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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) have descended upon Nashville for their summer trade show. They are showcasing the cool, innovative, future of music technology. You know the musicians are going to be paying attention, and I know a lot of musicians of all abilities read this blog. Unfortunately, the full event isn’t…
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You remember us going all batty about the Old Crow Medicine Show at The Grand Ole Opry last weekend? Well, we’ve been checking out some interesting tweets this week from Grimey’s about a “kind of” secret show going on in town. If you head down to the store on South 8th, and preorder the…
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We get a lot of submissions over here, and try my hardest to listen to as many as I can. And then, of course, I spend a lot of time trying to find some new music to share (or just dig on personally). So, it was pretty great to finally spend some time this…
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If you like live music, then you obviously like free live music too. Lightning 100 had quite a bit of news yesterday, and more of that to come in a follow up post. But, the highlight was their stellar Live On The Green lineup announcement. We have a couple of more spots to fill,…
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Pitchfork got the scoop on Nashville’s party rock duo Jeff The Brotherhood’s official video for the (very fitting for this ridiculous weather) new song “Sixpack” from their upcoming Dan Auerbach produced LP Hypnotic Nights (due out July 17th, cover art below). The video was directed by Elise Tyler and Michael Carter, and takes us…
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First and foremost…congrats to the Medicine Show guys for the opportunity to play the Opry! This is surely a big deal and I, for one, could not be more pleased. I’ve been a fan for years of Old Crow Medicine Show, and I am all smiles when I see or hear their music. If…
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Tomorrow night’s 8 Off 8th is gearing up to be a pretty good one! You won’t want to miss Sara Jean Kelley, Pageant, The Thank You Maams, Trenton, Hanzelle, The Joy of Painting, Mom & Dad (currently covered by No Country for New Nashville), and Guntherdog. I’m personally really digging Trenton. Strong vocals, piano…
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Happy Friday to you all. I’m going to have to make this short and sweet because I’m going, going, back, back to Cali, Cali. Sorry for the Biggie moment there, but I’m heading out to watch two of my best friends marry each other. Good times, good times. Yes, I’ll congratulate them and have…
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Do you know how I know These United States are going to be good? They are opening for Willie Nelson this year. Do you know who I saw open for Willie Nelson the first time I saw him? Norah Jones. Yup, that’s right, Norah Jones opened for Willie, and now she is recording with…