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  • Jenn Wasner Made A Cameo At Future Islands Free Exit/In Show

    I guess Jenn Wasner stuck around town for an extra day after her Wye Oak show over at Mercy Lounge on Sunday.  She popped out for the last song of a very inspired set from Future Islands who seemed determined to make it up to the bummed out fans.  We also got a very…

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  • This Weekend In Nashville, July 12-14

    We have already talked about the difficult early decision that you have to face with Fiona Apple and Zappa Plays Zappa tonight, so let’s get into the rest of your music filled weekend.  Seriously, pace yourselves folks… this weekend rolls through Monday like a freight train. Friday Regardless of your early decisions for Friday…

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  • Wye Oak to play Mercy Lounge on July 15th

    We just announced the Passion Pit show on July 15th, but, if electropop isn’t your cup of tea, maybe you want to rock out to the smooth vocals of Jenn Wasner and Wye Oak. Mercy hasn’t announced the show yet, but Wye Oak has announced it.  I wonder if she hammered out the details…

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  • News and Notes

    It’s time to reboot the Steve Jobs machine, which means I need to clean off my desktop.  Here’s what I am looking at on Halloween morning. Loutallica Do you remember last week when I (and the rest of the world) shredded the Lou Reed / Metallica collaboration?  This headline in Spin Magazine “Metallica Already…

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  • Wye Oak w/ Kink Ador, The Basement, Tonight In Nashville

    I know.  It’s Monday.  That sucks!  You are still drinking coffee trying to get in the spirit of the work week, aren’t you?  Well, while you are pretending to work while sipping that coffee, let me tell you about what you should do tonight in Nashville. I’ve talked quite a bit about Wye Oak. …

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  • Get To Know: Wye Oak

    Wye Oak are proud natives of Baltimore, Maryland, as evidenced with the beginning of their Sunday afternoon Outside Lands set, “Hi, We’re Wye Oak from Baltimore, Maryland.”  The name Wye Oak comes from an old white oak tree that (until it’s demise in 2002 during a bad storm) was the largest white oak in…

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  • 2011 Outside Lands Reviews

    I’ve been AWOL for the past three days.  I know, I missed you too.  I escaped the Tennessee heat for a little time in San Francisco to check out some bands at the Outside Lands festival (thanks a lot to the folks over at Superfly Presents for making it possible).  Outside Lands is set…

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  • Free Merge Records Sampler Album

    Who wants an Independence Day gift?  Well, if you head over to Amazon.com, you can download a great free sampler album of some Merge Records artists.  Represented Merge artists include: Times New Viking Apex Manor Let’s Wrestle The Mountain Goats East River Pipe Wye Oak David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights Destroyer Jonny Telekinesis…

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  • Memorial Day Weekend Music…. Live Streaming Sasquatch!

    Are you in need of some live music this holiday weekend, but can’t afford to get out to one of the big festivals?  Well, NPR has the answer for you.  They are streaming the Sasquatch! Music Festival live from the Gorge.  The festival stream begins on Saturday afternoon (5/28) at 3:25 pm EST with…

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  • Spin Magazine’s (free download) Sasquatch Music Festival mixtape

    Visit Spin Magazine’s website for a free download (well, for the cost of an email address) featuring bands playing at the upcoming Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington (state). Highlighted acts on the mixtape are listed below.  Some of them are coming to the Nashville area soon.  So, be sure to…

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