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The Smile to Play The Ryman Dec. 3
Formed early in the pandemic when they found themselves with unexpected free time and a desire to make music together, English alt rock outfit The Smile features Radiohead’s two most visible members- frontman Thom Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood- along with famed English jazz drummer Tom Skinner (Sons of Kemet). The band made their…
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Regina Spektor to Play The Ryman Oct. 20
Anti-folk/indie pop singer-songwriter Regina Spektor is gearing up to release her eighth album and first in six years, Home, before and after, later this month, June 24, and has recently been sharing some new tunes in anticipation, beginning with “Becoming All Alone” and “Up the Mountain,” and, most recently, “Loveology,” a fan-favorite song she’s…
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Phoenix to Play The Ryman Sept. 19
Formed in the late 90s in Versailles, France, and a moderate indie underground success throughout the ’00s, it was 2009’s fourth album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix that made indie pop outfit Phoenix into massive international stars, propelled by hits like “Lisztomania” and “1901.” Though the group have only released two LPs since, 2013’s Bankrupt! and…
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Demi Lovato to Play The Ryman Oct. 25
Though they first came to prominence as a teen actor on Disney Channel, singer Demi Lovato has, perhaps above all else, most flourished as a musician, swiftly becoming a radio fixture in the pop rock (and pop punk adjacent) scene of the late ’00s with debut album Don’t Forget in 2008. Over the years,…
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The Shins to Perform ‘Oh, Inverted World’ Aug. 17 at The Ryman
For indie rock fans of a certain age, beloved Portland outfit The Shins‘ debut album, Oh, Inverted World, is a bona fide classic and a formative soundtrack of ’00s millennial youth culture (and, of course, single “Caring Is Creepy” was part of a literal millennial touchstone soundtrack and film, Garden State, a few years…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] CHVRCHES w/ Lo Moon | Oct. 15 @ The Ryman Auditorium
Out in support of their personal, adventurous recent third album Love Is Dead, Scottish synthpop trio CHVRCHES are set to return to Nashville for the first time in three years (and for only the third time ever), for their biggest local headliner yet, at the perfectly suited Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 15, with buzzy LA indie pop up and comers Lo…
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MGMT to Play The Ryman March 11
After months of buildup and a string of excellent singles, oddball indie duo MGMT have finally revealed a release date for their highly-anticipated fourth album, Little Dark Age. Slated to arrive Feb. 9, the record marks the group’s first effort in nearly five years, and first since the somewhat lukewarm reception to their eponymous third LP. Both…
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David Byrne to Play The Ryman May 6
Though we had him pegged as a potential candidate for Bonnaroo, once it was revealed that prolific art rocker and famed former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne wouldn’t be making a trek to the farm this year, despite prepping to release his first solo LP in 14 years (not counting three excellent, high-profile collaboration albums), American Utopia, on…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Walk the Moon w/ Company of Thieves | Jan. 28 @ The Ryman
Returning to Nashville proper for the first time since 2015, breakout Cincinnati pop rockers Walk the Moon are slated to once more headline The Ryman Auditorium on Jan. 28, with support from reunited Chicago indie rock trio Company of Thieves. Out in support of their recent fourth full-length What If Nothing, the highly-anticipated followup to their breakout 2014 effort Talking Is Hard,…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] MUTEMATH w/ Colony House & ROMES | Oct. 3 @ The Ryman Auditorium
Partially Nashville based alt/indie/electro rock icons MUTEMATH recently released their fifth album, Play Dead, which both calls back to the band’s earlier, fan favorite work, and infuses their time and recent influences from the road and in their newfound independence, boasting huge hooks and progressive instrumentation to stunning, anthemic results. Despite the unfortunate recent exit of drummer Darren…