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We all grow at our own pace, and sometimes it takes pop music and a little heartbreak to take a big leap forward. That’s what happened with Nashville pop artist Clinton John when writing his new single, “Let’s Not Be Kids.” Nashville’s own Super Duper produced the confidently vulnerable jam, and we have the…
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Since first erupting to broader recognition last year with third EP and Neon Gold debut Broke Royalty, then absolutely blowing us away at Bonnaroo, Detroit indie pop/rock up and comer Flint Eastwood has been a buzzy artist we’ve had a watchful eye on, and one we’re thrilled to see coming back to Nashville, for a show tonight, Feb. 8 at The…
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Portugal. The Man took four years between their last album, Evil Friends, and last year’s smash breakthrough Woodstock. Not an unusual gap for most acts, but for a prolific, ever-evolving band who dropped seven LPs in under nine years, the wait for album eight truly felt like an eternity. The result, however, was a band refocused, pulling from the best…
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Still enjoying praise for last year’s excellent sixth album A Face Like Mine, local Americana transplant and longtime fixture of the scene Peter Bradley Adams is gearing up to play his first Nashville show of the new year Feb. 17 at Exit/In. Making things even more exciting, fellow incredible singer-songwriter and local favorite Molly Parden rounds out the bill. What’s sure to be a night of excellent, emotional, and…
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Standout local songwriter Liza Anne has been a blog fave since her sad but stunning 2014 debut The Colder Months, and we’ve joined the rest of the world in applause at her continued growth. Her sophomore record, Two, was a bold step ahead as an artist and a woman, and now, at the ripe…
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Headed up by Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Houndmouth, The War On Drugs, Father John Misty, and more, this year’s Forecastle Fest, which unveiled its 2018 lineup last month, is shaping up to be one of the most promising events of the summer, per usual. With a bill that also includes Courtney Barnett, Jimmy Eat World, Kurt Vile, Jenny Lewis, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, White…
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Aside from a Christmas cover and the occasional remix or collaboration, we haven’t heard anything new from eclectic local indie rockers and longtime site faves ELEL since their 2016 full-length debut Geode, which, itself, already felt familiar upon release, as many of the tracks had been kicking around for years as demos, one-offs, an EP, and part…
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Since the release of last year’s After Laughter, a retro, poppy, intensely personal and emotionally nuanced breath of fresh air (and among our favorite national and Nashville releases last year), local rock outfit Paramore have entered into something of a new chapter, bouncing back from an internal near-collapse to rediscover their kinship, artistic identity, and local roots in a healthier and more profound way…
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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…