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Now in its 56th year, the annual Nashville Film Festival returns to Music City this week, Sept. 18-24, boasting tons of incredible feature films, documentaries, shorts, world premieres, student films, creator panels, awards, and much more! More modestly-sized compared to some of the flashier fests around the nation like Sundance, Tribeca, or SXSW, Nashville’s…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Conan Gray w/ hemlocke springs | Sept. 24 @ Ascend Amphitheater](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Conan-Gray-2025-1800.jpeg)
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It’s been over a decade since Conan Gray first found fame as a teen YouTuber, initially making vlog content about his life in small-town Texas, before increasingly transitioning to acoustic covers, and, eventually, original music, helping him build an organic, loyal following before formally launching his career as an artist in 2017 (he’d sign…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Judas Priest & Alice Cooper w/ Corrosion of Conformity | Sept. 21 @ FirstBank Amphitheater](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Judas-Priest-Alice-Cooper-1200.png)
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Two of metal’s most legendary acts, England’s Judas Priest and Arizona’s Alice Cooper, are gearing up for a co-headlining summer tour, which brings them to nearby Franklin Sept. 21 at FirstBank Amphitheater! Formed in 1969 in Birmingham, Judas Priest spent their first decade honing their unique take on British heavy metal and enjoying early…

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For 10 years now, our pals at Nashville Is The Reason have been hosting fantastic emo nights and punk, emo, and hardcore DJ parties, initially as after parties for great events around town, and expanding over the years to host and sponsor concerts of their own (including epic parties at Marathon Music Works, which…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Goth Babe w/ Porch Light | Sept. 24 @ The Caverns](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Goth-Babe-2025-1200.jpg)
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Griff Washburn grew up in Memphis and honed his musical chops playing in bands as a teen, but Nashville is where he really got started as Goth Babe, releasing his first EP, Shall We, after some buzzy early tracks, in 2016. We were covering the project a lot back then, at the time very clearly influenced…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bayside w/ The Sleeping | Sept. 12 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bayside-2025-1800.jpeg)
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Named for the Bayside neighborhood of their native Queens, New York, Bayside, half of whom have been Nashville-based for a number of years, formed in 2000 and, due to swift underground buzz, inked a deal with Victory Records ahead of their breakthough debut effort, 2004’s Sirens and Condolences. The band’s eponymous followup, Bayside, a year later would…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bayside w/ The Sleeping | Sept. 11 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bayside-2025-1800.jpeg)
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Named for the Bayside neighborhood of their native Queens, New York, Bayside, half of whom have been Nashville-based for a number of years, formed in 2000 and, due to swift underground buzz, inked a deal with Victory Records ahead of their breakthough debut effort, 2004’s Sirens and Condolences. The band’s eponymous followup, Bayside, a year later would…

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Two legends of the 2000s rock scene, progressive, high-concept genre-benders Coheed and Cambria, and emo and alt rock icons Taking Back Sunday are once again teaming up for a co-headlining summer tour, which returns them to Nashville tonight, Sept. 3 for a performance at Ascend Amphitheater with indie/emo outfit Foxing! No strangers to Music…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Big Wild | Sept. 4 @ Marathon Music Works](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Big-Wild-2025-1800.jpg)
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Hailing original from Massachusetts, multifaceted producer, songwriter, and vocalist Jackson Stell began his foray into music as a teen making hip hop beats under the moniker J Beatz, before relocating to California in his 20s, and finding the inspiration to begin making lush, atmospheric, and vibey electronic music as Big Wild. Stell, now based…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Story So Far w/ Neck Deep, Origami Angel, & Pain of Truth | Sept. 20 @ The Caverns](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-Story-So-Far-2025-1800-Credit-Eric-Soucy.jpg)
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One of the preeminent pop punk bands of the 2010s- a decade which saw the return to a more visceral, emotionally resonant, and authentic sound after a more overproduced and commodified take on pop punk ruled the late 2000s- The Story So Far first formed in Walnut Creek, California, while still in high school.…