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Minus the Bear w/ Into It. Over It. 3rd & Lindsely; Nashville, TN May 9, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Ahead of a performance at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival, and, only for the second time ever, proggy indie rock outfit Minus the Bear performed their fan-favorite 2005 LP, Menos el Oso, in full for a…
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Torres w/ Aero Flynn The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN May 6, 2015 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Justin Humbert. It’s always encouraging to see former Nashville residents pass back through after moving on in their career, so we were excited to catch Torres play a set at The Stone Fox last week on the…
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Foxing w/ The Tempest and Forrister Tempt; Murfreesboro, TN April 27, 2015 Review and photos by Ambre Stewart. Though we’ve previously caught emo-tinged indie rockers Foxing with scene heavyweights Brand New, and look forward to their upcoming Mercy Lounge show with mewithoutYou, the only time we’ve seen the St. Louis up and comers in a headlining slot…
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Death Cab For Cutie w/ The Antlers The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN April 29, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Emilia Paré. According to Wikipedia, “kintsugi” is described as “the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than…
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Ryan Adams w/ Natalie Prass The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN April 28, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Special thanks to Kate Cauthen. In support of his fantastic self-titled album, released last year, multifaceted singer-songwriter Ryan Adams returned to The Ryman for the first time in nearly a decade, to perform two sold out nights of…
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Joe Pug w/ Chris Porterfield The High Watt; Nashville, TN April 23, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody One of the great things about living in Nashville and writing for No Country is learning about new (to me) bands and then seeing them perform live. That was the case again when I recently caught Joe…
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Femke, Sudonistas, The Harmaleighs Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN April 21, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Matt Cairns. Every single Tuesday since last summer, we’ve been teaming up with hip downtown restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local and national…
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Ten Out of Tenn The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN April 24, 2015 Review by Beth McAllister History permeates from The Ryman Auditorium; from the church pew seating to the grand, ornate feeling of the music hall to the simplicity of the world famous stage. Artists have vied for a spot on The Ryman’s legendary stage for decades, and…
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Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers. Photo by Mick Leonardi. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers w/ Andrew Combs The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN April 16, 2015 Review and Photos by Mick Leonardi For those of you that haven’t heard, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers have a weekly residency going on here at Nashville’s The Stone Fox on Thursday…