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Paramorew/ Best CoastThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNOctober 17, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Less than six months ago, we witnessed Paramore‘s return to stage after the longest touring gap of their career, days before the release of their triumphant fifth album, After Laughter. Also the group’s live reunion with founding drummer…
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It’s a bit of a bummer in the local scene that indie rock outfit Kopecky have been on hiatus, but the break has also given its various members a chance to creatively explore individual projects. The latest is from multi-instrumentalist Markus Midkiff and his new solo vehicle William Trouble, which, you may remember, we introduced you to through a…
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Though, perhaps, they lack the name recognition of some of their mid-’90s alt rock contemporaries, Illinois’ Hum have deservedly developed something of a cult following and renewed critical interest since first disbanding in 2000, leaving a lasting influence that has crept into modern alternative, post-hardcore, indie, and even metal in a way more significant than they’re often…
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“There you go, saying I’ll be fine but, I won’t/ Brush it under the bed another time but it won’t stay down/ Crawling into my mind and out my mouth/ I’m scared you’re not mine and you want out” sings Nashville’s Liza Anne on the final verse of her latest single, the powerful, personal, and sad/poppy “Paranoia,” a…
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard w/ Mild High Club Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN September 26, 2017 Review by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Amber J. Davis Rowdy Aussie psych/garage punks King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard recently kicked off their North American tour in Music City, blowing the roof off a sold out performance at Cannery Ballroom…
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Earlier this month, on Oct. 6, local indie country/folk rock singer-songwriter and longtime site fave Becca Mancari released her debut full-length, Good Woman, a dreamy, road-worn, forlorn, and confessional culmination and documentation of several years of travel and transformative life experiences, funneled into an absolutely beautiful and earnest masterpiece, a triumph of a debut that should be on…
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It’s been almost two years since Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring last played Nashville, then celebrating the release of their long awaited and highly anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, which recaptured the buzz and magic of their hypnotic, near-perfect 2012 debut, Shrines, with wondrous bliss. Though there’s no word yet on exactly when we can expect LP3, the duo recently unveiled…
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We first told you about the upcoming Nashville return for Primus, when they announced their recently released album, The Desaturating Seven. The eclectic rockers are back for their first headlining date since 2015, bringing their intensely entertaining live show to War Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 24, and with the original lineup back together for the first time…
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Founded in 2013, annual week-long, city-wide, multi-venue comedy fest the Wild West Comedy Festival, co-produced by Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Productions, quickly became the premiere yearly event for Music City residents who love to laugh, returning each subsequent spring with performers like Hannibal Buress, Tig Notaro, Lewis Black, The Lonely Island, Aziz Ansari, Chelsea Handler, Marc Maron, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah,…
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Legendary punk singer, writer, actor, and activist (not to mention accomplished journalist, photographer, comedian, TV, radio, and podcast host…) Henry Rollins is embarking on a yet another unconventional tour early next year, which, like his spoken word trek last fall, brings him back to Marathon Music Works for a Jan. 12 live engagement. Called the Travel Slideshow, ever the insatiably curious world traveler, both…