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Local electronic duo Cherub are kicking off their massive “So… You DTF?” fall tour in Nashville TONIGHT, Sept. 5 at The Ryman Auditorium, with help from fellow local electro-rock/post-punk act Future Unlimited, and you need to be there! Tickets are still available for $25 (a bargain by Ryman standards), but you’d better act fast; the last time the duo played Music City…
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Local tastemaking indie label and friends of the blog Infinity Cat Recordings are up to their oooold tricks again, in the form of year two of their Cassette Series, curated by curated by Casey Weissbuch. Daddy Issues, who’ve been raving about lately, kicked off the second annual, limited edition run, and, now, we are happy to…
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Genre-bending, boundary pushing Canadian post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor return to Nashville for their first headlining show in three years later this month, Sept. 19 at Marathon Music Works (notably, Godspeed played Bridgestone Arena with Nine Inch Nails in 2013) with Xylouris White, out in support of their new album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. With a live show like no other, a loyal…
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Out in support of their first new full-length in eight years, Everybody’s Coming Down, Omaha indie rock/folk outfit The Good Life return to Nashville for the first time in years to perform TONIGHT, Sept. 4 at The High Watt. Out with Big Harp, the side project of their own bassist Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, the band are channeling a more energized, rock-leaning sound…
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Bluesy vintage pop singer ZZ Ward is playing Marathon Music Works tonight, Sept. 4! The singer-songwriter’s husky voice calls to mind other throwback pop artists like Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Joss Stone, but leanings towards the blues and hip-hop rather than jazz or soul make her sound stand out amongst other female singers looking…
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Canadian indie rock fans rejoice! Dan Bejar of the New Pornographers is bringing his side project Destroyer back to Nashville on Oct. 10 at Mercy Lounge. Fresh off the release of his latest album Poison Season comes the new single “Times Square,” an upbeat, jazzy tune that might be the happiest thing Destroyer has ever…
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Local rockers New Wave Rebellion are headlining an awesome low dough show tonight, Sept. 3 at one of the best dive rock bars in town, The End, that could kick your Thursday into high gear. Opening up this can of all local kick ass are like minded punks Diekless, eccentric rockers Chico and The Gentlemen, and…
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Beloved indie/alt/pop punk group Motion City Soundtrack recently wound down the 10th anniversary tour cycle for their classic 2005 release Commit This to Memory, and now, free of nostalgia, are pushing full speed ahead in hyping the release of their long-awaited sixth album, Panic Stations, which is set to drop Sept. 18 via Epitaph. The group came out…
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Another day, another 10 year tour announcement from a beloved punk/hardcore/scene band that ruled many fellow 20-somethings’ high school years (bring ’em on, we say; viva nostalgia!). The latest band to hop on the anniversary tour bandwagon are Seattle post-hardcore/alt rockers Emery, whose one-two punch of raw, poppy, edgy 2004 Tooth & Nail debut The Weak’s End (which…
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If you tuned into last night’s VMAs on MTV, hosted by Franklin, TN born and raised popstar Miley Cyrus, then you already know that sometimes-Nashville resident and certifiable megastar Taylor Swift absolutely swept the night, earning trophies for Best Pop Video and Best Female Video for “Blank Space,” and Best Collaboration and the top honor, Video…