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After a few year absence from Nashville (and from making new music), beloved, long-running Omaha emo and post-hardcore outfit Cursive reemerged last year with a new record and a return to Music City, wowing us with a performance last fall at The Basement East. Clearly feeling the creative juices once more, the rockers wasted no time…
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One of the most celebrated musical artists of the last four decades, and one of England’s most essential exports, rocker Elvis Costello came up in the ’70s as part of London’s pub rock scene, releasing a trio of excellent early LPs at the end of the decade which positioned him as an influential and beloved figure…
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Worldly, genre-bending, and socially conscious India born and Austin-based hip hop artist Abhi the Nomad was, until very recently, not allowed to tour due to visa restrictions, despite becoming a buzzworthy rising talent in the alternative hip hop scene in recent years. Thankfully, that situation has changed, and with an environmentally conscious new effort in tow, Modern…
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One of the most buzzworthy new acts to emerge from the indie scene in the past few years, LA (by way of Brooklyn) cosmic alt/indie pop trio Dreamers shot to acclaim with their 2016 debut This Album Does Not Exist, and just dropped an incredibly worthy followup, Launch Fly Land, earlier this year. Currently out in support, the group…
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Over a decade into their existence, New Jersey indie punks Titus Andronicus have cemented their status as one of the hardest working, most interesting bands in the underground scene through years of nonstop touring and albums that constantly improve, evolve, and push boundaries. Fans of ambitious concepts and clearly willing to put painstaking effort into crafting compelling, different…
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The live alias of Bay Area raised, LA based multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte, Jay Som (a name apparently chosen at random via an online baby name generator) started as an outlet for Duterte to craft her obsessively DIY, hyper-personal, intimate, and eclectic bedroom pop, though the young singer, now just 25, has been playing music in some form or…
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Working on your weekend plans? Per usual, we’ve got you covered! Check out all of our top show picks in This Weekend in Nashville!
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Channeling an earnest, dark, indie pop sound and garnering fast-growing buzz (and millions of streams) online, teen artist Charlotte Lawrence has only been making music in the public eye for a couple of years now, but, already, feels like an essential current artist to watch. Since the release of her debut EP, Young, last year, as well…
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Celebrating their first studio album in 12 years, this year’s phenomenal new effort To Believe, beloved and influential British genre-bending nu jazz and electronic outfit The Cinematic Orchestra are set to headline Nashville for what appears to the first time in many, many years tonight, Oct. 30 at Exit/In, with likeminded Brooklyn breakout Photay, and buzzy LA artist PBDY. Fans of genre-bending,…
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Since the release of his debut album 15 years ago, folky, earnest northeastern singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has consistently been one of the most interesting, eclectic, and beloved figures in the folk scene, cementing his legacy with each passing release as one of his generation’s most talented singer-songwriters. After tapping well-known artists like Dan Auerbach and Jim James…