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Formed 20 years ago in western Pennsylvania, The Juliana Theory were an emo and indie leaning group who always seemed to be just on the cusp on breakthrough superstardom, nonetheless attracting an admirable fanbase and producing several scene classics over their decade-long run and four LPs. Since disbanding in 2006, plagued by label woes, the band have reconvened…
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Held annually at the end of Pride Month, the long-running Nashville Pride Festival is an important celebration of our city’s LGBTQIA community, and has, since beginning with a parade in 1988, grown to become a huge and revelrous affair, complete with performances from big-name musical acts. This year, the festival returns to Public Square Park on June 24 &…
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Returning after a pair of supporting shows at Mercy Lounge and The Stone Fox in 2015, Brooklyn grunge pop group Charly Bliss are back in town April 29, on the heels of their debut full-length Guppy, to headline The High Watt, along with local duo and kindred spirits Sad Baxter! A buzzy, band-you-should-know, Charly Bliss combine a nostalgic, poppy, energetic pop…
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No strangers to Music City (last year alone they headlined The Ryman and Live on the Green, and hosted a special record release show at The Basement East), Los Angeles folk rockers Dawes are continuing their rapid ascent, still reeling with support from last year’s fifth album We’re All Gonna Die, with a two-night return to The Ryman…
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It’s been just over four years since local rock outfit Paramore released their beloved, Grammy winning, juggernaut of a fourth album, Paramore. Numerous world tours (including several hometown shows), two concert cruises, the departure of original bassist Jeremy Davis, the recent return of founding drummer and friend of the site Zac Farro, and so much more has happened…
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Earlier this year, New Found Glory expanded their 20 Years of Pop Punk career retrospective tour to include a May 18 performance at Exit/In, where they’ll play arguably their two most famous releases, 2002’s Sticks and Stones and 2004’s Catalyst, in full (each night of the run features two different album performances). Unsurprisingly, that show sold out almost instantly, and…
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We are full steam ahead through Spring with the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, settling into a new format that includes rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. Our next all local show will take place Tuesday, April 25, and it will feature rock collective Dylan McDonald & The…
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Music City, get ready to welcome back Austin based psychedelic fuzz rockers The Black Angels, who will be making their presence felt at The Basement East on Wednesday, April 26, just days after the release of their new album Death Song. With help from Brooklyn based, like-minded brethren A Place to Bury Strangers, this promises to…
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Formed over 15 years ago in Austin, Texas, experimental rockers Explosions in the Sky are one of the premiere instrumental acts making music today. Frequently placed in film and TV, the band have released seven albums (and scored multiple soundtracks) since 2000, most recently last year’s The Wilderness. Though frequently labeled post-rock, their sound is more reeled in…
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The weekend is finally here, which means it’s time to let loose. Local music community PØPSQUAD is bringing local pop queen Daniella Mason out to The High Watt tonight, April 14 for a night of killer music from three badass female artists. She’ll be playing plenty of cuts from her latest EP Technicolour after fellow local indie pop acts EZA and Jessie Early…