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Pop singer-songwriter Heather Bond has called Nashville home since 2007, and has been busy writing, recording and performing around the city ever since. In an exclusive premiere for No Country For New Nashville, she’s sharing a brand new cut from her forthcoming album, So Long, which will be released in September. “Can’t Undo This”…
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Cofounder of My Morning Jacket, and cousin of frontman Jim James, Johnny Quaid split (amicably) from MMJ in 2004, and Quaid was reborn with his current band The Ravenna Colt soon after. This new platform turned some heads, and got our attention, with their stellar debut record Slight Spell (2010) and now they’re back with the equally…
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East Nashville based, country tinged shoegazers Runner of the Woods dropped their debut album Thirsty Valley last Friday, and now they’re ready to celebrate this magnificent event with a hometown CD release show TONIGHT at The Basement. This is a 21 + show, tickets are just $5 at the door, and the music starts…
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Elvis Depressedly. Photo by Gary Acquaro. Elvis Depressedly w/ Mitski, Eskimeaux, Daddy Issues The End; Nashville, TN July 11, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Gary Acquaro. A very young crowd turned out at The End on Saturday night for a stacked bill of sad indie pop-rock featuring three touring acts and the local darlings Daddy…
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If you’re a fan of glamorous alt-rockers Neon Trees, you won’t want to miss the chance to see them perform an intimate and stripped-down set. The quartet will play the unique gig at Mercy Lounge with Nashville natives COIN and fellow electro-pop rockers Fictionist tonight, on July 14. The show is 18+ and you can…
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Brooklyn based experimental proggy math rockers Battles have announced a return to Music City with a date at Exit/In on October 17th. The enigmatic band is comprised of drummer John Stanier (of Helmet and Tomahawk), guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams (of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress), and guitarist David Konopka (of Lynx). Together these guys culminate one…
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Earlier this year, famed pop punk/alt rock act Motion City Soundtrack hit the road to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their most popular (and, arguably, best) album, 2005’s Commit This to Memory. Produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, the record was Motion City’s sophomore release, and helped propel them into broader mainstream recognition, cementing their status as one of…
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Nashville transplants Poema released their new EP, Pretty Speeches, to much indie attention on Friday, July 10 (global record release day is now Friday, in case you haven’t heard!). It’s much more than a complicated relationship album. Their sound is far and away more produced and polished in the best way; think the Haim sensibilities…
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We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and, this weekend, July 17-19, it finally returns: Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival will once again take place in downtown’s Waterfront Park, boasting a stellar lineup of artists like Sam Smith, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, The Tallest Man on Earth, The War on Drugs, First Aid Kit, Desaparecidos, Gaslight Anthem, Cold War Kids, ZZ Ward, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Noah Gundersen, The Lone Bellow,…
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Nashville based pop standouts Kopecky (formerly Kopecky Family Band) are currently touring in support of their most recent release Drug For The Modern Age, and just released a live video for their fantastically danceable track “Talk To Me”. You can check out the video below, and you can catch the band back in…