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The Kills return to Nashville, where they’re partially based, in just a fews days, to perform at Marathon Music Works on Sept. 14. Leading up to the show, and in support of their fantastic, long-awaited new album Ash & Ice, the eclectic indie/garage rock duo have been busy, touring the world, playing festivals, making television appearances, and more. Somehow,…
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Kicking off a tour in support of her highly-anticipated upcoming LP, and first in five years, Tightrope Walker, with a Sept. 19 performance at Nashville’s own Mercy Lounge and backed by a brand new band of players, acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata returns to town next week with Pressing Strings for what will surely be one of the fall’s best shows! A phenomenal live player…
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As we told you earlier this summer, reunited post-hardcore trailblazers Thrice have been touring extensively in support of their new comeback album, To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere, and will pass through Nashville for the first time in eight years later this month, Sept. 29 at Cannery Ballroom. In the midst of their current whirlwind of promotion and…
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Since we first told you about Die Antwoord‘s upcoming Oct. 9 return to Marathon Music Works, the South African duo have kept especially busy, debuting a video for new single “Banana Brain,” dropping another crazy cut called “We Have Candy,” and spelling out in detail how they planned to disband in late 2017, following a “fifth and final album” and…
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Though perhaps not as cinematic as his recent short film trio of video releases, ScHoolboy Q‘s latest, for lighthearted and catchy track “Overtime,” featuring Miguel and singer Justine Skye, is nonetheless a fun end of summer romp, complete with gratuitous booty shots and psychedelic vibes. Definitely at odds with the mostly darker bent of Q’s phenomenal…
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The midwest has long been a hotbed for earnest, emotional, indie-derived emo and pop punk, and Columbus, Ohio up and comers Everyone Leaves certainly seem shaped by the rich musical history of the region. Founded in 2012, the group have so far released just a handful of singles, splits, and EPs, and are gearing up…
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It’s been almost a year since breakout pop starlet Ariana Grande made her Nashville debut, last fall at Bridgestone Arena, but the hardworking young singer has already announced her return, in a leg of new dates in support of her smash third album, Dangerous Woman. Though the venue is still TBA, our money is on a likely…
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Philadelphia group Beach Slang, who we’ve praised in the past for their ability to co-opt elements of punk, heartland, and indie rock, playing with an energetic earnestness that feels like a love letter to classic punk without entering the territory for full-blown nostalgia, perfectly capturing feelings of youth, angst, and recklessness like the Replacements for a new…
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Fresh off a pair of incredible, intimate record release shows at The Basement East last week, Birmingham, Ala. based soul act St. Paul and the Broken Bones are back in the news today, already plotting their Nashville return, with the announcement of two dates at The Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 16 and 17. Tickets for the…
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Resident local rockstars Kings of Leon recently announced that their seventh album, Walls, will finally arrive this fall, Oct. 14 via RCA Records. Recorded in Los Angeles and helmed by producer Markus Dravs, the Grammy winning group are promising songs that focus heavily on personal stories, and with the recent release of strong lead single “Waste a Moment,”…