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Sam Smith w/ George Ezra Grand Ole Opry House; Nashville, TN January 10, 2015 Review by Aleesha Kozar. At the young age of 22, UK singer-songwriter Sam Smith has already been nominated for six Grammy Awards this year following the release of his debut album, In the Lonely Hour. Released in May, In the…
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Foxygen w/ Dub Thompson, Luke Temple Exit/In; Nashville, TN October 2, 2014 Review by Meredith Galyon. Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Fans packed into the Exit/In last Thursday night for an almost (if not completely) sold out show to see Foxygen revive the kind of rock and roll that our generation has desperately been missing,…
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Save/Quit, The Dirty Nil, I’m An Island, Skoolgirl The East Room, Nashville, TN August 1, 2014 Review by John Masserini Pure underground rock never ceases to amaze. At a slightly odd show over in The East Room with The Dirty Nil, I’m An Island, Skoolgirl, and Save/Quit, we had a pretty good time learning about…
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Portugal. The Man w/ Quiet Life Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN May 16, 2014 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Emilia Paré. Whenever Alaskan psychedelic pop rockers Portugal. The Man come to town, we know it’s going to be a great show, but when their last stop in Music City SOLD OUT just days before they…
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Television w/ Tristen Exit/In; Nashville, TN March 31, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. When a show changes venues, from a fairly large to a much more cozy room, at the last minute, it can be discouraging. For months, I eagerly anticipated my first chance to see art-punk legends Television, and No…
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Goo Goo Dolls. Photo by Matt Cairns. Goo Goo Dolls w/ Run River North 3rd & Lindsely; Nashville, TN April 19, 2014 Review and photos by Matt Cairns. The Goo Goo Dolls and Run River North played 3rd & Lindsley last Saturday, and gave every one of those SOLD OUT seats in the audience…
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Weezer w/ The Last Internationale The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN April 6, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Ask any Weezer fan, even the diehards, and they will almost surely admit, Weezer in 2014 is a vastly different band from the group who exploded onto the scene nearly two decades ago…
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Lord Huron w/ Superhumanoids Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN February 13, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. “Overnight success” is a term often applied hastily to bands with various degrees of deservedness, but, in the instance of LA’s Lord Huron, especially when you consider the last year and a half of their career, it…
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AFI w/ Youth Code, Coming Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN January 25, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Aashish Lamichhane. 2014 is a weird year to be AFI. The California rockers, whose full name is A Fire Inside, have gone through many metamorphoses in their nearly two and a half decade career, notably…