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After a bit of a summer hiatus, our Tuesday night showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed returns on July 26 with a four act bill to make up for some lost time. We’ll be featuring local songwriter MOTE, orchestral indie pop outfit Birds in the Airport, R&B tinged popstress Ashley Leone and soulful indie rockers Swimming with Bears. As always, we’re bringing you…
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Two eclectic, influential songwriting talents, Chuck Prophet and Joseph Arthur, are teaming up to play City Winery tonight, July 19. With long and prolific careers, both singers could definitely be described as underrated; while they’ve achieved some longstanding and admirable success, neither are, perhaps, the household names they deserve to be, despite their impressive pedigree. Prophet will be joined by…
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Well, fellow Nashvillians, the time has come, and rain or shine, Gary Clark Jr. will be setting Ascend Amphitheater ablaze TONIGHT with his smoking’ hot licks. Look for up-and-comer Raury to kick things off on what promises to be a great night of rock ’n’ roll. Some tickets are still available for $30-50, but they likely won’t last, so…
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By Desire’ Moses In 2014, singer-songwriter Esmé Patterson released Woman to Woman, an album that unfolded like fan fiction, each song a response to famous songs about women, written from the woman’s perspective. She voiced Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” Townes Van Zandt’s “Loretta,” Elvis Costello’s “Alison,” and even “Eleanor Rigby.” Her latest solo record, We…
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We’ve been hyping this one for months, and now the day has finally arrived! Nashville, please help us welcome to the stage Austin/Toronto blues rock ’n’ roll duo Black Pistol Fire and like minded local brethren Chrome Pony. Doors at Mercy Lounge open at 8 p.m. (music starts at 9 p.m.), and tickets for this badass…
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Oscillating between musical outlets in recent years, acclaimed indie/folk singer Conor Oberst is eyeing a return to solo performances, announcing a run of shows this fall he’s billing as “intimate,” which brings him back to Nashville’s own Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 6. Eclectic and prolific, the last few years marked the return of Conor’s post-hardcore band Desaparecidos, who released…
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The Replacements at Forecastle 2014. Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Best known as the bassist and founding member of seminal ’80s punk/alternative group The Replacements (who reconvened in 2013, only to split once more last year), as well as for his 18 year tenure in Guns N’ Roses (which recently ended amicably to make way for…
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Fresh off a high-profile spot opening for Guns N’ Roses at Nissan Stadium, breakout local country star Chris Stapleton has announced one last Nashville headliner to top off a huge year, Oct. 14 at Ascend Amphitheater, after a trio of sold out Ryman shows and appearances at both CMA Fest and Bonnaroo. Still enjoying immense praise for his 2015 solo…
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Two eclectic, influential songwriting talents, Chuck Prophet and Joseph Arthur, are teaming up to play City Winery next week, July 19. With long and prolific careers, both singers could definitely be described as underrated; while they’ve achieved some longstanding and admirable success, neither are, perhaps, the household names they deserve to be, despite their impressive pedigree. Prophet will be joined…
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Just last month, rising comedy star Aparna Nancherla was featured at Bonnaroo’s tastemaking Comedy Theatre, billed alongside fellow talents like Judd Apatow, Adam Devine, and Nate Bargatze. While Music City is not always a top spot for comedy tours (a fact that is, thankfully, fast changing), we’re thrilled to see that Nancherla is already back in…