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There’s a new independent record label in town giving a home to all the weird, left-of-center music that might otherwise have a hard time finding a community in any city, even a booming music town like Nashville. Sweet Sounds Records was initially founded by Keith Chandler and Ira Kinder as a way for them to…
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While Seattle indie/alt rockers Minus The Bear haven’t released a full-length of new material since 2012’s Infinity Overhead, the band have been keeping busy in recent months, touring in support of the 10 year anniversary of their breakthrough EP, 2004’s They Make Beer Commercials Like This, and recently releasing a collection of rare and unheard tracks called Lost Loves. En…
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It’s been a long time coming, but local indie pop outfit COIN have finally announced the release of their debut album! Simply titled COIN and helmed by Grammy nominated producer Jay Joyce, the full-length will arrive in June on Columbia imprint StarTime International. We’ve been obsessing over COIN’s infectiously catchy and dance-ready flavor of indie rock for a couple of…
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Following the departure of producer, guitarist, and founding member Chris Walla, beloved indie rock outfit Death Cab For Cutie are entering 2015 as the start of an entirely new chapter. Earlier this month, the group reveled that their highly anticipated eighth album would be called Kintsugi, and is set to arrive March 31 via Atlantic. And, not only have…
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Nashville’s Angel Snow has been on the No Country radar for the past few years. We first began gushing about her soothing soulful voice and impressive songwriting chops from her 2012 self-titled release, which ultimately made it onto our top local albums of 2012 list. Well, today we team up with our pals at…
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Femke, Dara Sisterhen Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN January 20, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Shawn Jackson. Every single Tuesday for the past several months, we’ve been teaming up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local…
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Parquet Courts At Third Man. Photo by Sundel Perry. Parquet Courts looming return to Nashville on February 5th brings us back to their last Music City performance at the Blue Room at Third Man Records in June of 2014. It also reminds us that there is still a receipt in the desk to grab a copy…
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Yonder Mountain String Band kicked off their Winter Tour 2015 in Raleigh, NC earlier this week and will be at Cannery Ballroom tonight at 8PM. We told you about this show back in November when tickets first went on sale and, amazingly, some tickets are still available for just $25. Philip Phillips was listed as the opener at that time but has…
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In an effort to send their hugely successful and transformative “Self-Titled era” out with a bang, Nashville pop rock trio Paramore have announced a run of slightly more intimate (at least by arena-rocking standards) appearances, which they describe as fan-geared celebrations, with newly-reunited indie rockers Copeland. Immediately after their performance at Alabama’s Hangout Fest, the group will play Nashville’s Grand…