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As we announced a few months back, pop punks turned arena rockers Fall Out Boy are set to return to Nashville for the third year in a row (an annual occurrence since the group first reunited at the start of 2013) this Sunday, July 12 at Bridgestone Arena for their largest Music City show ever! Co-headling with breakout Pittsburgh…
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Neo-soul, Americana and blues rock ’n’ roll crooner Anderson East has officially released his much anticipated debut LP, Delilah, TODAY, and let us tell you it is very impressive. The record captures his unique vocals, inspired song writing and genre spanning back-up band wonderfully. The LP is also the first release on super producer Dave Cobb’s (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Kristin…
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For the August edition of the Red Bull’s curated, monthly Sound Select showcase, the energy drink maker turned tastemaker has tapped one of Nashville’s most fun, epic live acts, The Protomen! The operatic rock outfit will be joined by Denver duo In the Whale and local party rocker Ri¢hie, and, per usual, tickets are just $3 with an…
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Local virtuosos Steelism dropped their latest EP, The Drawing Room Volume 1, today, and it is rapidly climbing our best releases of 2015 (so far) list. The instrumental album expertly teeters between jammy rock and jazz interludes, but also fills a number of other niches that should make it immediately enjoyable for most any music…
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Out in support of their epic new fifth album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress, Canadian post-rock/experimental outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor have announced their first headlining Nashville show in three years, Sept. 19 at Marathon Music Works with Xylouris White (notably, Godspeed played Bridgestone Arena with Nine Inch Nails in 2013). A celebrated, genre-bending, boundary-pushing collective, Godspeed are a band you…
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Co-founded by Ryan Spaulding (radio host and founder of the popular Ryan’s Smashing Life blog) and Adam Duritz (of Counting Crows fame), The Outlaw Roadshow is a curated musical showcase (similar to Communion) which is, for the first time, hosting an event in Nashville on July 17 and 18 at Mercy Lounge and The High Watt. Totally FREE and boasting an incredible,…
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Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame returns to Nashville tonight, July 10 for the first time in over a year at Marathon Music Works. Openers D.R.A.M. and NAWAS will join him as he plays ahead of the release of his third album Flockaveli 2, due out later this year. Able to bridge the gap between hip hop and EDM…
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Buffalo Rodeo, What Up English, The Stoves Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN July 7, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Brendan Donohue. Every single Tuesday since last summer, we’ve been teaming up with hip downtown restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging…
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Ahead of their recently announced headlining outing Aug. 8 at Mercy Lounge with Dinner and a Suit and CAPPA (tickets here), Nashville synthpop outfit Vinyl Thief have returned with their first new single since last year’s soaring debut LP, Fathoms. The new track, which premiered yesterday on Consequence of Sound, is called “Longer,” and it’s a banger. Built around a percussion loop from an Oberheim synth,…
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Announced last month, Canadian dance punk duo Death From Above 1979, who returned last year with their sophomore LP, The Physical World, almost exactly a decade after their debut, were set to play at Third Man Records‘ famous Blue Room on July 16. Unsurprisingly, especially since the group packed Marathon Music Works back in November, the show promptly sold…