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We’ve been hip to the soulful sounds of local singer-songwriter Jeffrey James for awhile now, discovering him after stints at Musician’s Corner and Forecastle, and then his first headlining performance here in Nashville with CAPPA last fall. James’ last single “Good Friends,” a sweeping, R&B-tinged tune, earned him lots of buzz locally and nationally,…
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Grunge-pop rockers Anchor Thieves have crafted a music video for their song “Relapse,” a previously released single from their forthcoming album, Monolith, and we’re excited to exclusively premiere it for you below! The video is essentially different scenes from the 1968 film Voyage to the Planet of the Prehistoric Women (public domain) spliced together, which features sexy women…
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Local blues rock duo Natural Forces are set to release their second full length, It Takes All Kinds, on Black Friday, Nov. 27. Andrew Kahl (drums/vocals) and Josh Washam (vocals/guitars), as so many in Nashville did these days, grew up on opposite ends of the country, and began melding their unique backgrounds into Natural Forces at…
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A few weeks back, we told you all about local funk rockers Joel & the Gents, and exclusively premiered their latest single “Bad Love,” a track about a person who’s just bad news (read all about the song, the band, and singer Joel Heumann right here). Today, we’re beyond excited to also premiere the official music…
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When last we checked in on local alt rock trio Cardboard Kids, they were celebrating the release of their fantastic debut full-length, Echo Boomer. Tomorrow, Oct. 23, the Texas transplants will deliver a followup in the form of new EP High, recorded at Ben Folds’ historic RCA Studio A, and self-produced by the band. You might have…
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Photo: Andrew White If you’ve seen those delightfully creepy new promos for FX’s upcoming season of anthology horror series American Horror Story, this time named/themed Hotel, you’ve perhaps noticed that haunting, gorgeous, and perfectly placed cover of Elvis Presley’s classic “Heartbreak Hotel” playing in the background. That voice sounds familiar, right? No, you’re not crazy; it…
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Bandit Heart is the new project of Nashville’s Troy Akers. If that name sounds familiar to you, then you are probably a fan of his other outfit, local pop/rock outfit The CO, which he’s been a part of for the past 10 years. Akers was searching for another outlet for his songwriting, and has been pouring…
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You may remember Nashville rockers, The Bandoliers, from their recent run in Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem competition where they made it to the final round, before finally ceding the crown to Smooth Hound Smith. What was made known to a bunch of us around here during that run, is that this is an…
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Back in June, local electro art pop outfit KiND, something of a revamp of the band that formerly played as VITEK, released their debut album, Eunoia, which had been a long time coming but was more than worth the wait, with its glossy, layered, hypnotic, and well-produced tunes. Recently named one of the eight bands that…