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Soul-pop singer ZZ Ward is gearing up to release her sophomore record This Means War, as well as start a national tour that includes a stop at Marathon Music Works on Friday, September 4. The first couple of songs from the album are showing a poppier, more electronic side of Ward, whose music has…
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Did you catch that epic Run the Jewels set last weekend at Bonnaroo? If so, then you’re surely chomping at the bit to see them again as soon as possible. And, if not, then you’re really due for some killer, alternative hip hop in your life. Following incredible outings at Exit/In in 2013 and 2014, and, like clockwork, the…
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Though his global fame is relatively newfound, British singer-songwriter James Bay is no stranger to Nashville. Not only did he perform in Music City for the first time last fall, opening for a pair of Hozier shows at Exit/In on the cusp of Hozier’s own superstardom, but he also recorded his debut full-length, Chaos and the Calm,…
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Fresh off a blistering set at Bonnaroo, Jamie XX has announced a date at Nashville’s Exit/In [due to overwhelming demand, this show has been moved to Marathon Music Works. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.) on August 4th! The British producer and part of the famed electro-pop outfit The XX, Jamie is currently touring in…
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Rising from their crypts, and now back on tour; a one-of-a-kind, out of this world, super group, are planing a Music City stop. No, this post isn’t talking about the Rolling Stones, we’re talking about Here Come The Mummies announcing a show at Marathon Music Works on Halloween night! What surely started as a…
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As we previously announced, breakout Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt, celebrating the release of his excellent sophomore album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, was set to play his first Nashville show ever earlier this month at Marathon Music Works. Due to illness, the event was unfortunately postponed, with the promise of a new date…
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Zappa Plays Zappa. Photo by Brad Hochstetler. Zappa Plays Zappa Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN Thursday, May 7, 2015 Photos by Brad Hochstetler The opportunity to see Frank Zappa perform is really one of those holy grail type moments for many music fans. It’s akin to seeing Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix for my generation,…
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’90s nostalgia is at an all-time high, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a full-on ska revival sooner than later. Until then, we’ll settle for a co-headling tour from two of the most important acts that helped revitalize and fuse the genre with punk rock two decades ago (and haven’t slowed down since), Less…
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JJ Grey & Mofro. Photo: Brian Hill. JJ Grey & Mofro w/ Anderson East Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN April 16, 2015 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by: Brian Hill . North Florida swamp rocker JJ Grey and his standout backing band Mofro nearly tore the roof off Marathon Music Works last week, and we were…
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Arguably Odd Future’s biggest breakout star, next to r&b juggernaut Frank Ocean and de-facto group leader Tyler, the Creator, a fact made all the more impressive since he was living out of the country during the LA collective’s initial breakout success, alt rapper Earl Sweatshirt is celebrating the release of his incredible new album, I Don’t Like…