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Love is a maze. When you meet someone new, it can lead quickly to a dead end. Or someone can take you along winding paths and down corridors you’ve never explored. Nashville pop artist 7Chariot explores this phenomenon in her debut single “Ricochet.” Drawing influences from a murders’ row of pop acts like Grimes,…
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Looking for holiday gifts? This Nashville Indie Spotlight compilation album may be the perfect gift, particularly for far away friends who still think that Nashville is all country music. The compilation, now in its fourth year on Tone Tree Music, features twenty four tracks from twenty four of Nashville’s hottest commodities, and regular readers…
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Last year, when slacker-rock-not-slacker-label Burger Records sent their “Caravan Of Stars” through Nashville, we were up at the front and ready to rock despite a less than stellar turnout. This year, the caravan features local rockers Natural Child and Denney & The Jets along with Burger stars Together Pangea, Mozes & The First Borns,…
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Ever wonder what happens when the music gods play fantasy pop singer? They molded the best of pop superstar Katy Perry with dance queen Robyn to bless us with Australian-born, New York-based Betty Who. After knocking out Perez Hilton’s SXSW party, Who is set to blow up The High Watt TONIGHT for only $10.…
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We love seeing local artists grow up and sell out venues like the Cannery Ballroom. That’s exactly what Cherub did on 3.1.14. Since 2012, their single “Doses and Mimoses” went from viral success to alt radio Top 40 hit. Their live shows enjoyed a similar trajectory, growing from frat ragers to festival stages. For…
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Liza Anne. Photo by Cami Rose. Liza Anne with Sam Pinkerton and Aliza Carter Band The High Watt, Nashville, TN February 21, 2014 Review by Wes Davenport Photos by Cami Rose Much has been made of Nashville’s creative community lately. From GQ to USA Today, the press raves about our artists, food, and communities.…
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Well, folks, JT Daly as done it again. The Paper Route frontman has taken the reins on a new project called JT Daly & The Blood Orchestra. His first official release under that title, called “The Blackest Bird”, dropped today. Written and composed entirely by JT himself, the single is an instrumental piece that is…
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Tonight’s gonna be full of glitter, butt shakin, and raunchy rotating. I’m in. Are you? A few months ago, I was hangin’ out at the Stone Fox having a beer and watching a couple of local bands. It was shortly after the first group ended their set when I noticed the Mason jar (TN beer pint glass) in my…
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We East Nashvillians begin the process of dragging out the boxes of flip-flops and beach chairs during the first week of June. Living in old houses, it’s very difficult to find storage space. Part of the celebration includes dusting off skeletons of last year’s brown recluse spiders–while discovering a few live ones. School is…
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This entry will launch a new series of blog entries dedicated to the musical people and places of my home-‘hood, East Nashville. Stay tuned. There will be interviews, stories, legends, rumors, and more! Tia If you have read my last artist feature about the Blackfoot Gypsies, you KNOW how much I love gypsies. I think the…