
For the past 10 years, Colony House has been a torchbearer of Nashville’s indie rock legacy, carrying the flame from acts like The Features and Glossary to running alongside projects like COIN and Briston Maroney. Taking a moment to look back, Colony House’s career to date includes a remarkable foundation of media accolades (New…
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The 1975w/ BLACKSTARKIDSNashville Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, TNNovember 13, 2022 Review by Tess Schoonhoven. Photos by Jordan Curtis Hughes, courtesy of the artist. When The 1975 broke their 2022 silence and released “Part of the Band,” the first single off their latest record Being Funny in a Foreign Language, the reaction was heavy. Fans of…
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It’s been around a decade since local rocker and longtime site favorite Suzie Chism first sprung onto the Nashville scene fronting Moseley- an alt rock trio we’ve sorely missed since their disbandment several years ago (though they did recently reunite for a one-off show). Post-Moseley, however, Chism has been keeping busy, initially debuting a…

Briston Maroney has been at the forefront of the current wave of Nashville-based indie artists since 2017 EP Big Shot and breakout single “Freakin Out on the Interstate” in 2018. We finally got a full length project last year with Sunflower, his debut album packed with heartfelt hooks, confident sincerity and a talent for…
Lizzow/ LattoBridgestone Arena; Nashville, TNOctober 23, 2022 Review by Mary-Beth Blankenship and Philip Obenschain.Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. In an alternative universe, we would’ve gotten to watch Lizzo become the first woman to headline Bonnaroo in 2020 or even in 2021, but, unfortunately, Covid and Mother Nature had other plans, forcing cancelation of both years…
Self-described as “dark industrial nightmare pop,” artist, producer, and songwriter Notelle has made a name for herself in recent years both as a solo artist and an in-demand collaborator with producers and DJs across the globe. We’ve sung her praises time and time again, and can’t get enough of the buzzy local singer’s dark, electro-infused, brooding,…
Longtime readers (and/or anyone dialed into the local music scene) should be well-familiar with the eclectic musical stylings of Benjamin A. Harper, who, between his solo work and output with supergroup Smart Objects has long been a staple of the Nashville scene. For his latest endeavor, a brand new duo fittingly dubbed Harper Mayo,…
As the avant-pop manifestation of singer, songwriter, and stylist Kayla Graninger, Elke embraces seasonal rhythms on new EP My “Human Experience”. In a time where TikTok videos compromise many projects’ entire visual rollouts, Elke strikes us as a refreshingly brilliant creative director who draws inspiration from nature and connection from a close-knit, local community.…
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Lil Nas XNashville Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, TNOctober 2, 2022 Review by Mary-Beth Blankenship and Philip Obenschain.Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It’s hard to believe that three years after breaking records and erupting onto the scene with his genre-defying single “Old Town Road,” superstar rapper and singer Lil Nas X is only now in the midst…

Nashville’s carobae has been prominently honing her craft since 2019’s songs from 3am. Moving in the pop spaces like her contemporaries GAYLE, Caroline Kole, Sara Kays and Charlotte Sands, carobae’s versatility shines as an artist, songwriter and producer. Coming off of the release of new single “till the day i ___,” she shared with…