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Girlpool w/ Frankie Cosmos, Study Hall The Stone Fox; Nashville, TN August 10, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Out in support of their wonderful debut album, Before the World Was Big, Philly (by was of Los Angeles) indie punk minimalists Girlpool recently passed through Nashville for the first time along with buzzworthy New York anti-folk…
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Last month, piano pop turned indie pop songstress Vanessa Carlton released a new EP, Blue Pool, which also served as a first taste of what we expect on her upcoming full-length, Liberman, the singer’s fifth album and first since 2011’s Rabbits on the Run. Now married to Deer Tick’s John McCauley and living here in Nashville after years in New York,…
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Another day, another 10 year tour announcement from a beloved punk/hardcore/scene band that ruled many fellow 20-somethings’ high school years (bring ’em on, we say; viva nostalgia!). The latest band to hop on the anniversary tour bandwagon are Seattle post-hardcore/alt rockers Emery, whose one-two punch of raw, poppy, edgy 2004 Tooth & Nail debut The Weak’s End (which…
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Gather ’round children, and let us tell you about the legend of Thunderbitch. Quite awhile ago, in December of 2012, the local supergroup emerged, fronted by Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard (at the peak of the Shakes’ initial success mind you; just a month before Howard would go on to perform at the Grammys), entirely by…
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If you tuned into last night’s VMAs on MTV, hosted by Franklin, TN born and raised popstar Miley Cyrus, then you already know that sometimes-Nashville resident and certifiable megastar Taylor Swift absolutely swept the night, earning trophies for Best Pop Video and Best Female Video for “Blank Space,” and Best Collaboration and the top honor, Video…
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A few months back, we told you about The Arcs, a brand new supergroup featuring Nashville rocker and Black Keys frontman Dan Auberbach, along with Leon Michels, Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss, and Nick Movshon. Since the announcement of the new project’s formation, we’ve heard three tracks (and one non-album song and music video) from their upcoming debut LP, Yours, Dreamily, which…
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It always warms our heart to see shows do so well, that they require an upgrade to a bigger space to accommodate demand, and that trend seems to be happening more often than ever this year. The latest event to find itself switching spaces is X Ambassadors’ planned Nov. 1 outing at Exit/In with Kevin Garrett and Stokeswood, which will now be held…
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The Early November w/ Better Off, Clay Cages The End; Nashville, TN Aug. 25, 2015 Review by Meredith Galyon (@worstnightmere). Photos by Nolan Knight. Last week, Nashville’s legendary rock venue The End hosted the stacked bill of New Jersey rockers The Early November with local pop punk/alternative bands Better Off and Clay Cages. Each act brought a unique spin on…
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Nashville punk group Blacklist Royals, still riding high on the buzz surrounding last year’s masterful Die Young with Me, are tackling the music of seminal goth rock act The Cure, on a free, brand new collection of covers which they’ll be giving out throughout the month called Dead Time Volume One: Songs of The Cure. The series kicks…
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Bandit Heart is the new project of Nashville’s Troy Akers. If that name sounds familiar to you, then you are probably a fan of his other outfit, local pop/rock outfit The CO, which he’s been a part of for the past 10 years. Akers was searching for another outlet for his songwriting, and has been pouring…