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Thee Oh Sees w/ Amplified Heat, and Ron Gallo Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN November 7, 2016 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Amber J. Davis. On election eve, there was electricity in the air here in Music City, and it had nothing to do with either candidate. The impossible voter outcome was a day way,…
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We’ve been foaming at the mouth in anticipation for this show since the summer, when Thee Oh See’s dropped their latest LP, A Weird Exits (read this post), but now the day is finally here! The California indie punk legends will be welcoming Amplified Heat, and Ron Gallo in the warm-up spots at Mercy Lounge.…
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Out in support of their fantastic new fifth album, Ocean by Ocean, long-running British-American indie rockers The Boxer Rebellion are set to play Nashville for the first time in over three years Nov. 10 at Mercy Lounge, alongside up and comers Hey Anna and local favorite Trenton. A band you’ve almost certainly heard, whether you know it or not, TBR have built a…
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Two of our favorite bands in modern punk, Philadelphia’s Beach Slang and LA’s Bleached, are teaming up for a co-headlining tour, which brings them to Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge on Oct. 18. While we’ve seen both acts numerous times in town at smaller venues, and on major festivals stages over the the past year, they remain two of…
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One of our most-anticipated package tours of the fall, beloved Omaha dance punk/new wave group The Faint return to Nashville for the first time in four years Oct. 10 at Mercy Lounge in support of their new career retrospective, CAPSULE:1999-2016, and they’re bringing along post-punk legends Gang of Four (what’s left of ’em in anyway), who are celebrating a new live album. Groups of…
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Kicking off a tour in support of her highly-anticipated upcoming LP, and first in five years, Tightrope Walker, with a Sept. 19 performance at Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge and backed by a brand new band of players, acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata returns to town next week with Pressing Strings for what will surely be one of the fall’s best shows! A phenomenal live player…
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We told you about this LP a while ago, so if you’ve been holding your breath, patiently waiting in anticipation of California garage punks Thee Oh Sees’ new album, A Weird Exits, today you can exhale. Physically released via badass California indie label Castle Face Records, we can assure you it’s more of the same shred we’ve all…
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Out in support of their fantastic new album The Magic, acclaimed, long-running San Francisco experimental rockers Deerhoof return to Nashville next week, Aug. 10, for a performance at Mercy Lounge, their second Music City show in just as many years after a bit of a slowdown on tour dates. Backed by punk up and comers Blank Spell and local experimental…
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After thoroughly enjoying them during an installment of our No Country Presents showcase at Acme last summer, we’ve been following local psych/Americana rockers Lasso Spells intently (we even helped them release their first ever music video late last year). Over casual beers, we recently chatted with Brett Dudash, one half of the nucleus of Lasso Spells, about the show…
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We’ve been hyping this one for months, and now the day has finally arrived! Nashville, please help us welcome to the stage Austin/Toronto blues rock ’n’ roll duo Black Pistol Fire and like minded local brethren Chrome Pony. Doors at Mercy Lounge open at 8 p.m. (music starts at 9 p.m.), and tickets for this badass…