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Legendary actor and comedian Bill Murray is certainly a man who needs no introduction, from his early days as a pioneering cast member on Saturday Night Live in the ’70s, to starring into some of the most iconic comedy films of all time in the ’80s and ’90s, to becoming something of an indie…
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Formed in 2007 while attending college in Southern California, Saint Motel are a visually-inspired, genre-bending staple of the 2010s indie scene. Though 2012 debut album Voyeur was well-received, it was their 2014 EP My Type, and its earworm of a title track, which first helped the band break out to wider attention, inking a…

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If you’re a millennial who ever went through a Hot Topic phase as a teen, we’d wager a strong bet you probably owned a few AFI CDS, and perhaps even had one of their gothic, macabre inspired posters on your wall. But, if you simply remember the west coast punks for their early ’00s mainstream breakthrough…

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Preeminent local DIY, all ages venue Drkmttr– one of our favorite show spaces in all of Nashville- is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a second annual Drkmttr Fest this weekend, Oct. 17-19. Boasting an incredibly stacked lineup of both local and national artists, the all ages affair features two days of music, ranging from…

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Formed 30 years ago in New York, by frontman and only constant member Brendan B. Brown, alt rock and pop rock outfit Wheatus shot to fame with their eponymous debut album, Wheatus, in 2000, propelled by enduring, mega-hit single “Teenage Dirtbag.” Remaining prolific throughout the 2000s, the group- whose sound has lot more range…

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Formed in 2002 in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, indie pop and rock duo The Format, made up of vocalist Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means, are one of those rare bands who became significantly more popular after disbanding than they ever really were back in their initial, short-lived but extremely fruitful six year…

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A native of Asheville, NC, Mark Jacob Lenderman, better known as MJ Lenderman, was raised in a musical household, exposed to a wide variety of artists from a young age, and finding, like many kids of the 2000s, a love for a wide breadth of rock thanks to the popularity of Guitar Hero. Jake- who was…

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TOPSw/ Starcleaner ReunionExit/In; Nashville, TNOctober 9, 2025 Photos by Ben Burton Montreal’s TOPS have been making great indie and soft rock and dream pop for nearly 15 years now, honing their earnest, accessible sound across five excellent- and perhaps somewhat under-appreciated, at least stateside- albums. The band recently returned to Nashville for the first…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Jeff Tweedy w/ Liam Kazar | Oct. 29 @ The Caverns](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jeff-Tweedy-2025-1800-Credit-Shervin-Lainez.jpg)
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Best known for fronting famed Chicago alt rock outfit Wilco for the past 31 years (and, before that, his stint in Uncle Tupelo), Jeff Tweedy is, without a doubt, one of the most celebrated and accomplished musicians in the modern alternative, indie, folk, and alt country scene. Though, over the years, Jeff’s been no stranger to…

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Though she only really only began releasing music of her own and finding a global audience in the 2020s, Icelandic jazz pop singer Laufey has been playing music for virtually her entire life; studying piano at four and violin at eight, and raised in a musical household (her mother is a classical violinist, and…