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Ty Segall is a busy guy. In 2012 alone, he released three studio albums: Twins (as Ty Segall), Salughterhouse (as Ty Segall Band), and Hair (a split with White Fence). All quite different, all lauded by critics and fans. In just the past five years, he’s released over a dozen albums, even more EPs, live albums, compilations, and contributed to…
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A few weeks ago, we brought word that the annual competition for a slot at Bonnaroo was returning to Mercy Lounge! The first lineup was released this morning, and we’ve embedded players for each of the upcoming artists. The Road to Bonnaroo is crowd driven, and the set times will be announced right before…
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It’s been another great week for the site. We can’t thank you guys enough for visiting and reading and supporting everything that we work so hard on! We’ve got plenty of great show and album coverage coming up this week, tons of new Bonnaroo information, and an announcement that we can’t wait to make!…
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Several days ago, influential singer Morrissey was hospitalized in Michigan for an unspecified condition. Initial reports only indicated that his January 24-26 shows (Flint, Minneapolis, and Chicago) had been cancelled, and incorrectly reported the reason as “a bandmate’s illness.” At least one show, January 24’s scheduled Flint, MI stop currently has no rescheduled date and fans have…
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UPDATE: A previous version of this story was entitled “Band Assaulted at Rocketown for Dedicating a Song to a Gay Friend.” We’ve changed the title to better reflect the situation as we’ve gathered new information. The original title and article are still representative of the events that transpired, as best we understood them when we received reports Saturday night, but new…
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This one’s for you fellow pop punk kids and pop punk kids at heart. Mega influential ’00s pop punk group Fall Out Boy, who have been on hiatus since 2009, are reportedly finally set to reunite, according to pop punk scene blog PropertyOfZack. Many rumors of the band’s reunion have been floating around for years, and are…
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With this, Roo Clue Number 8, we’ve finally all caught up on Bonnaroo’s lineup guessing game. Bonnaroo typically announces their lineup in mid-February, so I’m guessing that we only have 4 more of these to go. Much like yesterday’s clue, this one feels pretty easy. I’m betting whoever is running the marketing is swamped getting…
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Another weekend is rolling around, and it’s time for you to make some plans to blow off the frustrations of your week. We have quite a lineup of shows this weekend in Nashville, and you should definitely make your choices. Here are some of our selected shows from this weekend! Get out and support…
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We went around and around about what the word “emerging” means over here when The Deli asked us for our input on this very topic. We still don’t really know the answer to that, but our friends over at The Deli Nashville are asking for your input. They have compiled a list of nominated…
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The next round of Grammy performers has been announced, and it looks like Nashville’s set up to rule the night, in both performances and nominations (which were announced here in town)! In addition to previously announced performers The Black Keys and Taylor Swift, Nashville’s favorite rock and roll transplant, Jack White, has been added to the lineup. Nashville-based…