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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Pilgrimage Festival 2016
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Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Many of our region’s best festivals were already firmly established before we ever started covering them. Many others we watched emerged with promise, only to disappear after one year, a testament to just how hard it is to pull off an event at this scale, in an increasingly saturated summer music…
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Lady Gaga to Kick Off Dive Bar Tour Tomorrow Night in (East?) Nashville
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Pop megastar and future Super Bowl performer Lady Gaga is preparing to drop her highly-anticipated new album, Joanne, on Oct. 21, and in anticipation, she’s announced a string of dive bar shows in partnership with Bud Light, set to take place at secret locations around the country, which will be livestreamed through the beer giant’s official channels. Revealed…
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Don’t Miss Whitney w/ Hoops & EZTV | TONIGHT @ Exit/In!
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We get it, Mondays are rough. But tonight, Nashville’s beloved Exit/In is giving us a chance to fight those Monday blues with the power of music. Stopping by the Elliston Place hotspot is one of our favorite new Chicago bands Whitney, who will be joined by four-piece dream popsters Hoops and indie pop outfit EZTV. Tickets are…
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[REMINDER] Don’t Miss Beyoncé | Sunday, Oct. 2 @ Nissan Stadium
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During a show stealing Super Bowl performance, reigning R&B queen Beyoncé announced a lengthy stadium tour earlier this year, which originally included a May outing at Nissan Stadium, though it was last-minute postponed for this weekend, Oct. 2. As a result, it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this one to roll around, but, finally, the time has come, and in…
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GZA to Perform ‘Liquid Swords’ in Full (Twice) Nov. 8 at City Winery
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Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. With nine primary members and countless associates, seminal, long-running New York hip hop outfit Wu-Tang Clan have spawned dozens upon dozens of albums that could be directly or indirectly linked to the group and its offshoots. Of wildly varied quality, the numerous Wu and Wu-related albums range from good and great to bad…
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[REMINDER] Catch Ryan Bingham & Brian Fallon w/ Paul Cauthen | Sunday, Oct. 2 @ The Ryman
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LA Americana singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham and New Jersey heartland punk turned folk solo artist Brian Fallon, who took very different paths to arrive at a very similar place in their respective careers, are currently in the midst of a co-headlining tour, which makes a highly-anticipated and well-suited stop this weekend at The Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, Oct. 2. With support…
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Aaron Krause Releases Upbeat Dreampop Single “Thinkin’ Bout You”
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Local electro-pop artist and producer Aaron Krause made waves with last year’s Jade EP, and this year’s stellar cover of “I Would Die 4 U” with blog favorite Liza Anne. New single “Thinkin’ Bout You” shoots for the stars with dreamy samples, tremolo keys, and charming vocals. Krause says, “It’s a song about…
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Julia Knight Makes Powerful Pop Debut with “Ghost of You”
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There’s something about ghost themes that make scary good pop songs. Take “Ghost” by Chelsea Lankes, “Ghost” by Halsey, and now “Ghost Of You” by Nashville artist Julia Knight. Knight is a newcomer to the Nashville pop scene, with songwriting history in country music. Her killer songwriting chops translate wonderfully with a powerful vocal…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Lera Lynn w/ Steelism & William Wild | Oct. 8 @ The Basement East
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Singer-songwriter Lera Lynn creates moody and riveting songs that capture those parts of love that aren’t so fairytale-like. In support of her new album Resistor, the Nashville transplant will headline a set at The Basement East on Oct. 8, along with local instrumental duo Steelism and indie folk singer William Wild. You can still snag tickets here,…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] KiND Release Their Own Workout Tape with Video for “Don’t Stop”
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Local electropop outfit KiND take cues from the movie Flashdance and ’80s workout tapes in their new video for “Don’t Stop.” The piece features plenty of pastel colors, VHS effects, haze, and spandex-clad booty as the band members try to keep up with their fitness coach. The cheeky visuals are set to vocalist Gabe…