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Celebrating the recent release of their sixth album, Used Future, Austin stoner metal and hard rock outfit The Sword are set to return to town June 27 to headline Exit/In, where they’ve played almost annually for a number of years. One of the most dependable and talented American metal acts of the new millennium, the group’s excellent live show and…
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After running down the best performances, highlights, surprises, and changes we experienced Thursday and Friday, in the first half of coverage of Bonnaroo 2018, we have the rest of our take on this year’s fest with our Saturday and Sunday report below. We already talked about some of the great tweaks like the addition…
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English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys have slowly been springing back to life over the past year, ending a brief hiatus following their 2013 fifth effort AM and subsequent tour, to focus on personal lives and side projects, including the sophomore effort from Alex Turner’s pop-geared endeavor The Last Shadow Puppets. As they celebrate the release of their brand new LP, Tranquility…
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Now in its monumental 17th year, Bonnaroo is, without question, one of the most legendary and important American festivals, and we’re fortunate that it takes place in our backyard. It’s also no secret that the festival landscape has changed rapidly in recent years, booming with an advent of new events, and then stabilizing, as some become…
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Garage punks The Coathangers sprung out of Atlanta’s DIY scene more than a decade ago, initially aspiring simply to have fun and play a few house shows, before a relentless tour schedule and five fantastic LPs managed to transform them into one of punk’s most vital indie acts. The trio have toured with the likes of…
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We’re finally caught up on rest from Bonnaroo, and already a new weekend is upon us. With Middle Tennessee’s biggest fest in the rearview, the Nashville show landscape is looking extra packed this weekend, especially if you’re a fan of smaller or more DIY happenings. You have local indie, punk, garage rock, pop, folk,…
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Returning to headline The High Watt on June 26, after passing through last fall to co-headline a show with !!!, Atlanta’s Algiers are a profoundly artistic, socially urgent, refreshing and genre-bending project that should be on everyone’s radar. This time around, the group perform with Knoxville experimental artist Lower Interiors, as well as likeminded local experimental/dark pop project Lambda Celsius, a…
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We’re fresh off of another amazing Bonnaroo, and our summer festival season is in full swing. Next up for us is Louisville’s Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15 at the city’s downtown Waterfront Park, and is one of our favorite fests in the nation, with its picturesque downtown setting and incredibly well-organized setup! Forecastle revealed its 2018 lineup earlier this year,…
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It’s been a a couple of years now since beloved local rockers Moseley seemingly fizzed out, but that hasn’t stopped frontwoman Suzie Chism from returning under a new moniker: SUP. An acronym for Suzie Under Pressure, SUP. first emerged early last year with an excellent first single, “Palm Tree,” and has since dropped a few more official…
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Since bursting onto the local scene with her eponymous debut EP in early 2015, and following it up with a series of well-received tracks and a sophomore effort, Queen of Hearts, in 2016, local electropop singer and longtime site favorite CAPPA has reigned as one of the most promising and important figures in the increasingly flourishing Nashville…