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Most often when an artist announces a “double album release,” you think of a bloated LP with twice as many tricks. For eclectic, impressionistic local alternative rocker Tony Raney, however, it’s a much more ambitious undertaking: the simultaneous release of two distinctly different records, Soft & Dirty and Zoonosis, each with their own distinct sonic and thematic…
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Punk/glam/hard rock icon Billy Idol made history more than a decade ago with the 1985 release of his remix album, Vital Idol. Years before dance-floor primed remixes were widely in vogue, Idol helped cement the vibrancy of the genre in the late ’80s, all the while continuing to release his own seminal original work, and has…
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Still celebrating the recent release of his fantastic new full-length, Wished Out, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel, a favorite of the local scene, is set to headline Mercy Lounge on Oct. 6 with genre-bending instrumental duo Steelism. One of the first must-see local shows of the fall, Broemel, has, as a solo artist, established himself as a captivating, thoughtful, and ever-evolving…
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Out in support of their fantastic, nuanced, and essential recent fourth album, High as Hope, London’s Florence + the Machine are set to return to Music City for the first time in three years to play their biggest local headliner to date, Oct. 2 at Bridgestone Arena with buzzy, young electropop up and comer Billie Eilish. Now more than a decade in…
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We first introduced you to local art rock duo Fox Grin last year, when we premiered their great EP Dawn, before checking back in at the start of 2018 with the debut of a new single, ahead of their most recent, critically-acclaimed full-length, King of Spades. Since then, the Atlanta transplants, Thom Chapman and David Bean, have continued to build…
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Celebrating his first proper full-length in more than a decade, this year’s excellent return to form You’re Not Alone, hard rocking positive party god turned larger-than-life personality Andrew W.K. returns to Nashville tonight, Sept. 25 to headline The Basement East, along with edgy local duo Birdcloud. Now nearly 20 years since first breaking into the mainstream, W.K. is a figure you’ve…
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On the heels of Maggie Rogers’ last minute Basement East show with Caroline Rose, additional artists are announcing makeup appearances tonight in the Nashville area, in light of Pilgrimage Festival’s unfortunate Sunday cancelation. The latest exciting surprise performance to pop up is none other than beloved folk singer Brandi Carlile, who will play tonight, Sept. 23 at City…
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After thunderstorms forced an early end to Franklin’s Pilgrimage Fest yesterday afternoon, then news came this morning that day two would be canceled as well, citing unsafe conditions and continued threat of inclement weather (all a bummer, but you can’t control the weather… we’ll have more coverage of the fest up shortly), we immediately wandered and…
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We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and the week has finally arrived, as we prepare to head to Franklin’s Park at Harlinsdale this weekend, Sept. 22 & 23 for the fourth annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. We had a blast at years one, two, and three, and with an expanded lineup, new performance areas and amenities, and additional changes…
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Out in support of their fantastic, recently-released new effort Performance, eclectic Austin group White Denim are set to play their first Music City headliner in a couple of years (more recent supporting stops aside) tonight, Sept. 22 at Exit/In, with New York jazz guitarist Rotem. Heralded for their genre-bending, decade-spanning sound and influence, White Denim are a fantastic and always unique…