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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…
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Returning to The Basement East for the second time this year, nostalgic, theatrical, and unique singer Diane Coffee will be back in Music City later this month, June 26, along with Nashville’s own Lasso Spells. Known for drumming in Foxygen, as well as for a child acting career, Coffee, real name Shaun Fleming, is quickly becoming a buzzworthy artist to…
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We’ve been fans of psych-rock collective Kansas Bible Company since the early days of No Country, and for good reason. Since their formation in 2008, they’ve been supplying unique and entrancing music that combines the aesthetics of surf pop with stunning horn lines and unforgettable riffs. The group is gearing up to release their third studio album, Paper…
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You may have seen talented multi-instrumentalist Sadler Vaden performing alongside Jason Isbell or the members of Drivin’ N Cryin’, but he’s much more than a touring guitarist. Over the years, he’s helped write and produce some stellar tracks for both himself and fellow musicians here in Nashville. If you haven’t been able to experience his…
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Alternative folk band Hurray for the Riff Raff have gained acclaim for frontwoman Alynda Lee Segarra’s fresh perspective on the sound and stories of traditional southern music. Their 2014 major label debut Small Town Heroes gained tons of praise for its stories about Segarra’s hometown of New Orleans (via the Bronx). That post-Katrina record is…
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Protopunk icon, musical trailblazer, and former frontman of The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman would be a household name if there was any musical justice. Now four decades in and showing no signs of slowing down, the eclectic singer-songwriter has, over the years, shifted towards a more laid-back, acoustic sound, which seems to evolve with each release…
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As we previously explained, the annual, long-running local Road To Bonnaroo competition series is over in its prior form, but a revamped, similar, state-wide contest dubbed the Road To Roo has taken its place, pitting local bands against each other bracket-style for the chance to win a spot to play the fest this year. The competition consists of battle-of-the-bands style events which…
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Singer-songwriter Parker Millsap is bringing his charming brand of rootsy rock and roll to the Basement East on Friday, March 25. If you didn’t catch him opening for Jason Isbell at The Ryman last October, don’t miss your chance to see him perform a headlining gig with support from soulful bluesman Patrick Sweany and alt-folk wonder Kelsey Waters.…
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Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, who, over the past several decades, has garnered acclaim as a solo performer, producer, composer, author, and filmmaker, is no stranger to Nashville, recording a trio of albums here in recent years, and leaning on a talented local crop of performers to back him live and in recording. So, it comes as…
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It’s no secret that the local pop and indie scenes are absolutely thriving right now, and a whole host of exciting artists seem poised to explode in a major way. Among them, and representing different facets of what makes Music City so great, are electro-pop songstress EZA, ambient, alt pop rocker Trenton, and indie group Phin, all of…