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In researching for this post, I did a lot of reading about the psuedo insane, drug addled, ups and downs of Roky Erickson’s life, and it did nothing to inspire me towards writing about his set tonight. Don’t get me wrong, there are some great reads about it out there, like Sean Maloney’s classic…
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We started our coverage of East Nashville Underground yesterday with our preview of Friday night. Here we go again in running down the action for the Saturday afternoon session. The history lesson is repeated at the bottom, so feel free to disregard if you read it yesterday. I hope you are all getting as…
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If all of the music blogs on the internet could tell you to go see one show tonight in Nashville, it would be Other Lives & Indians over at Third & Lindsley. I guess since we are one of those many music blogs on the internet, we will do the same thing. Get out…
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So, you don’t know about East Nashville Underground yet? Well, in the words of Kevin Hart, “You’re gonna learn today!” E.N.U. is the loudest underground gathering of bands, fans, bloggers, nerds, hipsters, freaks, nice guys and mean girls this side of The Cumberland. And while it’s “Underground” for now, that’s only going to last…
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The Belcourt Theatre is showing the film Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day tonight only at 9:30 pm. The film features live footage of a tribute concert that Led Zeppelin did on December 10, 2007 in London’s O2 Arena for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died on December 14, 2006 at 83 years of age. This…
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Here’s another tour announcement we’re floored about! It’s been almost 15 years since enigmatic frontman Jeff Mangum disbanded Neutral Milk Hotel, shortly after the release of their classic album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. In the subsequent years, Mangum essentially retired from the public eye, much to the frustration of fans. With only the occasional contribution to…
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I’m indescribably excited about this one! Announced this morning, English icon Morrissey will be performing in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium on January 29th as part of his 2013 North American tour. This marks the first time the former Smiths frontman has made a stop in town since his 2004 performance, also at the…
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Before Machines Are People Too (MRP2) took the stage at The High Watt last Thursday, I had the chance to ask them some questions about their band and their music. NC (No Country): How did you choose your band name? MRP2: When the band first started, it was me (Bryan Sylvester) and JJ Clark. We…
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Tonight’s 8 off 8th at The High Watt features a slew of great bands that previously played East Nashville Underground festivals. The alumni lineup includes: Schools. They opened for Grouplove last month in Nashville. Also, check out their video for the song “Alien.” Cult Logic. On September 6, they released their self-titled EP. Check it out here. Allen…
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Nashville’s best 90s cover band, My So-Called Band, has decided to cover Weezer again. For their third annual album tribute, they’ll be playing songs from The Blue Album as well as encore songs from Pinkerton. This time, they chose to time travel back to the 90s at West Nashville’s newest music venue, The Stone Fox. These two albums are classic as…