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Celebrating a new album, a shifted lineup, and their most radical sonic departure to date (good luck pegging them an Americana band with anything on their latest LP), Indiana’s Houndmouth are set to return to town for the first time in a couple of years to headline Mercy Lounge [note: previously scheduled for Marathon Music Works; previously purchased…
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Still celebrating the recent release of his fantastic new full-length, Wished Out, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel, a favorite of the local scene, is set to headline Mercy Lounge on Oct. 6 with genre-bending instrumental duo Steelism. One of the first must-see local shows of the fall, Broemel, has, as a solo artist, established himself as a captivating, thoughtful, and ever-evolving…
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The second annual installment of Far Out Fest is so packed with amazing talent, we had to break it down into a full preview just to do the lineup justice. After the independent film festival portion of the event at Third Man Records last night, get ready to enjoy over a dozen mostly local bands, gracing…
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One of the most critically beloved new acts to emerge from the punk sphere in recent years, particularly because they’ve bucked what their interpretation of punk is at every turn, Danish group Iceage are riding high on the praise for their new fourth album Beyondness. Returning to Nashville after an electrifying turn at The End a few years back,…
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Out in support of the tenth anniversary of their seminal and now classic third full-length, Asleep at Heaven’s Gate, Bay Area indie rockers Rogue Wave return to Nashville for the first time in a couple of years April 6 at Mercy Lounge to play the whole thing in full, along with openers Dear Boy. With a deluxe re-issue also in tow, which includes…
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In the ramp up to their sixth album, Pray for the Wicked, which is set to drop June 22 on Fueled By Ramen and DCD2, emo-spun alt pop icons Panic! at the Disco (which, at this point, is down to just frontman Brendan Urie as the sole official member, backed by a permanent live band) have been…
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Champions of anti-fascism since well before it became a pressing, 21st century crisis, long-running Canadian punk/metal outfit Propagandhi have never felt more urgent or their decades-long outspokenness more necessary than right now. Back with their first record in five years, last fall’s Victory Lap, the seminal punks hit Nashville, seemingly for the first time in years (we can’t…
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Returning to town for a headlining run in support of her inspired, conceptual, multi-media spanning 2017 fourth full-length Skin & Earth, Canadian electropop singer Lights is slated to bring her stellar live show to Mercy Lounge on Feb. 19. Though she just passed through with PVRIS late last year, the unabashedly nerdy-chic singer turned comic book author is even more epic…
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Philadelphia’s Low Cut Connie are ready to burn the house dow in Nashville tonight, Jan. 25 with their unique blend of old-school inspired rock and roll. You can catch them at Mercy Lounge in support of their latest record, Dirty Pictures (Part 1). This high-energy outing will feature two local acts, the unpredictable party rocker RI¢HIE and Chloe Kat…
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As the new year ramps up and we head towards the post-holiday uptick in touring, we have several exciting national acts making stops in Nashville in the coming weeks to look forward to. One can’t-miss show for fans of expansive, avant-garde, and genre-bending indie rock is Destroyer‘s return to Mercy Lounge on Feb. 1, where the Dan Bejar-led group…