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Exclusive: Tragic Kingdom Presents
Happy St. Patrick’s day! Today is a special day for Tragic Kingdom and not just because I have a special place in my heart for anything green. As you know, I designed Tragic Kingdom with the intent to expose exceptional new talent and create a place to discuss the industry’s biggest stars. Our latest artist featured, Michael Shoup, was excited to take part in a new project, I’m calling Tragic Kingdom Presents, that joins our featured new talent with those more well-recognized, but still tragically adored. This week also marks the 25th anniversary for the SXSW Music & Media Conference in Austin, Texas. As you might remember, it last year…
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Artist To Watch: Michael Shoup
When it came time to pick Tragic Kingdom’s featured artist for March it was a tough decision. With my latest move to Nashville, country music has become so relevant (as you’ve clearly witnessed by the blog’s recent country takeover), but I wanted to do something special this month. I wanted to prove to the readers that Nashville is more than hillbilly rockers and twangy crooners. Despite the hicktown stereotypes, it wasn’t hard to find a variety of talents spanning all genres, many of whom will be featured in the coming months. When I first moved to town, I stopped by a writer’s round at a local venue near my new…