
One of the most renowned artists and in-demand producers, collaborators, and session players making music today, Thundercat has been on the scene for over 25 years, despite barely being in his 40s. Raised in Los Angeles in a musical household, Stephen Lee Bruner is the son of Ronald Bruner Sr., an accomplished drummer who…

Formed in 2010 in Toronto (and called Topanga for their first few years), by three childhood friends and a frontman they met coming up in the same local music scene, Canadian punks PUP spent just a few years honing their sound across a couple of early EPs, and refining their live show throughout the…
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Lennon StellaThe Blue Room; Nashville, TNOctober 24, 2026 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Kelsea Whiting. Like, I imagine, many people, my first exposure to singer-songwriter and actress Lennon Stella (and her younger sister and childhood musical partner Maisy) was through the television show Nashville, in which she and Maisy starred and occasionally performed…
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unitw/ Amy LaVereThe Ryman Auditoroum; Nashville, TNOctober 23, 2026 Review by Philip Obenschain and Madison McDermott. Photos by Madison McDermott. A tradition that began more than a decade ago, in 2014, and has continued on a near-annual basis since (excluding 2016 and, of course, 2020), Alabama native and longtime…

Initially formed for a one-off gig at community music fest Girlschool LA by Eloise Wong, her cousins, sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza, and their friend Bela Salazar, all then between the ages of just 8 and 14 years old, LA punk, pop punk, and riot grrrl outfit The Linda Lindas earned some…

Formed in 1985 in Los Angeles (preceding both the grunge and riot grrrl music scenes that they’re often linked to), punk rockers L7 erupted onto the scene with their eponymous 1988 debut on taste-making SoCal punk label Epitaph. Swiftly gaining notoriety and sharing the stage with other seminal acts on the rise like Nirvana,…
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Phoebe Bridgersw/ Alex GBridgestone Arena; Nashville, TNOctober 11, 2026 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Matt Grubb and Wes Ellis, courtesy of the artist. Phoebe Bridgers is far from the first artist to host a phone-free tour- Nashville’s own Jack White, even, is doing the same right now- but I can’t think of another…

It’s been a minute since we last updated you about Dashboard Confessional, the iconic ’00s emo project of Chris Carrabba, who, for more than a decade now has resided in the Nashville area. Initially formed more than 25 years ago, as a side project during his short but influential stint fronting beloved Florida emo…
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Formed in 2010 in Toronto (and called Topango for their first few years), by three childhood friends and a frontman they met coming up in the same local music scene, Canadian punks PUP spent just a few years honing their sound across a couple of early EPs, and refining their live show throughout the…

Born and raised in London, multifaceted artist Suki Waterhouse is, in the true old Hollywood sense, a genuine triple threat, able to seamlessly move between the worlds of acting, music, and modeling with unrivaled expertise as she excels at each aspect of her craft. Modeling came first, when Waterhouse was discovered as a teen,…