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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 Nashville for the first…
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Wet Legw/ Hana Vu, Mary in the JunkyardMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNSeptember 23, 2025 Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship English indie rockers Wet Leg released one of the best albums of 2025 with their sophomore effort moisturizer, and are currently touring the world in support, recently returning them to Music City for the first time…

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Fontaines D.C.w/ Jadu HeartMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNApril 30, 2025 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh Since exploding onto the scene with their commanding 2019 debut album, Dogrel, Irish post-punk and alt rock outfit Fontaines D.C. have become one of the preeminent acts in modern rock. Even despite the Covid-19 lockdown, during which they swiftly delivered…

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ROLE MODELw/ Debbii DawsonMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNMarch 8, 2025 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh When last we saw Tucker Pillsbury- better known by his musical alias ROLE MODEL– live, he was still celebrating his breakthrough 2022 LP Rx, a moody, earnest, alt pop evolution from his early days in hip hop, which, along with…
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizardw/ GeeseAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNAugust 31, 2024 Photos by Abigail Cook It’s hard to believe it’s been almost exactly seven years since Australian psych rock outfit King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard last played Nashville proper, both because they have played more recently nearby (like at at Bonnaroo a couple…

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Joan Jett & the Blackheartsw/ Karley Scott CollinsThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNAugust 25, 2024 Whether you’ve seen her rocking arenas, stadiums, and amphitheaters in support of fellow legends like Motley Crue and Def Leppard, Journey, The Who, Bryan Adams, Heart, Styx, or, most recently, Alanis Morissette, across Nashville over the last decade, Joan Jett…

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Wallowsw/ BENEEAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNAugust 20, 2024 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh The last time LA indie pop and post-punk trio Wallows played Nashville, in 2019 at the former Cannery Ballroom, their debut LP, Nothing Happens had only been out for a few months, and breakout single “Are You Bored Yet?” was still freshly viral.…
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Rainbow Kitten SurpriseBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNMay 6, 2024 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh It’s been six long years since alt/indie outfit Rainbow Kitten Surprise released their third album, 2018’s How To: Friend, Love, Freefall, and in the time between its release and their latest, Love Hate Music Box, which arrived just days after the group…

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Holly Humberstonew/ Carol AdesThe Basement East; Nashville, TNMay 5, 2024 Photos by Gina Di Maio English indie pop singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone has had a remarkable past few years, since first arriving onto the scene amidst the pandemic lockdown with 2020 debut EP Falling Asleep at the Wheel, soon inking a major label record deal…
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Alice Phoebe Louw/ Sam BurtonThe Basement East; Nashville, TNApril 17, 2024 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh Based in Germany by way of South Africa, indie pop singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou has been making music for more than decade, and has had a prolific string of independent releases, both solo and with side project Strongboi, especially…