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It hasn’t even been a year since famed English indie art pop outfit The 1975 last played Nashville, headlining Municipal Auditorium last November in support of then-new fifth album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. In the months since, the band- who’ve become something of a generation-defining group over their prolific last decade, since…
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Formed at the start of the ’80s in Essex, England, influenced by the flourishing punk and post-punk scene of the late ’70s as well as the burgeoning electronic scene, Depeche Mode swiftly became a seminal fixture in the synth-pop, electronic, new wave, and goth rock scenes of the 1980s. Following some early hits, a…
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Aside from an appearance at Vanderbilt’s annual Commodore Quake concert series in 2017, just a few months after she released her massive, critically-acclaimed, star-making debut studio album Ctrl, and an early appearance at Bonnaroo, way back in 2015, beloved R&B and pop singer SZA has rarely made it to Music City over the last…
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It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for young, breakout pop star Olivia Rodrigo, whose 2021 frenetic, confessional, angsty, pop punk meets bedroom pop debut LP Sour became one of the most popular and well-reviewed major releases of that year. Proving immune to the sophomore slum, Rodrigo’s followup GUTS, which dropped earlier this month, is…
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Made up of cousins Ruby da Cherry and $crim, New Orleans hip hop duo $uicideboy$ have been one of the biggest underground success stories of the last few years, rising from the online buzz of self-produced, independently released and incredibly subversive mixtapes to selling out giant shows nationwide, collaborating with stars like Travis Barker, and becoming one…
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Arguably one of the most singularly influential acts in ’90s and early ’00s pop punk, who, along with peers like Green Day, helped catapult the genre in the mainstream, San Diego trio Blink-182 came together more than 30 years ago as a scrappy punk band, breaking into the mainstream with 1997 sophomore effort Dude Ranch, before…

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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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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…
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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…

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Famed pop rock outfit Panic! at the Disco, one of the most enduring and popular acts to spring out of the ’00s emo and pop punk scene, and now ostensibly a solo vehicle for multi-talented artist Brendon Urie, have announced their return with a forthcoming seventh album, Viva Las Vengeance, due out Aug. 19.…