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Sum 41w/ The Interrupters, Joey Valence & BraeThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNMay 14, 20204 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Sometimes, when bands announce a planned breakup or farewell tour, it’s met with a healthy dose of warranted skepticism, when all too often a reunion tour, comeback album, or change a mind…
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Formed in 1996 in Ontario, Canada, seminal rockers Sum 41 were a staple of the early ’00s pop punk explosion, breaking out with 2001 full-length debut All Killer No Filler, and becoming certifiable, worldwide stars by the following year’s followup, Does This Look Infected? At their heyday, Sum were as huge as other titans of the scene like Blink-182, Green…
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Returning to Nashville for the third year in a row, following an extended Music City absence, the long-running Vans Warped Tour, now in its 22nd consecutive year (making it the longest running traveling summer fest by a huge margin), is back in town today, June 29 at The Fairgrounds Nashville (formerly known as the Tennessee State Fairgrounds). Gates…