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Alt-Country? Night at The Basement
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I’m not even sure what the term Alt-Country means anymore. I’m not really sure what Indie Rock means either though, so I’m just going to tell you about some music in tonight’s double bill at The Basement. Things get started for the early show at 7pm with Amy Speace and Megan Reilly. I don’t…
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Show of the week: Sharon Van Etten at Mercy Lounge
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UPDATE! Enter to win a pair of tickets of tickets here via American Songwriter. Risen indie star, Sharon Van Etten, is playing a show at Mercy Lounge on Thursday night. Her most recent release, Tramp, is the reason that she is now the risen star. This record showcases an artist in full control of…
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Check out this Spiritualized song…
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Do you ever get a song stuck in your head for seemingly days until you finally go out and buy the record? That is exactly what Spiritualized’s “Hey Jane” from Sweet Heart Sweet Light has done to me for the past couple of weeks. Amazingly, Pitchfork and I agree on this one. Unfortunately, you’ll…
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Deer Tick w/ Turbo Fruits, Mercy Lounge, Tonight in Nashville
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It’s quite the celebration for John McCauley tonight at Mercy Lounge. He gets to sleep in his own bed after months on tour with Deer Tick where he is apparently trying to play in every American city. And, he gets to debut his Diamond Rugs collab tonight in a de facto record release party. …
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Animal Collective’s Record Store Day Release
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Animal Collective put out an LP titled Transverse Temporal Gyrus for Record Store Day this past weekend, and it has already appeared online. At first glance, it sounds like some ridiculous space electronica, but, upon closer inspection, you realize that it is a collage of live clips from their 2010 performances at the Guggenheim Museum…
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New St. Vincent Releases
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Annie Clark (dba St. Vincent) released two new tracks “KROKODIL” & “GROT” on her record store day 7″ release this past weekend, and, of course, they are already online. They really have a lot of power to them. Have a listen below, and get ready to see her perform with Shearwater at The Cannery…
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Great early shows tonight at The Basement & Grimey’s
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The folks at Grimey’s and The Basement aren’t wallowing in any Record Store Day hangovers. They’ve gotten right back to it by booking Quilt to play in-store at Grimey’s at 6pm tonight. This is followed up with Kate Tucker’s alt-country and Nashvile’s Mark Watrous playing some of his own stuff tonight at The Basement…
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Record Store Day in Nashville! Complete In-Store Schedules!
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We had every intention of busting out a world class post summarizing all the releases that you should snack up at this year’s Record Store Day. Alas, here it is Friday morning, and there are hundreds of releases in front of me. So, that isn’t going to happen, but seriously look at that link…
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Rites of Spring, Vanderbilt Alumni Lawn, This Weekend In Nashville
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It’s that time again. Time for frat boys to put on their khaki shorts, loafers, striped shirts, and backwards ballcaps, and head down to the Vanderbilt Alumni Lawn for Rites of Spring. It’s like a mating call for college kids. The rest of us can get out to watch this annual mating ritual while…