
When Johnny Marr first played Nashville, back in 2013, we covered it extensively (this writer is a self-proclaimed Smiths superfan), including a week of articles leading up to the show, where we examined the legacy of Marr’s iconic former band, his fraught relationship with former bandmate Morrissey, his various post-Smiths projects, a profile on…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bad Suns w/ Yot Club | Sept. 25 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bad-Suns-2025-1800.jpeg)
Formed nearly 15 years ago in their native Los Angeles, while still mostly in their teens, alt rockers Bad Suns drew influence from classic post-punk artists like The Cure and Elvis Costello, fused with modern indie, in shaping their unique sound. The band’s 2014 debut LP, Language & Perspective, immediately captured the attention of…

Since catapulting onto the scene as a teenager with her fantastic debut album Pure Heroine in 2013, New Zealand’s Lorde has become one of the most lauded, acclaimed, and important artists in modern pop, carefully crafting a new album every four years, each exploring a new sonic and thematic ethos, capturing the enigmatic pop…

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.…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Conan Gray w/ hemlocke springs | Sept. 24 @ Ascend Amphitheater](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Conan-Gray-2025-1800.jpeg)
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)
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…

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)
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)
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)
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…