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Still celebrating the recent release of his fantastic new full-length, Wished Out, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel, a favorite of the local scene, is set to headline Mercy Lounge on Oct. 6 with genre-bending instrumental duo Steelism. One of the first must-see local shows of the fall, Broemel, has, as a solo artist, established himself as a captivating, thoughtful, and ever-evolving…
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Out in support of their fantastic, nuanced, and essential recent fourth album, High as Hope, London’s Florence + the Machine are set to return to Music City for the first time in three years to play their biggest local headliner to date, Oct. 2 at Bridgestone Arena with buzzy, young electropop up and comer Billie Eilish. Now more than a decade in…
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Celebrating his first proper full-length in more than a decade, this year’s excellent return to form You’re Not Alone, hard rocking positive party god turned larger-than-life personality Andrew W.K. returns to Nashville Sept. 25 to headline The Basement East, along with edgy local duo Birdcloud. Now nearly 20 years since first breaking into the mainstream, W.K. is a figure you’ve almost…
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Out in support of their fantastic, recently-released new effort Performance, eclectic Austin group White Denim are set to play their first Music City headliner in a couple of years (more recent supporting stops aside) Sept. 22 at Exit/In, with New York jazz guitarist Rotem. Heralded for their genre-bending, decade-spanning sound and influence, White Denim are a fantastic and always unique live…
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Returning for the first time in a couple of years for their biggest Music City headliner to date, LA skater punks FIDLAR are set to play the Cannery Ballroom with two promising Canadian acts on the rise, grunge rockers Dilly Dally and garage punks NOBRO, on Friday, Sept. 21. While it’s been a few years since FIDLAR followed up their beloved, eponymous debut…
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A new supergroup of sorts, featuring beloved singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, and R.E.M. guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Peter Buck, alt rock newcomers Arthur Buck came together quickly last fall after a chance meeting in Mexico turned into an impromptu jam, and, eventually, an album, which the duo will bring to life on the road for the first time with…
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Legendary Smiths guitarist (and subsequent member of Modest Mouse, The Cribs, The The, and so many other projects) Johnny Marr has, after decades of various musical endeavors, been devoting his focus to a solo career since breaking out with 2013’s excellent The Messenger, which he followed up with 2014’s Playland and this year’s Call the Comet, his best album yet.…
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of their legendary debut Kick Out the Jams, MC5 founder and guitarist Wayne Kramer has recruited a supergroup of backing players to perform the record in full on the road, an event he’s dubbed MC50, which hits Nashville’s own Exit/In on Sept. 9. The closest thing to MC5 you’ll ever see (most of…
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Out in support of his excellent third album, Imaginary Music, English retro electro-pop crooner Chad Valley is set to make a rare return to Nashville on Sept. 5 to headline The High Watt. One of the most criminally underrated pop projects of the past few years, Valley (the musical alter-ego of producer Hugo Manuel) has been a favorite of ours…