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Zac Farro (Paramore, Halfnoise) Headlines The Blue Room in Celebration of New Solo LP ‘Operator’ Tonight, July 19
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Best known as the drummer for acclaimed, long-running alt rock trio Paramore, as well as his for fronting his fantastic side project Halfnoise (which began back in 2010, during his stint away from Paramore, and has remained prolific even since rejoining in 2017), Nashville’s Zac Farro has, for the first time, just released a…
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No Country’s Guide to Record Store Day 2025: Where to Go, What to Buy, Who to See
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What started in 2007 as an annual celebration of all things vinyl, marked largely by niche indie releases and celebrating independent stores, Record Store Day has ballooned over the years to become a cultural phenomenon, now bringing a massive number of new, collectible, and limited-edition releases and reissues from artists small and large, and…
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André 3000 Announces Four Shows Over Two Nights, May 29 and 30 at The Blue Room
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Back at the end of March, on the heels of a residency at Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival, iconic rapper turned experimental flautist André 3000 announced a surprise show at Third Man Records’ The Blue Room, mere hours before it went on sale and days before it was set to take place. Unfortunately, and despite…
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No Country’s Guide to Record Store Day 2024: Where to Go, What to Buy, Who to See
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What started in 2007 as an annual celebration of all things vinyl, marked largely by niche indie releases and celebrating independent stores, Record Store Day has ballooned over the years to become a cultural phenomenon, now bringing a massive number of new, collectible, and limited-edition releases and reissues from artists small and large, and…
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PHOTOS: Julia Jacklin | 4.13.24 @ The Blue Room
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Julia JacklinThe Blue Room at Third Man Records; Nashville, TNApril 13, 2024 Photos by Gina Di Maio Just one night after gracing the stage at The Ryman Auditorium for the first time, in support of the third of a four-night residency from famed, Nashville-based indie favorite Mitski, Australia’s Julia Jacklin returned to The Blue…
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Experimental Rockers Swans to Play The Blue Room April 16
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Formed in 1982 and born out of New York City’s fascinating no wave scene of the late ’70s and early ’80s, genre-bending, experimental outfit Swans originated with and have consistently been helmed by singer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Renowned in their early days for their noisy, industrial, intense and abrasive sound and nihilistic and…
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REVIEW: Be Your Own Pet w/ Being Dead | 9.16.23 @ The Blue Room [PHOTOS]
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Be Your Own Petw/ Being DeadThe Blue Room at Third Man Records; Nashville, TNSeptember 16, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. One of the most important and beloved bands in modern Nashville rock history, and also one that, for nearly 15 years, seemed among the least likely to ever return, garage…
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REVIEW: Laura Jane Grace w/ Weakened Friends | 4.28.23 @ The Blue Room [PHOTOS]
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Laura Jane Gracew/ Weakened FriendsThe Blue Room at Third Man Records; Nashville, TNApril 28, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Though not for lack of trying, it’s been six years since influential Florida punk outfit (and one of our favorite bands ever) Against Me! last played Nashville, and seven since the…
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How to Support Local Record Stores During Quarantine
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Yesterday, we outlined some ways to help local venues in need, amidst a total halt in live music while the world grapples with the spread of COVID-19, not only endangering venues whose revenue has been entirely cut off (a particularly devastating blow for smaller, more independent spaces), but also displacing countless staff members. As…
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Third Man to Sell Exclusive Live Acoustic Record Splatter Painted by Billie Eilish
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Though she’s been steadily building up buzz and growing in fame for a couple of years, 2019 was, without a doubt, 17-year-old alt/electropop singer Billie Eilish‘s biggest and most important year yet. Following a breakout debut EP and a string of huge singles since first springing onto the scene in 2016, Eilish dropped her first…