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Out on the road in support of their phenomenal, recently-released fourth album Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, genre-bending, artsy San Francisco black metal meets post-metal meets shoegaze outfit Deafheaven have announced a run of co-headlining fall dates with Brooklyn dreamy, shoegaze-y, indie rockers DIIV, a bit of an unlikely pairing, but one we love (and one that makes…
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Set to return for its fourth year next month, Sept. 22 & 23 at Franklin’s picturesque Park at Harlinsdale, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival wowed us back in the spring with their impressive 2018 lineup, featuring big names like Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Lionel Richie, and Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. Last year’s Justin Timberlake-topped event is a…
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As we previously announced, famed local alt rockers Paramore are currently winding down the record cycle (or “era,” as they like to dub it) for last year’s phenomenal fifth album, After Laughter, which, over the past year, has included surprise stops at Exit/In and The End, a headlining outing at The Ryman, and the group’s debut at Bonnaroo,…
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Out in support of both frontman Nahko Bear’s personal, transcendent “prequel” work, 2017’s My Name Is Bear, as well as their last “current,” full band-geared effort, 2016’s HOKA, Portland folk and world music outfit Nahko and Medicine for the People will return to Nashville Aug. 4 for their largest Music City headliner to date, at Marathon Music Works. With support from socially-charged LA…
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Working on your weekend plans? Per usual, we’ve got you covered! Check out all of our top show picks in This Weekend in Nashville!
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In our now seven years covering the Nashville music scene, we’ve seen plenty of talented bands come and go, and it’s always a shame to see any promising local act throw in the towel. This one stings extra hard though: after a near decade-long run, dorm room shredders turned international party punk icons Diarrhea Planet are…
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Back in the fall, breakout local grunge pop group Bully released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Sub Pop. Dubbed Losing, the album is an earnest, raw, anxious, and vulnerable triumph that has dominated our playlists ever since, and a worthy followup to the band’s explosive 2015 debut, Feels Like. Leading up to and following the new release, Bully have…
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As we previously announced, famed local alt rockers Paramore are currently winding down the record cycle (or “era,” as they like to dub it) for last year’s phenomenal fifth album, After Laughter, which, over the past year, has included surprise stops at Exit/In and The End, a headlining outing at The Ryman, and the group’s debut at Bonnaroo,…
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’90s hip hop legends Slum Village are still going strong after almost three decades, helmed by surviving original member and only constant T3, along with producer Young RJ. Still responsible for a fairly prolific outfit, the group are doing their part in keeping lyrically-focused, flow-driven, old school hip hop alive (albeit with modern sensibilities), and are a…
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As we’ve been saying every year since our first time covering in 2013, Louisville’s Forecastle Festival is one of our absolute favorite music fests- not just in the region, but in the whole country. It’s not the the biggest or flashiest event of its kind, and you’ll frequently find its performers at many other festivals, but it…