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While they’ve slowly been snapping back to life over the past few years, intermittently performing at festivals and embarking on short tours, it was still a shock when, earlier this year, seminal Canadian dance punk duo Death from Above 1979 dropped a long-awaited and highly anticipated followup to their 2004 debut, dubbed The Physical World. And, while…
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Things always get a little depressing right after the holidays simply because there doesn’t seem to be much to get excited about. In flies Ben Howard to the rescue! The folk/rock artist has announced plans for his longest tour of the United States, set to kick off on Jan. 15, and he’s making a stop…
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Not pleased with how your week has started out? Looking for some live tunes to shake the blues loose, and help you forget about your God-awful day job? Here at No Country, we have just the ticket to cure what ails you. Head on over to The Stone Fox around 9 p.m. for Windy City…
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Third Man Records’ newest solo artist and former Black Belle Olivia Jean is playing a free in-store at Grimey’s this afternoon to celebrate today’s release of her debut solo album, Bathtub Love Killings. The record sees Jean playing almost every instrument on it and was produced by Third Man head honcho Jack White. The…
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This year on Halloween night (Oct. 31), go ahead and ditch the costume parties (but not the costumes), and get your tails, scales, capes, or bones to Marathon Music Works for new grass folksters The Devil Makes Three and indie rockers The Cave Singers. Of course, tickets for this 18 + show are still…
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First announced back in the spring, The War on Drugs‘ performance tonight, Oct. 13, at Marathon Music Works has been one of our most-anticipated shows of 2014, which is why we haven’t been able to shut up about it. Centered around indie extraordinaire Adam Granduciel, the group put out an incredible new release, Lost in the Dream, back in…
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Nashville resident and verifiable rock star Jack White stopped by Ellen for a rare TV interview yesterday, where he filled the host in on tour happenings, a recent injury, and more. White was also gracious enough to perform two songs from his latest album, Lazaretto, “Would You Fight for My Love?” and “Alone in My Room,” with the help…
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Rock pioneers Fleetwood Mac have become increasingly more active in recent years, and, amazingly, still boast all original or long-running members (though many, many players have come and gone), including Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Knicks, and Lindsey Buckingham. It’s been five years since the acclaimed group last played Music City, but that’s all about to change this…
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Nashville-based bluegrass/Americana rockers Old Crow Medicine Show have announced a return to The Ryman Auditorium this December, to ring in the New Year. Building on the success of their previous New Year’s Eve outings at the Mother Church (2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013), the band will, once again, expand the affair across two nights- Dec. 30 and 31.…
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Last year, Nashville rockers Diarrhea Planet helped usher in the new year with an epic performance at Exit/In, and, apparently, they had so much fun that they’re ready to make it a tradition, expanding this year’s event to two back to back performances, Dec. 30 and 31. Night one will include support from Those Darlins and Sol Cat, while night two…