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Wheatus Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Debut Album at Murfreesboro’s Hop Springs Tonight, Oct. 17
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Formed 30 years ago in New York, by frontman and only constant member Brendan B. Brown, alt rock and pop rock outfit Wheatus shot to fame with their eponymous debut album, Wheatus, in 2000, propelled by enduring, mega-hit single “Teenage Dirtbag.” Remaining prolific throughout the 2000s, the group- whose sound…
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Reunited Indie Duo The Format Announce New Album, Reunion Tour, First Nashville Show in 20 Years, April 3, 2026 at The Ryman
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Formed in 2002 in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, indie pop and rock duo The Format, made up of vocalist Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means, are one of those rare bands who became significantly more popular after disbanding than they ever really were back in their initial, short-lived but…
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MJ Lenderman & The Wind Headline The Ryman Tonight, Oct. 14 with David Nance & Mowed Sound at
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A native of Asheville, NC, Mark Jacob Lenderman, better known as MJ Lenderman, was raised in a musical household, exposed to a wide variety of artists from a young age, and finding, like many kids of the 2000s, a love for a wide breadth of rock thanks to the popularity of Guitar…
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PHOTOS: TOPS | 10.9.25 @ Exit/In
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TOPSw/ Starcleaner ReunionExit/In; Nashville, TNOctober 9, 2025 Photos by Ben Burton Montreal’s TOPS have been making great indie and soft rock and dream pop for nearly 15 years now, honing their earnest, accessible sound across five excellent- and perhaps somewhat under-appreciated, at least stateside- albums. The band recently returned to…
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![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Jeff Tweedy w/ Liam Kazar | Oct. 29 @ The Caverns](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jeff-Tweedy-2025-1800-Credit-Shervin-Lainez.jpg)
[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Jeff Tweedy w/ Liam Kazar | Oct. 29 @ The Caverns
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Best known for fronting famed Chicago alt rock outfit Wilco for the past 31 years (and, before that, his stint in Uncle Tupelo), Jeff Tweedy is, without a doubt, one of the most celebrated and accomplished musicians in the modern alternative, indie, folk, and alt country scene. Though, over the years, Jeff’s…
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Laufey Brings A Matter of Time Tour to Bridgestone Arena, Tonight, Oct. 13 with Suki Waterhouse
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Though she only really only began releasing music of her own and finding a global audience in the 2020s, Icelandic jazz pop singer Laufey has been playing music for virtually her entire life; studying piano at four and violin at eight, and raised in a musical household (her mother is…
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![REVIEW: Alex G w/ Nilüfer Yanya | 10.4.25 @ The Ryman Auditorium [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MG_9674-copy.jpg)
REVIEW: Alex G w/ Nilüfer Yanya | 10.4.25 @ The Ryman Auditorium [PHOTOS]
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Alex Gw/ Nilüfer YanyaThe Ryman Auditorium; NashvilleOctober 4, 2025 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Ben Burton. Lo-fi indie rocker Alex G began releasing music in 2011, the same year No Country For New Nashville was founded, so he’s an artist we’ve always had a particular fondness for, as we’ve…
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Franz Ferdinand Play First Nashville Show in Seven Years, Tonight, Oct. 10 at Cannery Hall’s Mainstage with Master Peace
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An integral part of the post-punk revival that massively dominated and influenced rock in the early ’00s and spanning throughout the 2010s, Glasgow’s Franz Ferdinand sprung to international acclaim with their breakout hit “Take Me Out” more than 20 years ago, not long after first forming, having previously played together in various…






