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While we’ve been furiously making our way down our Christmas checklists, shopping on Amazon’s never-ending holiday deals, wrapping presents, and stocking up on eggnog, Gregory Alan Isakov has been changing his guitar strings and checking the tread on his tires, because he’s officially hitting the road this January. Not a bad idea when gas…
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Pretty much all of Hard Working Americans’ creative output appeals to us here at No Country, which should be evident via a simple search on the web. For instance, several months ago we exposed you to the fantastic video for their track “Blackland Farmer” (here’s the link). As awesome as it was, it turns out…
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Local independent label Palaver Records are putting on a showcase of some their talent at Exit/In this Saturday, Dec. 20, so come blow off some pre-holiday steam with surf punks Sexx, experimental math metal punks Look What I Did, undead sisters The Dead Deads, and alternative rockers Indulgist. You might recognize the name Palaver from…
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Tonight, we’re teaming up with old pals East Nashville Underground at The Stone Fox to bring you a night full of Christmas caroling fun with more than a dozen of your favorite local bands. Those of you who joined us last year will remember arm in arm singing, shenanigans, laughs galore, and some awesome takes on the holiday standards. This…
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Wisconsin indie pop outfit Phox, who, just last weekend opened for The Head and the Heart at The Ryman, and who, if you follow this site regularly, you’ve likely seen us rave about countless times, have announced a headlining return to Music City in 2015, Feb. 9 at Mercy Lounge. Their poppy, folky, eclectic sound is simply mesmerizing, and…
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Christmas isn’t quite here yet, so there’s still time to get some rock ’n’ roll in before yuletide, fruitcakes, presents and family gatherings start dominating your time. We suggest you catch the Athens, GA formed, fully submerged psych rock sounds of New Madrid, local post-punksters Western Medication, and fellow resident grunge/psych rockers The Wild Jays…
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As we previously reported, the Vans Warped Tour is set to return to Nashville’s Tennessee State Fairgrounds once again next summer on July 1, and, every Wednesday for the next several months, we’re going to be announcing a new round of bands. Joining the previously announced list of Neck Deep, Front Porch Step, Handguns, Kosha Dillz, Palisades, Alive Like Me, blessthefall, Hundredth, Lee Corey Oswald, Trophy Eyes,…
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Hot on the heels of announcing a new live album, Live at a Flamingo Hotel (due out Jan. 13), indie rockers Dr. Dog have also released a new music video, which you need in your life. It’s a live performance of “Heart It Races,” which, if you’ve ever been to Dr. Dog show, you know is a…
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It’s a crazy month to be Five Knives. The Nashville electro rockers not only made their local headlining return, but also got embroiled in a silly feud with famed producer Deadmau5, and managed to nab a Grammy nomination for 2014 remix album, The Rising Remixes. Ahead of their 2015 Red Bull Records full-length debut, the band…
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Following a successful fall outing at Live on the Green, Augustana are set to return to Mercy Lounge for the second time this year on Saturday, Dec. 20, with Scars on 45. Celebrating the release of their new album, Life Imitating Life, the group, which primarily consists of frontman/songwriter Dan Layus, are celebrating something of a renaissance, and, as sometimes…