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Many of our region’s best festivals were already firmly established before we ever started covering them. Many others we watched emerged with promise, only to disappear after one year, a testament to just how hard it is to pull off an event at this scale, in an increasingly saturated summer music landscape. From the…
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We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and the week has finally arrived, as we prepare to head to Franklin’s Park at Harlinsdale this weekend, Sept. 23 & 24 for the third annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. We had a blast at years one and two, and thanks to an impressive lineup, even more buzz, and one high-profile new…
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As we told you in our Nashville guide to the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, tons of local artists nabbed nominations for yet another year. Beyond the usual dominance in categories like country, gospel, Christian, bluegrass, Americana, folk, classical, and roots music, some big names and site favorites like Cage the Elephant, Jack White, Alabama Shakes, and,…
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Memphis bred and now Franklin based musical superstar Justin Timberlake, who recently joined Pilgrimage Fest as a partner and producer, spent the bulk of the past few years touring in support of his epic 2013 double album, The 20/20 Experience. We caught and loved his second stop in Nashville over the course of the run, naming it…
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Though the 49th annual CMA Awards are still airing (tune in right now on ABC), we’re pretty sure the evening’s standout moment has already occurred, and, as such, has already wound up online. As we already told you, pop superstar Justin Timberlake made an appearance to perform alongside local breakout artist and site favorite Chris Stapleton, and…
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Whether or not you’re especially excited for it (typically, we’re not), you probably know that the annual CMA Awards, billed “country music’s biggest night,” are taking place this week in Nashville (if you didn’t know that, might we recommend that you avoid downtown for a few days). Though a major awards show, the CMAs are typically…
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With the holidays consuming the better part of the past two weeks, the music industry pretty much shut down, but the shows still went on, and we finally compiled our Best Of 2014 lists. With the confusion of the holidays, we wouldn’t blame you if you missed some of our recent features, so make…
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Justin Timberlake Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN December 19, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain) & Mary-Beth Blankenship. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. A mere 13 months after his last Music City outing, the reigning king of pop, Justin Timberlake returned to Bridgestone Arena for yet another sold out, breathtaking performance to help us finish out…
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The holidays loom. You better get out to enjoy yourself before your grandparents invade! We have a ton of shows going on around town including our FREE CAROLING PARTY at The Stone Fox tonight! If general jolly merriment is not your bag, no sweat, we have you covered with all of our staff picks…
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Are you wondering why your newsfeed is full of people dumping buckets of ice on themselves? Sure, it’s the dog days of summer and all, but what the heck is going on? Is this the natural next step after planking, but with a purpose? It seems like everyone from that-guy-you-think-you-went-to-high-school-with to Lady Gaga is…