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Blog faves Milktooth are keeping our attention while working on a new record with some ace video releases. You may remember their poignant update of the holiday classic “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” and then they submitted this well executed submission for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series with their single “Voices.” Now, they are back…
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With the year that Chris Stapleton has seen, there really shouldn’t be anything left to surprise us. After sweeping the CMAs, nabbing multiple Grammys, and watching last year’s Traveller climb to #1, the breakout local outlaw country singer Chris Stapleton is enjoying a wave of well-deserved newfound attention, which should continue to grow with sets this year at Coachella and Bonnaroo,…
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We’ve been hip to local electro-pop songwriter Aaron Krause for a while now. We introduced you to him ahead of the release of his EP, Jade, last fall, and his name has been popping up in collaborations all over town. Now, in the devastating news that Prince passed away last week, Krause has…
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So here’s what we know… Living legend Prince and his backing band 3rdEyeGirl have announced a U.S. tour: the aptly named “Hit & Run Tour.” In the most Prince-like fashion (and following a similar approach to his 2014 UK run), cities and venues are being withheld until the last minute. In fact, only the starting point, March 14…
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Yes, we’re definitely behind, but it’s better late than never. Last week, we brought you our top 10 National releases of 2013 and favorite releases from Nashville artists last year. Those votes came up with some “interesting” results (like how did Cage The Elephant not make the cut?) largely because we asked all of the…
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It’s that time again. Time for the speculation to begin of who you will be clamoring to see at the farm this summer with the 2014 edition of Bonnaroo Rumors. We’ve been doing this for a few years now, and were pretty successful in our picks in the first year. Last year, we took…
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Milktooth prompted us to fire up Beck’s Song Reader to celebrate our second anniversary with their rendition of “Eyes That Say I Love You”. This further destroyed our already blown minds after their previous reimaginings of The XX, Beach House and Kavinsky. Well, for those of you that are fans of Milktooth, like we…
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Despite our generally schizophrenic TN weather, spring has officially sprung and in honor of the season for romance, this week’s Hump Day Diversion brings you some baby making music courtesy of #bestsongstohavesexto. If you’re not following #bestsongstohavesexto, it’s an interesting amalgamation of submissions from stangers offering up the choicest tracks from their sexy time…
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Four days, amazing weather, countless beers, thousands of bands, and a raging unforgettable hangover. Here’s a quick rundown of what we did in Austin over the past few days. This was our first time at South By Southwest, and there is no amount of preparation that can prepare you for what was best described…
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Once again, we’re bringing you our roundup of the best live music on television for the week. The amount of great performances can be hard to keep track of, so every Monday I’ll recap the best and most interesting of what’s coming up. I’ll be sure to give you one essential pick for each…