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Canadian based indie r&b singer Allan Rayman has developed something of a reputation for being an enigma throughout his prolific career, mysteriously adopting musical alter-egos, shying away from revealing much about his personal life, and regularly posting literary and artistically-curated stories and references on social media. His music can be just as alluringly cryptic,…

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After 19 years, several venue additions, and thousands of memorable shows, the Mercy Lounge complex, one of Nashville’s most beloved and important independent venues, home of 8 Off 8th and Road to Bonnaroo, the site of several No Country live events, and friend of the site since our earliest days, has announced that they…

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While our outlook for the summer had been initially cautiously optimistic, when, throughout the spring, vaccine rates were rising and Covid-19 cases on the decline as live music returned to some resembling normalcy, the spread of the Delta variant in recent months has, of course, made enhanced safety and caution a necessity once again,…
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Nashville based by way of England, folk, blues, and Americana duo Ida Mae are one of the buzziest new acts in their musical sphere, met with critical acclaim for their recent debut LP, Chasing Lights, and honed from years of success in their previous alt rock outfit Kill It Kid. Influenced by the classic, rootsy, American sounds that made…
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Guyanese born, Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Juke Ross has been a fast growing fixture of the folky, singer-songwriter scene in recent years, drawing acclaim for his debut EP, Grey, in 2017, as well as a stellar array of subsequent singles, leading up to the imminent release of his first full-length. Soulful, worldly, pop accessible, and genre-bending, Ross is…
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Worldly, genre-bending, and socially conscious India born and Austin-based hip hop artist Abhi the Nomad was, until very recently, not allowed to tour due to visa restrictions, despite becoming a buzzworthy rising talent in the alternative hip hop scene in recent years. Thankfully, that situation has changed, and with an environmentally conscious new effort in tow, Modern…
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Since springing onto the scene in 2016 with her phenomenal debut LP, Don’t Let the Kids Win, and surpassing it with an even more personal and refined sophomore effort, Crushing, earlier this year, undoubtedly one of the best albums of 2019, Australian indie pop and folk singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin has become one of the most buzzworthy and essential…
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Fans of subversive, genre and era spanning, psychedelic, and worldly music will certainly want to make Brazilian tropical psych rockers Boogarins and Nigerien electric Tuareg meets psych guitarist Mdou Moctar‘s co-headlining stop at Mercy Lounge on Sept. 9 a top priority. Two unique, global, western-influenced but South American and African culturally forged artists who’ve attracted widespread critical attention, both with new (and respective…
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Fans of resonant, genre-bending, experimental heavy music take note: long-running Florida stoner rock meets sludge metal meets doom pop outfit Torche, celebrating the recent release of fifth LP Admission, return to town Sept. 4, to headline Mercy Lounge with Texas experimental, synthy psych/goth/doom duo Pinkish Black, and buzzy, dreamy shoegazing electropop artist SRSQ. A super cool lineup for fans of the…
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Dark, eclectic, buzzworthy, and embodying the punk and garage rock spirit on eras past, breakout Los Angeles group Death Valley Girls have released some of the best, most unadulterated rock records in recent years, honing a wild and thrilling live show along the way. The group are set to headline Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge on Aug. 9 (possibly their first…