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Since the release of his debut album 15 years ago, folky, earnest northeastern singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has consistently been one of the most interesting, eclectic, and beloved figures in the folk scene, cementing his legacy with each passing release as one of his generation’s most talented singer-songwriters. After tapping well-known artists like Dan Auerbach and Jim James…
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Fans of jazz-rooted, worldly, genre-bending music are surely already familiar with New York by way of Texas outfit Snarky Puppy, who, over 15 years and 13 albums, have become one of the most celebrated contemporary fixtures on the world music and fusion landscape, employing a massive lineup and prolific output, regularly touring the globe. No…
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Fans of subversive, genre and era spanning, psychedelic, and worldly music will certainly want to make Brazilian tropical psych rockers Boogarins and Nigerien electric Tuareg meets psych guitarist Mdou Moctar‘s co-headlining stop at Mercy Lounge on Sept. 9 a top priority. Two unique, global, western-influenced but South American and African culturally forged artists who’ve attracted widespread critical attention, both with new (and respective…
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Fans of resonant, genre-bending, experimental heavy music take note: long-running Florida stoner rock meets sludge metal meets doom pop outfit Torche, celebrating the recent release of fifth LP Admission, return to town Sept. 4, to headline Mercy Lounge with Texas experimental, synthy psych/goth/doom duo Pinkish Black, and buzzy, dreamy shoegazing electropop artist SRSQ. A super cool lineup for fans of the…
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Versatile, genre-bending, timeless, and prolific, with a solo career spanning 20 years, prominent and beloved collaborative groups like She & Him and Monsters of Folk, and a seasoned run as a producer, songwriter, and composer, Portland’s M. Ward is, without a doubt, one of the indie folk scene’s most important modern fixtures. Still buzzing from last…
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A true pioneer of funk thanks to his seminal ’60s and ’70s group The Meters (who remain intermittently active to this day), legendary artist George Porter Jr. has, over his six decade spanning career, cemented his legacy as one of the preeminent performers of his generation, prolifically weaving between high-profile session and collaborative work, several great post-Meters…
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One of the most celebrated, enduring, and beloved musical artists in modern history, with an impressive career spanning five decades and a notable knack for reinvention, the one and only Chaka Khan is set to play an extra special Nashville show later this summer, Sept. 22 at the Grand Ole Opry House, which we first told you about a…
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After immediately hooking us in with her 2017 debut, I Love You Like a Brother, providing one of the best surprises of last year’s Bonnaroo, and delivering one of the year’s coolest, most underrated efforts in her latest, The Best of Luck Club, we’ve been dying to see Australian alt/indie singer on the rise Alex Lahey play a…
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If you’re a fan of vibey, rootsy, worldly, yet pop accessible tunes, brought to life by honed and jam-infused live performances, then Florida’s The Hip Abduction are definitely a group who should be on your radar. Out in support of brand new fourth album To the Ends of the Earth, the buzzy band are set to headline Exit/In on Aug. 17, with…