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We’ve been raving about the sounds of Poliça ever since their first Nashville show at The Basement in support of their 2012 debut, Give You The Ghost. Since then, the electro-pop group have been busy on the touring circuit, most recently visiting Mercy Lounge in support of their stellar 2013 album Shulamith. We’ve already become obsessed with their brand new record, United Crushers, thanks to slick tracks…
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Thao & the Get Down Stay Down w/ Saintseneca Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN April 6, 2016 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Olivia Ladd. Alternative folk rock band Thao and the Get Down Stay Down have broken outside their alt-folk label with the new release Man Alive! We caught the San Francisco-based band, along with indie pop group…
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Finally, the moment of truth is at hand friends, Road To Roo comes to a close tonight at Mercy Lounge, and one coveted spot to perform at Bonnaroo 2016 will be filled. Over the past few weeks there have been battle of the bands style events all over town, with winners being chosen via a combination of…
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Alternative folk rock band Thao & the Get Down Stay Down are just coming off the release of what critics are calling songwriter and frontwoman Thao Nguyen’s most confessional, and risk-taking, album to date, Man Alive!. The group is swinging by Mercy Lounge on April 6 during their tour supporting the new record along…
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Ty Segall & The Muggers w/ Axis: Sova, Savoy Motel Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN February 22, 2016 Review by Julian Ciany. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Last November, Ty Segall brought his fierce trio Fuzz to town. The show was loud, intense, and an absolute party. Just a few months later, our generation’s Dark Prince…
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As you surely know, we spend a ton of time bragging about Nashville’s flourishing electro pop scene, which we couldn’t be more excited about. Sometimes we get so stuck on what’s happening here, though, that we forget to fill you in on the best up and coming electro pop at the national (or international)…
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Prolific out-of-the-box garage/psych rock guru Ty Segall had a unique and wonderful gift for music fans last month; Emotional Mugger is his second LP in the last six months (the other was with side project Fuzz), but the first backed by a band called the Muggers. Even by Segall standards, it was obvious this was going to be a…
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Parquet Courts have announced the details and first track from their upcoming fifth LP, Human Performance, due out April 8 via Rough Trade. The release also brings a tour in support, including date at Mercy Lounge on May 16. We’ve had the chance to catch the lo-fi rockers at both Third Man Records’ Blue…
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While snow certainly slowed weekend show plans to halt, last week was still full of some great releases, announcements, festival news, and even some performances squeezed in before the storm hit. Too busy snow day boozin’ and watching Netflix to keep up with the site? Don’t worry, we’ve recapped everything we covered last week…
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The new year is obviously in full swing, because this week brought a seemingly endless barrage of show announcements, new releases, and news items. We’ll forgive you if you missed a few, because we barely remember even covering them all. By now you know the drill, read on for everything we covered last…