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Freakin’ Weekend IV, Night Three: JEFF the Brotherhood, Pujol, GG King, Dirty Fences, Heaters, Jawws Exit/ In, Nashville, TN March 14, 2015 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Well, another glorious Freakin’ Weekend has passed, the sixth consecutive for those of you keeping track, and the last night of festivities couldn’t have been more badass. Local garage punk…
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Spring has apparently sprung (hopefully), and this weekend has shows sprouting up like the weeds in your yard. Things get started with Andrew Combs at Soulshine Pizza for free, but then decisions will have to be made as the slate is full for the rest of the weekend. Dig in and make your weekend…
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Nashville has finally thawed out, and things are back up and running, following a week plagued by ice storms, cancellations, and a whole lot of cabin fever. While we weren’t able to catch all of the shows we had hoped to (including our own Acme showcase, which we were forced to cancel), we still…
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Ahead of the March 24 release of their new LP, Wasted on a Dream, Nashville garage rock duo JEFF the Brotherhood have announced that they’ve been dropped from their major label home, Warner Bros. The brothers don’t seem too bent up about it, describing the label as a “demented vulture” and themselves as “SO FUCKING PLEASED” to have…
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Last month, we brought you the initial lineup announcement for Hangout Fest, the annual, beach-based festival in nearby Gulf Shores, Alabama, which runs this year from May 15-17, and always showcases tons of great Nashville talent! The initial round of artists, which included Foo Fighters, Beck, My Morning Jacket, Paramore, and countless others was already one…
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For several years running, Freakin’ Weekend has been one of our favorite musical moments of the year- a kickass way to close out the winter and welcome in the spring concert season, with tons of the best Nashville and national punk and garage rock bands on its bill. So, of course, we’re pleased to announce that…
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Hot on the heels of Bonnaroo, Hangout Fest, Shaky Knees, New Orleans Jazz Fest, CounterPoint, Iron N Ink, and other local and regional summer extravaganzas, Louisville’s annual Forecastle Fest has unveiled its 2015 lineup! As in prior years, it’s eclectic and pretty damn awesome, boasting Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Cage The…
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While we’re still in the slow season for shows (something that’s about to change very, very soon), January is a big month for announcements, and, this week, we brought you some exciting ones both in the form of festivals lineups and upcoming Nashville dates. On top of that, this week was full of great…
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As we dive deeper and deeper into winter, the more and more excited we are getting about running amuck in Austin with more bands than you could put on 20 festival schedules for this year’s SXSW Music Conference. We already told you about the strong Nashville representation in the first wave of artist announcements…
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If you’ve been following JEFF The Brotherhood’s Twitter account for the past week or so, you have noticed a very funny string of tweets with #WASTEDONTHEDREAM featuring a wide variety of photos of celebrities in various states of “wasted”. We’ve been telling you about an upcoming follow up to 2012’s Hypnotic Nights for Nashville’s garage…