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Local and longtime site faves The Weeks are starting off 2017 with a bang. After a lengthy and anticipated wait, which included the release of a new EP and rarities collection, the southern garage rock group have announced the long awaited follow up to their breakout 2013 LP Dear Bo Jackson. Called Easy, the album will arrive April…
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It’s a new year, and that means it’s time to bring back our long-running Acme Feed & Seed showcase from winter break. While we’re still keeping the roughly bi-monthly format we began last year (after two years of doing showcases every week), we’re making some changes for 2017. Instead of three bands every week, we’ll…
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Kettering, England quartet Temples have been a rising voice in the psychedelic sphere since emerging on the scene in 2012, and really caught attention on both sides of the pond with their debut single “Shelter Song.” Things started moving pretty fast for the young rockers after a raucous run through SXSW, the release of their 2014 debut full-length, and…
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At this point, seminal alt rock icons the Pixies have been reunited longer than the the 11 years they were broken up, and much longer than the seven that comprised their original, prolific run. It wasn’t until 2014, however, a decade after they first got back together, that the group finally released a new full-length (at first,…
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A couple years removed from their 2015 seventh full-length, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (in support of which they made a 2015 stop at The Ryan and appearance at the inaugural Pilgrimage Fest), long-running Portland indie rock outfit The Decemberists have announced a short run of springs dates, where they promise to play songs from “every dusty…
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Following in the tradition of comedians like Conan O’Brien, Reggie Watts, and Aziz Ansari, famed standup and actor Chris Rock has announced a surprise, last minute performance at Third Man Records tomorrow evening, Jan. 24. Unsurprisingly, within minutes of the 5 p.m. announce through Third Man’s Twitter, tickets to the intimate, Blue Room affair had entirely sold out. Rock has been…
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This weekend is the first time in eight years that we aren’t under the leadership of President Obama. There are mixed feelings in the country about that, and rallies will continue all weekend, including the Nashville Women’s March on Saturday morning. It’s time to find common ground, and we recommend you heal with your…
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One of our absolute favorite local musicians, and one we’ve been covering since our earliest days, multifaceted hip hop artist Chancellor Warhol released his highly-anticiapted new EP, Until the Light Takes Me, last fall, and seems to be diving headfirst into a busy 2017, teasing more new music and multimedia ventures, and celebrating a prominent national commercial…
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Founding Nickel Creek member, singer-songwriter and talented fiddle player Sara Watson is returning to Nashville this month. After playing Bonnaroo and a set with the Watkins Family Hour last year, she’s back to headline a show at City Winery on Jan. 29 in support of her new album, Young in All The Wrong Ways. This…
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It’s been nearly half a year since Carl Broemel celebrated the release of his third album, 4th of July, at The Basement East. In the months since, the buzz surround the My Morning Jacket member’s latest effort has only continued to grow, and we’re incredibly excited that he’ll return to the same spot once more for a performance…