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SZA Brings the SOS Tour to Bridgestone Arena Tonight, Sept. 24
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Aside from an appearance at Vanderbilt’s annual Commodore Quake concert series in 2017, just a few months after she released her massive, critically-acclaimed, star-making debut studio album Ctrl, and an early appearance at Bonnaroo, way back in 2015, beloved R&B and pop singer SZA has rarely made it to Music…
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Legendary, Outspoken Country Trio The Chicks Return to Bridgestone Arena for Their First Nashville Show in Seven Years Tonight, Sept. 23
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Previously and most famously known as The Dixie Chicks, a moniker which they wisely amended a few years ago, The Chicks formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas, and were initially a more traditionalist bluegrass band. Though they built up a niche following within Texas and Nashville for their earliest efforts, it was…
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Electropop Duo Sylvan Esso Bring No Rules (Tour) to Marathon Music Works Tonight, Sept. 21
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It’s been nearly a decade since North Carolina electropop and indie pop duo Sylvan Esso sprung onto the scene with their eponymous debut album, capturing viral buzz for great singles like “Coffee,” “Hey Mami,” and “Play It Right.” Made up of vocalist Amelia Meath (also of folk trio Mountain Men)…
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REVIEW: Be Your Own Pet w/ Being Dead | 9.16.23 @ The Blue Room [PHOTOS]
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Be Your Own Petw/ Being DeadThe Blue Room at Third Man Records; Nashville, TNSeptember 16, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. One of the most important and beloved bands in modern Nashville rock history, and also one that, for nearly 15 years, seemed among the least likely…
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REVIEW: Lana Del Rey w/ Nikki Lane | 9.14.23 @ FirstBank Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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Lana Del Reyw/ Nikki LaneFirstBank Amphitheater; Franklin, TNSeptember 14, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It was only a few weeks ago that wistful and enigmatic pop icon Lana Del Rey announced a pair of shows at Franklin’s still relatively new FirstBank Amphitheater, kicking off a small…
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Olivia Rodrigo to Play Bridgestone Arena March 9
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It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for young, breakout pop star Olivia Rodrigo, whose 2021 frenetic, confessional, angsty, pop punk meets bedroom pop debut LP Sour became one of the most popular and well-reviewed major releases of that year. Proving immune to the sophomore slum, Rodrigo’s followup GUTS, which dropped…
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REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys w/ Fontaines D.C. | 9.13.23 @ Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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Arctic Monkeysw/ Fontaines DCAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNSeptember 13, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain with additional notes by Abigail Cook. Photos by Abigail Cook. It’s been more than 20 years since indie rockers Arctic Monkeys first formed in their native Sheffield, England, and 17 since their now-classic debut Whatever People Say…
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[TICKET GIVEAWAY] brakence | Nov. 6 @ Eastside Bowl
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Ohio born Randy Findell- better known as his musical alias brakence– first began uploading music to SoundCloud in 2016, when he was just 15 years old, forging, across a series of early singles and EPs, a contemporary and internet-born sound that combines elements of maximalist hyperpop, ambient and lush electropop,…






