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It seems as if 2015 has been a stellar year for first-time festivals here in Nashville. With the success of last week’s Pilgrimage Fest, we already have our eyes on the next treat Middle Tennessee has to offer us, and that is the debut of the SoundHarvest Music Festival. This new event will take place at…
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AmericanaFest may have just ended, but that doesn’t mean there’s no more great Americana music happening in town. We’re giving away a pair of tickets to a superb roots music show Oct. 7 at Marathon Music Works featuring Rhiannon Giddens with support from the duo Birds of Chicago. Giddens is best known for her work…
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Seattle singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen is making his way back to Nashville for what is sure to be a powerful night of music at Cannery Ballroom. Just weeks after releasing his second full-length record, Carry the Ghost, he’ll take the stage along with opening act Field Report on Oct. 9. If you’re a fan of Gundersen’s…
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“Conceptual art exhibition anchored by sound and vision” Death Grips were presumed finished, after announcing their intention to disband last year, but, for fans who’ve followed the trio’s high-concept, intentionally cryptic, and often deceptive style of presentation, that abrupt end never felt quite permanent, especially with half an album still to be released. That skepticism proved…
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When the No Country team reminisces on our favorite shows of the best few years, Beach House‘s 2012 outing at Marathon Music Works always comes up as a standout performance. Boasting a layered and nuanced live style that perfectly brings to life their dream pop songs (five near-perfect albums’ worth, at this point), the band…
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Hitting the road in anticipation of their long-awaited sophomore LP, Wiped Out! (due out Oct. 30), SoCal indie rockers The Neighbourhood are set to return to Nashville for the third time in just as many years later this month, Sept. 25 at, for the first time, The Ryman Auditorium, along with buzzworthy up and comers Bad Suns and Hunny. While tickets for this epic…
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Genre-bending, boundary pushing Canadian post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor return to Nashville for their first headlining show in three years later this month, Sept. 19 at Marathon Music Works (notably, Godspeed played Bridgestone Arena with Nine Inch Nails in 2013) with Xylouris White, out in support of their new album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. With a live show like no other, a loyal…
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If you’re broke but you love garage punk, we have some good news for you! Atlanta party rockers The Black Lips will be playing a Red Bull Sound Select show at Exit/ In on Sep. 16, and as with all RBSS shows, you can get in for just $3. The catch is you have to…
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As the 2015 summer festival season comes to an end, it’s time to look to the cooler months of fall, and one of the most exciting events in this part of the country is the inaugural edition of the Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival taking place in the Park At Harlinsdale down the road in Franklin,…
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As we’ve been raving about for months, seminal prog metal rockers Between the Buried and Me, who also blew us away last month at Bonnaroo, are set to return to Nashville proper for the first time in two years next month, Aug. 15 at Marathon Music Works. Supporting the group are two similar spirited acts (and longtime tourmates) Animals…