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“Bonnaroo Superlatives and Overall Festival Wrap-Up” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Well, I survived my first Bonnaroo… something that I wasn’t so sure of going into the weekend… but I came out okay on the other side, and what’s more is that I can honestly say [...]

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“The Problem with Tin Pan South” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel I wrote once long ago that songwriters seem like pensive people. Not people who separate themselves from the rest of us, but rather people who understand the world a little better than we do, or [...]

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“Punch Brothers Give Nashville the Old One-Two” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel As of Tuesday night, I have seen mandolinist Chris Thile play six times – once as part of newgrass trio Nickel Creek, once as a solo act, and four times with his most [...]

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“Devils with Strings: Mumford & Sons at War Memorial” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel It seems like the majority of the English-speaking world could at least tap a foot along to “Little Lion Man” these days. Beyond that, I’d be willing to wager that the [...]

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“Herbie Takes The Ryman” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Herbie Hancock is magnificent. As a young pianist growing up, I knew him as a pioneer. The man played for years in Miles Davis’ quintet and was one of the first jazz musicians to infuse synthesizers [...]

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I finally had the opportunity to see Imogen Heap live at a sold out show at the Exit/In in Nashville on Friday.  She was absolutely everything I wanted her to be.  She was energetic and fun to watch and incredibly talented, even from close up.  She wore mics on her wrists and had about four [...]

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I dropped and broke my camera on Halloween, so I wasn’t able to take any pictures of the Ingrid Michaelson show at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville yesterday.  We did get a picture with her afterward though, courtesy my sister’s camera: Also, the show was amazing.  I’ve seen Ingrid play 4 times now.  Twice while [...]

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“New Grunge Comes to The End: 02.26.09” By Emily J Ramey Written for The (rabbit) The Hollywood Ten emerges onto The End’s stage as lean silhouettes against a red velvet curtain.  Drummer Stephen Smith and the Brothers Ford are casually dressed in t-shirts and dark jeans; Erik Anderson on keys is wearing a suit vest.  [...]

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“Mannah” By Emily J Ramey Written for Mannah’s MySpace Nashville-based prog rock group Mannah is a seamless embodiment of the distinct, yet similarly melodic souls of its four members, Jonathan Spencer, lead vocals, Kaelin Tauxe, guitar, vocals, Adam Erickson, bass, and John Toomey, drums.  Each of these men suppresses a secret, contented rage – respective [...]

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“‘Esque’ as a Milestone” By Emily J Ramey Written for The Belmont Vision Lorien, a band of Belmont graduates, has released their long-anticipated debut album, Esque.  12th and Porter teemed on Saturday night for the band’s official CD release show.  Lorien shared their night with three opening bands before taking the stage themselves.  Lights criss-crossed [...]

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