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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Wrecking Ball 2016
Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. When The Wrecking Ball hosted its inaugural fest last year, no one, least of all the promoters, seemed to expect it to become an annual tradition; instead, it was a punk-centric celebration of 25 years of an Atlanta landmark, The Masquerade. Another thing The Ball surely didn’t anticipate, even if…
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Catch The Julie Ruin w/ Olivia Neutron-John | TONIGHT @ Mercy Lounge
Out in support of their fantastic new LP Hit Reset, Kathleen Hanna-fronted, New York based punk/alt rockers The Julie Ruin are set to play Nashville for the first time ever tonight, Aug. 16 at Mercy Lounge, along with Olivia Neutron-John. A seminal force not just in punk, but in third wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement, Hanna is still…
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No Country’s Guide to Wrecking Ball 2016: 13 Can’t Miss Saturday Bands
What started last year as a 25h anniversary celebration for famed Atlanta venue The Masquerade, this year’s second annual Wrecking Ball festival will serve a very different function: a de facto goodbye to the celebrated concert space in its current and original home (don’t worry, The Masq isn’t closing down for good, just relocating to a new location in West Midtown).…