![REVIEW: beabadoobee w/ Joe P | 4.25.23 @ Marathon Music Works [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Beabadoobee-4-25-23-Marathon-Music-Works-1.jpg)
beabadoobeew/ Joe PMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNApril 25, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Treating fans to more intimate club shows in between supporting Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in massive stadiums, English indie pop rock breakout beabadoobee recently made her headlining Nashville debut with a sold out show at Marathon Music…
Laura Jane Gracew/ Weakened FriendsThe Blue Room at Third Man Records; Nashville, TNApril 28, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Though not for lack of trying, it’s been six years since influential Florida punk outfit (and one of our favorite bands ever) Against Me! last played Nashville, and seven since the…
Bikini Killw/ Hurry UpMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNMarch 30, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Announced mere weeks before Covid closures began, reunited riot grrrl legends Bikini Kill were initially set to make their return to Nashville in the fall of 2020, a show eventually rescheduled to last summer, only to…

Review by Tess Schoonhoven. Photos by Gina Di Maio, courtesy of the artist. Emotional honesty, owning who you are, refusing to diminish yourself- Abigail Osborn is making a bold statement both as a modern pop artist and a vibrant member of the independent Nashville community. Her debut album, Bad Lover, released in two “chapters,”…
![REVIEW: Paramore w/ Louis Prince | 2.6.23 @ Grand Ole Opry House [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Paramore_Opry01.jpg)
Paramorew/ Louis PrinceGrand Ole Opry House; Nashville, TNFebruary 6, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. After a whirlwind last record cycle which saw them play special shows at Exit/In, The End, The Ryman, Bonnaroo, and even host their own festival at Municipal Auditorium, it’s hard to believe that it’s been four…
![REVIEW: The 1975 w/ BLACKSTARKIDS | 11.13.22 @ Municipal Auditorium [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-1975-40-Muncipal-Auditorium-11-13-22-Credit-Jordan-Curtis-Hughes-Header-scaled-1.jpg)
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…
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…
![REVIEW: Lil Nas X | 10.2.22 @ Municipal Auditorium [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lil-Nas-X-10-2-22-9-scaled-1.jpg)
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…
![REVIEW: Blondie w/ The Damned | 8.24.22 @ Grand Ole Opry House [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Blondie-40-Opry-8-24-22-Credit-Amiee-Stubbs-1-scaled-1.jpg)
Blondiew/ The DamnedGrand Ole Opry House; Nashville, TNAugust 24, 2022 Review by Philip Obenschain Photos by Amiee Stubbs, courtesy of the artist. One of the most iconic and celebrated musical acts in history- and one fairly hard to classify, as their contributions to punk, new wave, and disco are all monumental- the one and…
![REVIEW: My Chemical Romance w/ Turnstile, Dilly Dally | 8.23.22 @ Bridgestone Arena [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/My-Chemical-Romance-@-Bridgestone-8-23-22-Credit-Nolan-Knight-16.jpg)
My Chemical Romancew/ Turnstile, Dilly DallyBridgestone Arena; Nashville, TNAugust 23, 2022 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Nolan Knight. Undoubtedly one of the most influential and important bands of the 2000s emo and pop punk explosion, and one with an enduring appeal and rabid fanbase few of their peers can claim, New Jersey-bred rockers…