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Acclaimed singer-songwriter, composer and producer Citizen Cope is returning to Nashville for a couple of very special shows at City Winery on May 7 and May 8. The Memphis native has been supplying his own brand of stellar acoustic jams mixed with lots of blues, R&B and rock influences since the early 1990s. He’ll be…
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Making their seemingly annual pilgrimage to Nashville following a Red Bull event last fall, famed Atlanta garage rock outfit the Black Lips are set to return to Exit/In on Monday, May 2! Still riding high on the success of their 2014 LP Underneath the Rainbow, and already turning an eye towards their next release, the band are as exciting, fun, and energetic…
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Out in support of their refined, surprisingly poppy, and energetic tenth album, Painting With, Baltimore-bred musical supergroup Animal Collective will return to Nashville’s own Marathon Music Works on May 6 (where they last played in 2013, after a series of delays) along with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. One of the most versatile, compelling, and dynamic groups in the scene, we shouldn’t have to…
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We’ve been raving about the sounds of Poliça ever since their first Nashville show at The Basement in support of their 2012 debut, Give You The Ghost. Since then, the electro-pop group have been busy on the touring circuit, most recently visiting Mercy Lounge in support of their stellar 2013 album Shulamith. We’ve already become obsessed with their brand new record, United Crushers, thanks to slick tracks…
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Set to return to Nashville for the first time in a couple of years, when The Avett Brothers announced their May 6 show at Bridgestone Arena back in December, we hoped that meant new music would be on the way as well. Thankfully, that is indeed the case, as the group gear up to release their highly-anticipated ninth album, True Sadness, this…
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Back in January, we told you that pop rockers Parachute were set to return to Cannery Ballroom on May 6, in support of their brand new album Wide Awake. The record is being hailed as one of the band’s most mature and well-crafted releases, thanks to soulful cuts like “Without You.” They’re set to perform here their latest and greatest tracks with support from local pop…
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Enigmatic Swedish metal group Ghost are enjoying their best year yet, riding high on the success of their third album, last year’s Meliora, which garnered a Grammy win, high chart performance, and critical praise. Hitting the road in support of their latest effort, Ghost will pass through Nashville, where they recorded their 2013 sophomore effort Infestissumam, May 3 at…
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Alternative folk band Hurray for the Riff Raff have gained acclaim for frontwoman Alynda Lee Segarra’s fresh perspective on the sound and stories of traditional southern music. Their 2014 major label debut Small Town Heroes gained tons of praise for its stories about Segarra’s hometown of New Orleans (via the Bronx). That post-Katrina record is…
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Georgia-based alt rockers Futurebirds are back in town for a headlining performance at 3rd and Lindsley on April 17. If you somehow missed their stop at Mercy Lounge last October, you skipped a dreamy live performance that mixed the rebellious style of southern rock with the grungy psychedelia of the 1970s. This time around,…