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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 4.8-4.14
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Another exciting week down. Last week brought tons of a tour announcements, a couple of local Kickstarters worth checking out, a new night for our favorite local radio show, some great new record and video releases, the national television debut of a local favorite, and even a surprise Record Store Day performance announcement from the biggest…
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Paramore Expected to Debut at #1; Set to Perform at Grimey’s for Record Store Day
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In recent weeks, we’ve brought you news about new singles, videos, magazine covers, television appearances, and more from Nashville indie pop/pop punk group Paramore, leading up to this week’s release of the band’s highly-anticipated new self-titled album. Their first release since the departure of founding members Josh and Zac Farro, Paramore is a sonic leap forward…
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[Ticket Giveaway] Cold War Kids w/ Houses | Cannery Ballroom | 4.16
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Earlier today, when we told you about our ticket giveaway for Tuesday’s Wavves & FIDLAR show at Mercy Lounge, we mentioned that we’d be running a lot more giveaways over the next few weeks. Well, to prove we weren’t kidding, here’s another great show you can score tickets for! Not only are Cold War Kids and Houses playing…
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[Giveaway] Wavves, Fidlar, and Cheatahs | Mercy Lounge | April 16th
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I hope you guys like free tickets because we are going to be bringing more giveaways to you than you can possibly imagine over the next couple of weeks. Who am I kidding? Who doesn’t like going to see kick ass rock shows for free? That’s right, NO ONE! We’ve got all the details…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Lee Fields & The Expressions
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Bonnaroo Artist | Lee Fields & The Expressions Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | What Stage | Sunday | 12:30PM Soul singer Lee Fields has been making music since his first release in 1969, but his collaboration with backing band The Expressions dates back only to 2009. Their latest (and second) album, Faithful Man, is a further expansion of the new-meets-old, dense…
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Battle of the Pop Stars
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Nashville’s own Taylor Swift just debuted her brand new commercial for Diet Coke, one week after Beyonce unveiled her new Pepsi ad. Swift’s spot depicts the country pop singer writing the lyrics for her hit song “22,” with a little help from fans of all walks of life (and from Diet Coke, of course). Beyonce’s ad, on the other hand, showcases…
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[Giveaway] Galactic Set To Funk Up Mercy Lounge on April 17th!
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Be still, my beating heart! Are those my boys? Are those the guys that I funked out to while drinking Abita during my college years? Is that the crew that I took the coeds to see hoping they would understand the metaphor of a name? Yep, that’s them, and I am glad they lasted…
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Jay-Z Wants You To Chill About His Trip to Cuba
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As you’ve provably heard, the royal couple of hip hop, Jay-Z and Beyonce, recently took a Cuban vacation. The trip, which was officially sanctioned by the U.S. treasury department, has stirred up some minor controversy and requests for inquiry from Florida politicians over the past week. U.S. tourism to Cuba is officially illegal, but the couple was granted a license to travel…
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Son Volt is playing tonight at Mercy Lounge
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Would you just look at those youngsters? Just look at ’em. How many people can tell me that Son Volt is better than Wilco? The answer to that question is lots and lots. While I’m a fan of both, I love to engage in the conversation of who did it better after the demise…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Fatoumata Diawara
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Bonnaroo Artist | Fatoumata Diawara Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Friday | 3PM We’ve featured several Bonnaroo bands from outside of the U.S. so far, but Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara (sometimes shortened to simply “Fatou”) is the first artist we’ve covered that you’d likely find filed under “world music” in your record store.…