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Were you one of the lucky 500 or so who piled into the black rock box on Elliston Place on New Years Eve for that killer show featuring Diarrhea Planet, Protomen, Richie, and No Regrets Coyote? Those of you that were there know the energy in Exit/In that night. While we can’t fully recreate the…
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From a writer’s perspective, Of Montreal is bit of a doozy to adequately describe. Their upbeat tunes are undeniably catchy and overly dancariffic, but at the same time, Of Montreal is like absolutely nothing you’ve ever heard before. In fact, Of Montreal so much breaks the mold that us writers are forced to invent silly adjectives…
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What’s up with winter? Sometimes it’s pissing rain for 10 straight hours, and then you wake up to find your fucking car doors frozen shut. Perhaps, it’s time to rock the eff out, and there is no better place to make that dream a reality than when Ben Spinks Supermelt, The Volts, & Will…
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Hear ye, hear ye. Local pop songstress Jessie Baylin is set to perform a rare hometown show this Friday at Mercy Lounge, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky reader to check out the show. The Watson Twins will be opening, and, those of you in the know, will realize…
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Catching Speedy Ortiz at The Stone Fox tonight will be a wise decision! They’re the kind of self-assertive, minimalist fuzz-rock band that is fueled by a live connection of raw lyrics and punk pit groove endorphins. Their latest album, Major Arcana, was inspired by a book lead singer Sadie Dupuis (a young, ominous songwriter-poet…
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When pseudo-surprise news broke last week of hip hop superduo Outkast‘s reunion, part of this spring’s Coachella festival in California, one immediate question sprang to mind: would it just be a one (er, technically two) time thing, or a full-blown affair? News that the rappers would also headline New York’s Governor’s Ball shortly followed, building…
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As we told you last month, influential punk rockers Against Me! are performing at Mercy Lounge this Sunday, Jan. 19, in support of their upcoming sixth album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Though the album, which has been years in the making, doesn’t officially drop until Jan. 21 (via the band’s own Total Treble label), you can stream it now, thanks…
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Remember last week when we told you Wild Cub were going to have a HUGE 2014? Yeah, we weren’t just being hyperbolic. The Nashville indie rockers, whose debut album Youth made our Best Nashville Albums of 2013 list, despite the fact that it is set for wide/re-release Jan. 21 via Mom + Pop, have already hit two more…
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Rock kids love house shows, and the up and coming rock bands are playing more and more house shows around Nashville. Tonight is no different as St. Louis rockers Foxing are joined by Nashville upstarts RΔCHEL over at Neuhau5 on Stewart Place. We’ve got a bit of a run down on the show below,…