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Rockabilly singer Jessica Lee Wilkes is a throwback artist inspired by the rock and roll and rhythm and blues made in the 1950s. Wanda Jackson is allegedly a fan, and Wilkes is certainly inspired to be a modern rockabilly femme fatale similar to that legendary songstress. Wilkes cut her teeth playing bass in the group…
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As we mentioned in our preview this morning, local experimental rapper Justin Donahue, better known as Jung Youth, and his band are set to open for a stacked bill of Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, plus Dillion Cooper, TONIGHT, July 28 at Marathon Music Works! As a special treat (no pun intended) for fans, and in celebration of…
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Returning to Nashville for the first time since kicking off last season’s Live on the Green, City and Colour has announced a Dec. 13 performance at War Memorial Auditorium, with support from Bahamas. The acclaimed singer-songwriter, real name Dallas Green, recently announced his fifth album, If I Should Go Before You, due out Oct. 9 through Dine Alone Records, and…
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Nashville rockers aave are preparing for the release of their debut full length, There’s Nothing, on August 14th via Villian Place/Rock Ridge Music, and we’re proud to be premiering a new single, “Blender,” from that effort. There’s Nothing is a follow up to the bands 2013 EP Sleep To Forget, and the new single…
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Upstart Nashville pysch outfit Promised Land Sound burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut in 2013. That record caught the attention of everyone around town from Jack White to Alabama Shakes, the latter of which took them out on the road for a string of dates. The boys did find some time to settle…
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It’s not often you have a chance to see a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan in Nashville. It’s even more rare to see one of them playing one of the most classic hip-hop albums of all time. Tonight you have the opportunity to see both of these, plus another Wu-Tang Clan member! Raekwon (the Chef) and…
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Anderson East w/ Benjamin A. Harper The Basement; Nashville, TN July 24, 2015 Review by Olivia Burd (@nashweekender). Photos by Jen Silver. Sometimes, 50 minutes late is worth the wait. Benjamin A. Harper (the “A.” distinguishing him from another notable singer-songwriter) was pacing on the back porch of The Basement, almost biting his nails at the thought…
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Veruca Salt w/ Charly Bliss, American Dream Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN July 21, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. A close-to-sold-out crowd packed into the Mercy Lounge on Tuesday night to witness the reunion of nineties garage-pop cult icons Veruca Salt, who drew an incredibly enthusiastic response despite making the rowdy audience wait nearly…
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As we were making our pool jams playlist, this gem by Nashville pop artist KAPTAN hit our inbox. “Anywhere We Go” is the debut single of this Andrew de Torres project, released on Nashville’s own South By Sea record label. It’s a feel-good piece all the way through, with a twinkly melody and enough…