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Tonight was a musical conflict for me. I was initially torn like Natalie Imbruglia between El Ten Eleven at Exit/In or Turquoise Jeep Records at Mercy Lounge, both tonight. But I made the decision to go see El Ten Eleven. I’ve been drooling over their YouTube videos and I’m finally glad that they’re stopping…
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It’s time for round two of that annual competition for a shot at a spot at the ‘Roo. Alanna Royale proved victorious in round one (check out the competition here), securing their slot at the festival – and the line-up for this installment is so prime it has the entire No Country crew coming…
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Shovels & Rope w/ Andrew Combs Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN Feb. 7, 2013 I admit, I’m a bit of a Shovels & Rope newcomer. I’ve only listened to their amazing debut, O’ Be Joyful, a handful of times, and last Thursday at Mercy Lounge was my first time seeing the duo live. Having only watched…
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STFU, Tom Shane. No one wants to hear you hawk diamonds. It’s almost Valentine’s Day and we’re tired of the constant assault that we’ve been under since before Christmas. Anyone out there that really loves their lady (and hates perfunctory holiday obli-gifts like diamonds and those awful chalk hearts that now shout at you…
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We’ve just learned that there’s still hope if you were bummed that you didn’t get tix fast enough for Alt-J’s upcoming show slated for the Mercy Lounge on March 18th. We broke the news about their stop in town and shared our excitement back in early December and we’re super stoked to have more…
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I can’t tell you how excited I was when I first heard The Walkmen. Someone introduced me to A Hundred Miles Off after it’s release in 2006. Specifically, it was the first track “Louisiana” off that record that had me singing out loud in my cubicle. It was after hearing that song when I used…
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The founders of indie rock tour continues tonight in Nashville, and here is why you should be there. Sebadoh was there at the beginning in the pre-historic indie rock times of Dinosaur, Jr., Pavement, and Guided By Voices. Formed back in 1986 by Dinosaur Jr. bassist Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney, they were a…
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Tomorrow night’s 8 Off 8th is gearing up to be a pretty good one! You won’t want to miss Sara Jean Kelley, Pageant, The Thank You Maams, Trenton, Hanzelle, The Joy of Painting, Mom & Dad (currently covered by No Country for New Nashville), and Guntherdog. I’m personally really digging Trenton. Strong vocals, piano…
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When we got the call to give some pairs of tickets away for this show, I was at a bit of a loss because I am not too familiar with the music of Joe Purdy. It was truly serendipitous that I had met Kristyn mere nights before. Kristyn is the brainchild behind Apple Road,…