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Listed by Billboard as the most successful r&b/hip hop artist of the last 25 years, and the most successful r&b artist in history, singer, controversial public figure, and certifiably eccentric person R. Kelly is set to return to Nashville for the first time in several years, for a Dec. 5 performance at Municipal Auditorium in support of his twelfth album,…
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We truly appreciate the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, who managed to survive after losing their lease, as well as, a significant portion of their collection in the 2010 flood, only to rise like the Phoenix in their new location at Municipal Auditorium. As such, we were thrilled to be there when the…
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Lightning 100 announced the lineup for its 2014 Festivus show, benefitting the Salvation Army’s Forgotten Angels. Mississippi rock band The Weeks hold the headlining spot. The southern garage rockers recently covered Arrested Development’s “Tennessee” for the AV Club to delightful results. Hometown pop star Mikky Ekko will follow up his highly buzzy Red Bull…
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Indie/folk duo Haley Grant and Kaylee Japerson first met back in 2013 at Belmont University. Having discovered their mutual musical talents, they formed The Harmaleighs and, in just the last year, they’ve been sweeping through Nashville like a not-so-quiet and forceful storm. Having already released their first EP, titled People Line Up, the two ladies are…
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Them Vibes. Photo by Sundel Perry. Them Vibes burst into our lives, thanks to our friends at Lightning 100, about this time last year, when they bombarded us with the track “Lorelei”. We promptly jumped on the bandwagon, and made it a point to get out to see them (see photo above). Today, the…
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The End is putting on a killer night of punk rock tonight, Nov. 6 with Purling Hiss and Meatbodies, two loud bands formed by guitarist/visionaries touring in support of brand-new records, plus local teenage hardcore punks JAWWS. If you haven’t already seen or heard of JAWWS and hardcore punk is your jam, checking the local…
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As we told you back in the summer, Atlanta metal mavens Mastodon are coming to Marathon Music Works TONIGHT, Nov. 6 with Gojira and Kvelertak in support of their killer new album, Once More ‘Round the Sun, which was recorded right here in town, and debuted to critical acclaim and chart-topping sales. Not only is this show exciting news for fans of quality heavy…
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Well, folks, Halloween is over. October of 2014 is in the past, and Thanksgiving is upon us. It sounds like a depressing statement, but, luckily, the week after Halloween has some pretty amazing events going on that will help you keep your party high going. Tonight at Exit/In, Jukebox the Ghost, The Cartoons and Mike Mains & the Branches will…
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By now we hope you’ve heard, our live events production wing, No Country Presents, has taken up residence at Lower Broadway’s hippest new restaurant, lounge, retail, and event space, Acme Feed & Seed, where we’ve been bringing you a weekly, FREE, Tuesday night showcase, featuring some of our favorite emerging local and national talent. The curated showcase runs…
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English electro/r&b/experimental art pop singer FKA Twigs made her U.S. television debut last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ahead of her first ever headlining stateside tour, which will bring her to our very own Mercy Lounge on Dec. 1 with Boots. Though the non-music media seems fixated on her relationship with Twilight actor Robert Pattinson, we’re much more concerned with…