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Rising breakout stars of the local scene, Franklin’s Colony House are still riding high on the buzz surrounding the release of last year’s Only the Lonely, their stellar sophomore album and major label debut, which is speeding up their ascent in mainstream rock stardom. Set to make a local stop on their upcoming tour with buzzy Seattle indie…
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Last week, queer, New York punk duo PWR BTTM announced that their highly-anticipated sophomore album will be called Pageant, and will arrive May 12 via Polyvinyl. Along with album news, the duo dropped a hyperactive and colorful video for frenetic new tune “Big Beautiful Day,” which, if it’s indicative of the rest of the LP, sounds like…
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The solo vehicle of Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis, Sad13 released her fantastic, feminist, indie pop full-length debut, Slugger, last fall, and has been steadily touring in support over the past few months. Still active with Speedy (they recently released a new single, and are working on their next album after a busy year of tours and festivals),…
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It’s been a minute since we’ve brought you coverage of local folk/country/Americana singer-songwriter and native Nashvillian Justin Townes Earle, whose last album, Absent Fathers, arrived in early 2015. Earle, the son of country legend Steve Earle, is gearing up to debut some new music in the near future, and in support, he’s just announced a lengthy spring tour,…
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As we announced last month, pop punk pioneers New Found Glory are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a lengthy spring run of shows where, each night, they’ll perform two of their classic albums in full, rotating a different combination for each city, with 2004’s Catalyst and 2002’s Sticks and Stones, arguably their two most famous releases, on tap…
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Promising New York soul-pop up and comers Lawrence and Los Angeles blues rock staple Andy Frasco, both of whom dropped great albums last year, are hitting The High Watt together on tonight, Feb. 21 for what’s sure to be a fun, funky, soulful night of timeless rock. While the former group are fast rising in the scene, and the latter is…
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As we announced late last year, beloved alt rock outfit Mae are continuing to tour following the amazing reception of last year’s Everglow 10th anniversary run, and they’re set to return to town next month, March 4, for a performance at 12th & Porter with Owel and Constellations. Ahead of the show, the group, who, nowadays, are at least partially based in Nashville, recently unveiled…
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Since a couple years before our site even existed, the fine folks at Nashville’s Dead have been hosting annual rock fest Freakin’ Weekend, which, over seven fantastic years has grown from a modest DIY hang to a formidable weekend event, spread across multiple days and venues, and showcasing some of the best of local and national…
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We’ve officially kicked off the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, introducing a new format that will include rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. Our next show will be taking place Tuesday, Feb. 28, with genre bending indie rocker Diamond Carter and friends in the headlining spot, cinematic…
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Things have been a bit quiet from local psychedelic soul trio SIMO since we caught them last fall at Live on the Green, so it’s especially exciting that the group have just announced a homecoming show April 14 at The Basement East, where they’ll be previewing their highly-anticipated forthcoming album. If you’re not familiar, but you love everything that made the ’60s…