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If you’re a regular reader, then you already know that we pride ourselves in being the most comprehensive local source for coverage on punk, hardcore, emo, alternative, and the rest of the “scene” and its associated subgenres. And, if you’re a fan of that scene, then you know that the Vans Warped Tour is its mecca.…
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AC Entertainment’s Big Ears Festival returns to Knoxville this coming spring, March 28-30. Abnormally large ears are not a requirement to attend this weekend of eclectic, abstract music, art exhibitions, discussions, and film screenings—a format that seems to prove successful for AC, as we saw this past October with Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit.…
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Local rockers Natural Child are prepping to release a new LP, Dancin’ With Wolves, on February 25th via Burger Records, and we have the first single, “Saturday Night Blues” from the record for you to check out below. The boys have been in Europe for most of the fall, and, as you can see…
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After a six-year hiatus, the SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Tour returns tonight to Marathon Music Works with world-renowned choreographer Manwe Sauls-Addison, who has worked with performers such as Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and J.Lo. This isn’t a voluptuous parade of Bettie Boop haircuts and roundhouse tasseling; Manwe has developed a show interpreting some of pop culture’s…
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Local electro pop phenoms Wild Cub gave us all a scare a few months back when we thought they were leaving for the left coast, but a record deal with Mom + Pop Records has dropped the anchor back in the sea of Nashville for the time being. That’s not to say that you…
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Acoustic at The Ryman, an upcoming 10-song full-length live album, which was recorded back in April at, you guessed it, The Ryman, will expand on Band of Horses‘ just-released (for Black Friday Record Store Day) Acoustic at The Ryman 7″. Look for it Feb. 11, in a plethora of formats (including a few that will make…
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If you aren’t heading out to eat your body weight in biscuits while watching Deer Tick or going to “act mature” at the SuicideGirls romp through Marathon Music Works, you are likely heading west to The Stone Fox for a very special evening with acclaimed Nashville by way of West Virginia songwriter Stone Jack…
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If you’ve got plans tonight, cancel them! Music City Roots, the weekly concert and live radio show broadcast from (world?) famous Loveless Cafe has one of the best line-ups we’ve seen in a long time and you need to be there! Staff favorite Deer Tick headline a MASSIVE bill including The Deep Dark Woods, Minton Sparks,…
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As we told you back in the fall, eclectic singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso John Mayer will be bringing his Paradise Valley tour to Nashville’s own Bridgestone Arena TONIGHT, Dec. 4, with Phillip Phillips slated to open. It’s been several years since Mayer last played Nashville and, in that time, his sound has moved in a more folk and Americana-influenced direction. Tickets for…