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Best Coast w/ Lovely Bad Things, Bully Exit/In; Nashville, TN May 29, 2013 Review and photos by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). I first saw Best Coast in 2010, at a small bar in a small town. Performing at Clementine’s, as part of the MACRoCk festival in Harrisonburg, VA, they were a distinctly different band back then. In a room…
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Ill Patriot is bang-your-head, politics-on-your-sleeve punk/hardcore music that is reminiscent of the melodic in-your-face approach of punk rockers Propagandhi, although Ill Patriot certainly has an aggressive hardcore side that sets them apart. I can see the mosh pits forming in my mind, and I’m trying to avoid them until I can’t take it anymore…
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Even though I’m not a modern country music fan, lately I’ve been a fan of musicians with tasteful and/or jaw-dropping chops that make their living playing offshoots of country music, which include bluegrass, Americana, Western swing, and rockabilly. Reverend Horton Heat has those types of musicians, and certainly could be called rockabilly. But they’ve taken the “rock” in…
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Oh lord, lock up your inhalants, Jesco White’s coming to town. What can I possibly say that has not been said about (or by) the Dancing Outlaw? Some days you feel like Elvis, some days you’re Charles Manson, right? You feel it, too? Sure, we all do. Well, if you have no idea what…
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Rumors started swirling last night that The Black Keys were going to jam with The Sheepdogs during their Exit/In gig. While, The Keys were supposedly in attendance, they did not take the stage. You can follow the very short, but momentarily thrilling, rumor mill via the tweets below. P.S. We were at Mercy Lounge for…
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Apparently, yesterday was pretty boring in the world of Nashville Music with everyone all aflutter with the news of Daytrotter sessions by Natural Child, Birdcloud, and Jonny Fritz. I’m super stoked for them, but I’ll let The Cream tell the story on that one. I am seemingly (or apparently) only interested in talking about…
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It’s been a long time coming for a new Pinback record. Their last release Autumn Of The Seraphs was a favorite of mine back in 2007 when it came out. News came this week that a mere 5 years later we’ll get another Pinback record, and it was announced with the release of the…
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By Andrew Johnson When I listen to The Black Angels (Austin, TX), I can’t help but imagine that I’m concentrating really hard on a Magic Eye poster, trying to see the mysterious picture behind the psychedelic trance of an image. Then I get sucked into the image like a time warp portal and I’m…
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Maybe it’s because yesterday was my 27th birthday and I’m hitting my “oh my God, I’m almost 30” freak-out moment; but regardless of the reason, when hearing that Hoobastank was coming to town, boy oh boy did my high school memories come flying back. Like, super speed flying! Flooding the catacombs of my angsty…
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If you don’t have tickets for the show on Friday night, here is why contributor Jibber says you should find some right now. Melvins and Unsane are two of the most influential bands in the extreme music scene. The Melvins have been a band since ’83 and have been putting out albums since ’87…