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Protopunk icon, musical trailblazer, and former frontman of The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman would be a household name if there was any musical justice. Now four decades in and showing no signs of slowing down, the eclectic singer-songwriter has, over the years, shifted towards a more laid-back, acoustic sound, which seems to evolve with each release…
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Long before he co-founded The Traveling Wilburys or hit the road with The Heartbreakers, legendary guitarist and songwriter Tom Petty was a part of the southern rock band Mudcrutch. The group are comprised of Petty, guitarist Tom Leadon, and drummer Randall Marsh, as well as fellow future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. Although Mudcrutch only managed to release one single,…
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While their presence has been felt, and their ties to Music City over the years have certainly been persistent, English folk rockers Mumford & Sons haven’t properly played Nashville in four years. Hard to believe, huh? Save for an outing at Bonnaroo last summer, the group’s upcoming April 15 performance at Bridgestone Arena with Blake Mills will be Nashville’s first chance to see Mumford…
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We’ve been talking about the impending return of Andrew Bird to The Ryman Auditorium tonight, March 30 for a few months now. He’s been teasing us with the release of singles from his upcoming 13th full length, Are You Serious, and we even gave you a chance to score a pair of tickets on…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Bully Bonnaroo History | 2014 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, paying special attention to the smaller…
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We already told you about the upcoming Neon Indian date at Exit/In on April 12. The current tour is in support of the fall 2015 release VEGA INTL. Night School, which is arguably his best effort to date. We shared the single “Annie” from that release with our original announcement, and now a creepy…
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Ahead of a solid run at SXSW again this year and in anticipation of the upcoming new LP, Turn To Gold, which drops on June 10 via Infinity Cat, Diarrhea Planet got a chance to warm up as the headliners of the Saturday night segment of Freakin’ Weekend VII at Exit/In a few weeks ago.…
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We last heard from Milk People with the release of their 2014 EP, Invisible Ink, and now, the local artists are back with their debut full length, titled Hullabaloo. The new release veers away a bit from the indie rock that we tasted two years ago, and features a self described “dracula pop” focus. While this genre…
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Throwback country singer-songwriter Margo Price is celebrating the release of her debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, and the critical acclaim is pouring in as fast as her ascension from Music City mainstay to household name. The record released on Friday March 25, and the publicity machine of her Third Man Records label has been pushing Margo through the…
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Regular readers should already know *repeat repeat, a local group who we’ve followed from literally day one, back in 2012. With their breezy, indie, poppy, and layered surf rock sound, they’ve become an essential fixture in the Nashville musical landscape, and the group’s upcoming sophomore effort, Floral Canyon, is easily one of our most-anticipated records of…