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For the first time in four years, the British hard rock revivalists The Darkness are set to make their way to Nashville, for an April 23 performance at War Memorial Auditorium, along with fellow Brits RavenEye and local rockers The Tip. Whether you simply know them from their radio-ruling early ’00s breakthrough, or you’ve been a loyal fan, hip to their more…
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Our Tuesday night showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed is still going strong, albeit roughly twice a month now instead of every week. Also new this year, the performances will be broadcast live on Acme Radio, in case you can’t make it downtown on time. Our first showcase of April, Tuesday, April 12 will feature buzzworthy singer-songwriter Brandon Watson &…
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We’ve been following the trajectory of local indie rock bluesman Jack Berry for a while now. He already impressed us enough to play our last Acme showcase of 2015, and now his upcoming LP, Mean Machine, is catching the eyes and ears of the national music press ahead of its release on May 13. We here at No…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Steve Gunn Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up,…
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Alternative folk rock band Thao & the Get Down Stay Down are just coming off the release of what critics are calling songwriter and frontwoman Thao Nguyen’s most confessional, and risk-taking, album to date, Man Alive!. The group are swinging by Mercy Lounge tonight, April 6 during their tour supporting the new record along…
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Earlier this year, we announced that semi-local breakout blues rockers Alabama Shakes were set to play Nashville for the first time in a couple years, April 21 at Ascend Amphitheater with buzzworthy up and comer Dylan LeBlanc. With the release of their triumphant sophomore LP still fresh, doubly so thanks to recent Grammy wins, it’s no surprise that the group managed…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Steep Canyon Rangers Bonnaroo History | 2010 (with Steve Martin) Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 lineup. We’ll start from the…
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After weeks of intense musical competition in this year’s Road to Roo (a new state-wide event, different from the “Road to Bonnaroo” of years past, where three local bands won across three months), a champion has been crowned! Local reggae rock sensations Roots of A Rebellion defeated Knoxville based Josiah & The Greater Good last night…
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Countless Americans cope with mental illness, and it’s somewhat surprising that we don’t hear about it more about it in the music industry. Nashville’s Hamil Rich has opened up about his mental health struggles, and discusses them in his beautiful debut record, Weights, which is due out on May 6. After years of disruptive…
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One of the best punk tour packages we’ve seen so far this year is rolling through Exit/In tonight, April 5, and if you’re a fan of emo, indie punk, grunge, or post-hardcore, you’d be crazy not to be there. Co-headliners Citizen and Turnover are both still riding high on their fantastic respective sophomore efforts, both released last year, pushing boundaries…