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Two of pop punk’s most promising up and coming acts, State Champs and Neck Deep, are teaming up with Alternative Press Magazine for a co-headlining spring tour, along with Knuckle Puck and Like Pacific, which returns them to Nashville March 3 for a show at Rocketown. Both State Champs and Neck Deep have passed through Music City in recent months in supporting slots,…
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It’s a hell of a time to be Chris Stapleton. Following a well-deserved sweep (and unforgettable duet with Justin Timberlake) at the CMAs, and on the heels of four Grammy nominations (including the prestigious Album of the Year), the Kentucky transplant and former SteelDrivers frontman has announced not one, but two nights headlining The Ryman Auditorium early next year, Feb.…
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In recent years, Baltimore experimental popsters Animal Collective‘s existence has seemed to ebb and flow based on each member’s busy solo career commitments, but, as proven time and time again, they always still manage to align every few years to deliver another remarkable release. Feb. 19, the band will return with their tenth full-length, Painting With,…
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This year’s hottest holiday gift is apparently going to be festival tickets! In years past, many major music fests have taken to launching pre-holiday pre-sales, but, until this year, almost never revealed their lineups until months later. As the summer fest landscape becomes increasingly more crowded, the built-in buzz is, apparently, just not cutting…
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Rising local grunge popsters, Bully are already starting to pop up on some of the year end lists with their incredible debut LP, Feels Like. The promotion train keeps rolling for front woman Alicia Bogananno and co. as they make at a stop at the acclaimmed Seattle taste-maker public radio station KEXP to perform singles “Brainfreeze,”…
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The soulful and confessional singer-songwriter Angel Snow has been a site favorite for awhile, with her self-titled record making our top local albums of 2012. It looks like her upcoming record is going to take a bit longer than we said when we debuted the video for “Secret” back at the beginning of the year,…
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Our main goal at No Country is to share music from our favorite local artists and touring acts that hit Nashville. Now you can get straight to listening on our always-updated Spotify playlist. New local tracks we love float to the top, followed by touring acts, and capped off with No Country picks from…
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Third Man Records fans know Little Jack Lawrence very well. The bassist has played with Jack White in The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs, and is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist in The Greenhornes. Now he’s come out with his first solo video, a performance filmed in the Blue Room at Third Man and showcasing…
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The psych-pop quartet (three girls, one guy) Idle Bloom have been on our radar for awhile, rising from the ashes of Fancytramp to make something even better. Their split 7″ with Churchyard “Fare Fumo,” as well as their growing reputation for a kick-ass live show, have left many more than just us wondering when we’d…
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Metric w/ Hibou Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN November 18, 2015 Review by Lorie Liebig. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Electro-pop veterans Metric gave it their all during a recent stop at Marathon Music Works. They pulled out all the stops – from animal masks, jaw-dropping light shows, and visual effects that made you wonder how they did it.…