha. It’s hard to imagine now, but when genre-bending British indie pop outfit The 1975 first played Nashville, in May of 2014, they were still a relatively niche, on-the-rise band, having only released their…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Judah & the Lion | Aug. 24 @ Ascend Amphitheater
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Celebrating the brand new release of their best, most experimental, personal, and uninhibited album yet, Pep Talks, local folk pop turned alternative/hip hop/pop rock genre-benders Judah & the Lion, still riding high on the buzz and acclaim from their massive past few years, are set to play their biggest hometown headliner to date, Aug. 24 at Ascend Amphitheater! A…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Leon Bridges w/ Maségo | Aug. 29 @ Ascend Amphitheater
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Out in support of his critically acclaimed, chart-topping recent sophomore effort, Good Thing, breakout Texas neo soul singer Leon Bridges, no stranger to Music City, will return for his largest local headliner to date, Aug. 29 at Ascend Amphitheater with eclectic kindred spirit Maségo. A transcendent, unrivaled, and versatile legend in the making, Bridges has blown us away with each and…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Cake & Ben Folds w/ Tall Heights | Aug. 21 @ Ascend Amphitheater
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Teaming up for an epic, if somewhat oddball, pairing, two acts who first found fame in the mid-’90s, alt rockers Cake and singer-songwriter Ben Folds, will soon embark on a co-headlining summer tour, which brings them to Folds’ home of Nashville Aug. 21 for a performance at Ascend Ampitheater with electro-folk up and comers Tall Heights. Cake’s first Nashville show proper in seven…
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REVIEW: The National w/ Big Thief | 5.3.18 at Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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The National w/ Big Thief Ascend Amphitheater; Nashville, TN May 3, 2018 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Nolan Knight. As the cool spring heat and clear skies gave way to an idyllic evening for outdoor music, we arrived at Ascend Amphitheater for, while not the very first event of their season, our first show of the…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Arctic Monkeys | June 18 @ Ascend Amphitheater
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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…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] James Bay | Sept. 14 @ Ascend Amphitheater
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Now a few years removed from the breakout success of his fantastic debut effort, Chaos and the Calm (recorded in Nashville, as it so happens), British singer-songwriter James Bay has certainly settled into the modern musical landscape as an impressive and interesting figure in the pop and rock world, and one who has a lot more range and…
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REVIEW: Depeche Mode w/ Warpaint | 9.18.17 at Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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Depeche Mode w/ Warpaint Ascend Amphitheater; Nashville, TN September 18, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Though, in their near 40 year run, they’ve never ceased to be a band, English electronic and new wave legends Depeche Mode had only managed to make it to Nashville once in their many years of touring, in May of 1988…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss The Head and the Heart w/ Dr. Dog | TONIGHT @ Ascend Amphitheater
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It’s officially fall, and it’s the perfect weather for an outdoor concert from celebrated folk-pop group The Head and the Heart. The acclaimed band are back in Nashville for a headlining show tonight, Sept. 29 Ascend Amphitheater in support of their third studio album, Signs of Light. Psychedelic indie rockers Dr. Dog are kicking things off this evening, so get there early…