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2015 Grammy Nominations Announced, Lots of Nashville Artists Included
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Nominations for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced this week (without the fanfare of a live nominations show, as in previous years), and, unsurprisingly, Nashville artists are strongly represented. In addition to big nods for local rock faves like Jack White, The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant, and Paramore, and occasionally Nashville based pop artists like…
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Mercy Lounge to Host 4D New Year’s Eve Party, Featuring 15+ Acts on Two Stages
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We’ve already presented you with quite a few exciting ways to ring in 2015, including Diarrhea Planet at Exit/In, Old Crow Medicine Show at The Ryman (sold out), Moon Taxi at War Memorial Auditorium, and St. Paul and the Broken Bones at Marathon Music Works (win tickets). Adding to that tantalizing list of options, Mercy Lounge and The…
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Check Out Two Live Sessions, New Christmas Single from Free Throw
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Breakout Nashville emo act Free Throw recently returned from a U.S. tour, and, while they were out, managed to tape a few live sessions. The first, a full band performance of “Tongue Tied,” was recorded at Voodoo Studios in Butte, Montana. The second, a more informal acoustic take on older tune “Lvl 2 Pidgey in a Masterball,”…
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Watch Scale Model’s Nostalgic New Video for “El Cheapo” & Catch Them TONIGHT at The High Watt!
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Nashville indie rockers Scale Model have always had an affinity for ’80s synth rock and new wave, and, in their new music video for “El Cheapo,” the infectious opener from the group’s debut full-length, Star, they let their retro tendencies run wild. Akin to something you’d see on golden era MTV, the Seth Graves directed “El Cheapo” is…
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Mikey Ekko Announces Debut Album, Premieres “Time” Music Video; Catch Him TONIGHT at Marathon Music Works!
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Earlier this fall, we brought you the music video for “Smile,” a fun, buzzy new single from local singer-songwriter/producer turned Rihanna cohort and Grammy performer Mikky Ekko. At the time, we knew that Ekko had plans to release his debut, solo full-length sometime next year, but had yet to learn any concrete details. That has…
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Deerhoof to Play Mercy Lounge March 24
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California noise punks Deerhoof have announced a world tour in support of their recently released 13th album, La Isla Bonita. After treks in Japan and Europe, the group will arrive stateside, and are slated to return to our very own Mercy Lounge on March 24. In their now 20+ years of existence, Deerhoof have seen several lineup changes and…
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Vans Warped Tour to Return to Nashville July 1; First Bands, Ticket Pre-Sale Announced
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As you may recall, the Vans Warped Tour returned to Nashville last summer for the first time since ’06. We had a blast, and, apparently, the Warped crew did as well, because the quintessential all ages traveling summer punk fest, entering its 21st consecutive year, will return to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds once again on July 1. Tickets…
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The Decemberists Premiere Music Video, Lyric Video, Play Conan
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We already told you about The Decemberists’ upcoming April 13 return to The Ryman Auditorium with Alvvays, gave you the scoop on their new album, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (due out Jan. 20), and brought you the lyric video for new single, “Make You Better.” Only a handful of tickets for the show remain, so we’d suggest grabbing them…
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Josh Farro (ex-Paramore) Unveils New Band, Debut Music Video
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Nearly four years after his departure from seminal alt rock/pop punk group Paramore, Nashville based artist Josh Farro (whose brother, Zac, also formerly of Paramore, has made a splash in the local scene under the moniker HalfNoise), has unveiled a new solo project, simply dubbed Farro. While the singer had one previous false start, with seemingly abandoned…
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Into It. Over It. Premiere “Spinning Thread” Video; To Play The High Watt Feb. 17
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Indie/emo rockers Into It. Over It. (who we’ve raved about countless times) recently premiered a new music video for “Spinning Thread,” perhaps our favorite track from the group’s 2013 full-length, Intersections. Chronicling a first-person perspective of a day in the life of frontman Evan Weiss, the Max Moore directed video is a lot of fun, and definite…