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The hits keep on coming to Ascend Amphitheater, and they are coming in the form of epic concert announcements. The latest star, and Bonnaroo 2015 main stage performer, to add her name to the incredible list of acts set to play the outdoor Amphitheater’s inaugural season is Florence + The Machine. Tickets, which start…
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Local rocker Dan Auerbach kept busy while his Black Keys drumming partner convalesced from a recent injury. He teamed up with Leon Michels, Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss, and Nick Movshon to form the new outfit The Arcs, who are set to release a debut record, Yours, Dreamily, on September 4th through Auerbach’s own Nonesuch Records. The…
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Last fall, Canadian dance punk duo Death From Above 1979 finally delivered their long-awaited sophomore LP, The Physical World, almost exactly 10 years after their debut, and embarked on a tour in support, including a November stop at Marathon Music Works. Averaging a Nashville date once every decade or so, it was unclear at the time when, or…
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We’ve been jamming on the first new single, “The Bruise”, from Daddy Issues‘ upcoming album, Can We Still Hang, which is releasing as a part of Infinity Cat’s Cassette Series on June 30th! While many of us were sweating profusely on a farm last weekend, the young trio leaked the second single, “Unicorns &…
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Richard Thompson w/ Robert Ellis City Winery; Nashville, TN June 13, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody. As we told you here recently, Richard Thompson is touring in support of his upcoming new album, Still, which is due out on June 23rd. This is one of those examples of how great it is being part of the No Country team as…
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Progressive/experimental act The Dear Hunter began a decade ago, then a side project/high-concept musical vehicle for The Receiving End of Sirens vocalist Casey Crescenzo. What has since morphed into Crescenzo’s main gig, the group released three concept albums of a planned six-part series between 2006 and 2009, before venturing off to craft a color-inspired series of EPs and a standalone…
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It’s been well over a decade since piano pop songstress Vanessa Carlton exploded onto the musical scene with her platinum selling debut, Be Not Nobody, and nearly four years since her most recent effort, Rabbits on the Run. After an eventual few years, which included marrying her husband, John McCauley of Deer Tick, giving birth to a daughter, and…
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Continuing to ride the wave of success surrounding her incredible self-titled, debut album, former Nashvillian (and current native of Richmond, VA) Natalie Prass, who wowed us back in the spring supporting Ryan Adams at The Ryman and headlining The High Watt, has released a new video for her enchanting single “Bird of Prey.” Directed by…
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Continuing the post-Bonnaraoo barrage of radius clause-free concert announcements, yesterday alt/indie/rap/electropop duo twenty one pilots, who, hands down, were one of our favorite acts at ‘Roo (look out for coverage later this week), have announced an Oct. 5 return to Nashville, for the first time ever at The Ryman Auditorium (and following sold out outings in years prior at…
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We’ve previously gushed about both our friends at War Memorial Auditorium’s acoustic “Attic Sessions” live performance series as well as buzzworthy local indie pop songstress on the rise CAPPA. So, naturally, bringing the two together is a guaranteed recipe for success. Ahead of the full July 7 release of CAPPA’s “Attic Sessions” performance and interview, War…