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Out in support of their dynamic, emotionally resonant, and adventurous new third album, Mystic Truth, LA alt rock/post-punk outfit Bad Suns are set to return to Nashville for their first headlining show in a few years, April 10 at Cannery Ballroom with buzzy breakout pop singer Carlie Hanson. A stellar, genre-bending, and compelling live outfit, Bad Suns must be seen live to…
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Out in support of last year’s ninth album, Thank You for Today, their first truly new effort since the departure of longtime guitarist and producer Chris Walla, and first since welcoming two new members to their roster, seminal Pacific Northwest indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie are slated to return to The Ryman Auditorium for two nights of performances, April…
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We’ve been obsessing over Nashville’s flourishing pop scene since our earliest days, which, by now, is hardly a secret, with a number of indie and synth pop infused artists, singers, and songwriters finding national success in recent years. Since first springing to viral fame in 2016, duo Nightly have become a prime example of the kind…
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As one of our would-be most-anticipated performers at the ultimately rained out Pilgrimage Festival last fall, we were initially sad to miss a chance to see west coast indie folksters Lord Huron in support of their fantastic recent effort Vide Noir, but thrilled when, not long after, the group announced a two-night return to The Ryman Auditorium, April 21 with Michael Nau and April 22 with Faye…
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Without a doubt one of the most prolific, interesting, and creative new rappers to emerge from the underground scene in recent years, Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe went from star college football player to critically-beloved hip hop artist just a few years back, and, more recently, has seen his following surge thanks to a fine-tined visual aesthetic and…
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Returning for their first headlining Nashville show, after an impressive turn supporting FIDLAR last fall, Toronto grungy alt rock outfit Dilly Dally have been experiencing a well-deserved second phase of widespread critical acclaim since the release of their brilliant sophomore LP, Heaven, last year, a more than worthy followup to 2015 breakout debut Sore. Set to headline The Basement…
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Renowned for their layered, engaging, and genre-bending live show, London neo-soul outfit Jungle, riding high from the recent release of their buzzworthy sophomore LP For Ever, are set to return to Nashville March 23, to headline Marathon Music Works with Chicago dreamy electro-pop project Houses, who returned last year with a stellar new EP, Drugstore Heaven. Fans of chilled-out, nostalgic, soulful, and…
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Festival season is still a couple months away, but, already, anticipation is heating up for this year’s stellar slate of nearby events. While some of the more supersized fests tend to grab the most headlines, fans looking for more specialized lineups, more affordable admission, and more intimate settings will also find plenty of cool…
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Fans of indie/electronic, lush, layered, and vibey music with a strong vocal and lyrical focus take note: LA DJ/producer shallou and mysterious masked electronic artist Slow Magic are hitting the road for a co-headlining run, bringing their complimentary, trendy, and buzzed about stylings to The Basement East on March 19, with Australian up and comer Yoste tapped to support. It’s a particularly cool bill…
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A darling of the indie rock scene, introspective, lo-fi, genre-bending rocker Kurt Vile has seen an extradorinaiy career ascent since breaking out with 2013’s Wakin on a Pretty Daze, propelled from many years of calculated, organic musical ascent to international sensation, which every successive Nashville return, each in a bigger room, a prime illusion of how his reach…