News-y Bits

Things you should know if you didn’t already:

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Tonight at Mercy Lounge will be Mean Tambourines, Cactus’s and Bad Cop – sponsored by We Own This Town. Do yourself a favor and support these local bands, this site and rock music in general and come out. It’s free.

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Those Darlins have unleashed another song from their forthcoming full-length debut. You can hear “Red Light Love ” here.

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D. Patrick Rodgers from And the Relatives, Nashville Cream and The Scene has a new record review blog at A Record A Day. There’s no comments though so you’ll just have to fume silently if you disagree.

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The Features have officially announced their signing to the Kings of Leon / Bug Music imprint label and Some Kind of Salvation will see a proper release nationwide.

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Nashville Mixtapes is still killing it with quality content at all times. If you’re not reading it, I don’t understand you.

Free Download: Steel Hearts

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I’m not entirely clear on when Murfreesboro band Ribbonpigeon renamed themselves The Only Sons but it’s not important. What is important is that they have released their album, Steel Hearts, for free download. You can nab it here or get a sample of what to expect by downloading “Hadn’t Been That Long” below. It’s a bit folksy, a bit Americana and a bit gravel-y in the vocal department – a winning combo for the genre.

Only Sons – Hadn’t Been That Long