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Battles playing Exit/In on 10/24
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Does everyone know Battles? They are an experimental, math rock outfit out of New York. They came onto the scene in 2007, and have been steadily blowing people away ever since. They have heavy roots in experimental music with guitarist Ian Williams (formerly of math rock wizards Don Caballero), bassist Dave Konopka (formerly of…
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Stereogum’s Bonnaroo Artist’s Polaroid Project
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Stereogum did a pretty cool project at Bonnaroo this year. They handed out Polaroids to some of the artists at this year’s festival, and then scanned the pictures that they took. You can check them out at the Stereogum website. Pretty sweet glimpse backstage with some of the biggest stars of this year’s festival. …
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Thao & Mirah tonight at Mercy Lounge
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Tonight in Nashville….. Don’t miss Thao & Mirah performing at Mercy Lounge at 8pm. I wrote up a post about them a little while back that you can check out here, and Brooklyn Vegan posted a bunch of photos and a video from a recent show in Brooklyn, NY . You can still get…
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David Gray performing at Grand Ole Opry House
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You probably got the email, but british singer/songwriter sensation David Gray is performing at the Grand Ole Opry House on June 30th. You can get tickets HERE.
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First listen to JEFF the Brotherhood’s album, We Are The Champions
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NPR is streaming JEFF the Brotherhood’s album, We Are The Champions (due out June 21st via Infinity Cat Recordings). You can head over to listen to the Nashville brothers newest album by clicking HERE. I ran into JEFF the Brotherhood at Bonnaroo, and told them about the Deer Tick covering Nirvana set on Friday…
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Jack White and Karen Elson splitting up
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It was reported by Consequence of Sound that Jack White and Karen Elson announced that they are getting divorced, and, in typical Jack White fashion, they are throwing a party to celebrate. Take a look at the party invitation below, and you can read more about it at the Consequence of Sound website.
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The Final Bonnaroo Preview – My Best of the Rest
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Bonnaroo is right around the corner, and I didn’t have time to talk about everyone that I wanted. So, I will give you a “best of what’s left” list of my picks for this year’s fest. I started my Preview Series from the bottom of the Bonnaroo lineup, so please don’t think that these…
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Chancellor Warhol – Bonnaroo Preview
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A winner of the “Road to Bonnaroo” was Nashville’s own Chancellor Warhol. His unique blending of hip hop with electo-pop is something that is immediately catchy. It’s reminiscent of so much that we hear in mainstream music, but it is mixed up, original, and refreshing. It will be really interesting to see what happens to Mr.…
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Best Coast – Bonnaroo Preview
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Bethany Cosentino’s Best Coast (along with multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, and former Vivian Girls drummer Ali Koehler) has had a meteoric rise through the indie conscious for the past couple of years. Her Crazy For You album (via Mexican Summer) has brought significant critical acclaim from Spin, UK’s Guardian, and Pitchfork granted her the 39th spot in their…