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As music festivals change and revamp and, occasionally, disappear altogether in our post-Covid live music landscape, it’s always nice to see brand new events still emerge, and doubly so when they’re local. And though Coachella might’ve just kicked off festival season nationally, Bright Shade Music & Arts Festival will do so for Nashville this…
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Though, as his musical alias would imply, Michigander does hail originally from Michigan, the resonant indie rocker, born Jason Singer, has called Nashville home for a number of years now. First emerging onto the scene in 2014, and making a formal debut with 2016 track “Nineties,” the singer-songwriter has garnered critical acclaim and amassed…
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After two years of adapting to the pandemic, pivoting to smaller, more frequent (and often online and contactless) “drops” instead of one central holiday, and overcoming supply chain issues, Record Store Day triumphantly returned last year to its traditional April timeframe and with some sense of normalcy, just in time for its 15th anniversary!…
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Springing on the scene in 2017, and transcending both language barriers and genre lines, Belarusian post-punk trio Molchat Doma have swiftly cultivated a following over the last few years, harboring a moody, retro sound that recalls 1980s Russian rock as well as new wave and synth-pop (and is sometimes tagged “cold wave”). After a…
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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…

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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,”…

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Back in the fall, Diarrhea Planet, one of our favorite Nashville bands of all time, sprung back to life after a four year split for a pair of reunion shows at Exit/In, doubling as a farewell to the venue’s tenure under longtime management, after a controversial change in ownership. Recapturing all of the glory…

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Pop megastar Madonna, who, somewhat surprisingly, had never played Nashville until a headlining outing at Bridgestone Arena back in 2016, has plotted her return to Music City, set to once-again take the Bridgestone stage on Dec. 22! Part of a new leg of dates for her recently-announced Celebration Tour, the show will celebrate every…

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Pioneers of the riot grrrl movement and one of the most important acts of the Pacific Northwest punk scene of the ’90s, for the 22 years they were split the legendary Bikini Kill not only became even more influential and beloved, but frequently topped persistent punk reunion wish lists. Members have gone on to…
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These days, emo nights are all the rage, popping up in cities across the nation (including several curators here in Nashville) to celebrate millennial nostalgia for the emo, pop punk, indie, and hardcore music that dominated the scene from the late ’90s to the late ’00s. And though they didn’t invent the concept, Morgan…