Magdalena Bay‘s Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin first met as teens in their native Miami, bonding over shared musical influences and forming an early prog rock band. It was a few years later though, after reconnecting in college and eventually relocating to Los Angeles, that Magdalena Bay was born, pulling influences from synth-pop, alt-pop,…

It’s been a decade now since Massachusetts formed electropop and alt rock outfit PVRIS first erupted onto the scene with their buzzy debut LP, White Noise. Immediately embraced by the pop punk crowd, appearing at fests like Warped Tour and sharing the stage with bands like Fall Out Boy, and despite early post-hardcore and…
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Chicano Batmanw/ Lido PimientaBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNMay 3, 2024 Review and photos by Drake Boling “Because the ocean is all around usAnd life will flow onAs long as there are ripples in the wavesAnd sun rays from the sun And while I’m here on earthI’ll rejoice in its worth” The last time I was…
Charlotte Sandsw/ Young Culture, sensesBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNApril 11, 2024 Photos by Gina Di Maio One of Nashville’s most impressive alt pop and pop punk success stories in recent memory, longtime No Country favorite Charlotte Sands recently returned home to headline Brooklyn Bowl, marking her biggest Music City headliner ever (and first in over…

One of the biggest rising stars in Nashville’s alt pop and pop punk scene, and a favorite of ours since capturing our attention with a string of great singles several years ago, Charlotte Sands recently released her highly-anticipated full-length debut, can we start over?– a certified banger that feels like the perfect culmination of…
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The Killsw/ HeartwormsBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNMarch 5, 2024 Review and photos by Hannah Laney Late last year, beloved indie rock duo The Kills returned with their first new album in seven years, God Games, and are back on the road for their most extensive tour in years in support, a run which returned them…

The solo indie folk moniker of Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, which began after a stint fronting indie rock group Montezumas, The Tallest Man on Earth formally came into existence in 2006, initially envisioned as a part-time side project, as Matsson released his self-titled debut EP. Met with swift critical praise, however, compared to the personal, introspective, and story-driven folk style…
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Bullyw/ Bev Rage & the DrinksBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNAugust 31, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Since instantly asserting herself as one of the most exciting new rock artists in Nashville a decade ago with her frenetic, punk spirited, grungy eponymous debut EP, Bully– the musical alias of singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,…
It’s been 10 years nows since Alicia Bognanno first sprung onto the Nashville scene as Bully, blowing us away with her fiery early performances at local haunts like The Stone Fox (where she used to run sound before her music career took off) and making a stunning introduction with Bully’s eponymous first EP in…
Since breaking out to near-instant viral fame with their 2016 debut single, “XO,” Nashville alt and electro pop trio Nightly have been a site favorite, and one of Nashville’s most exciting current acts (before that, we were also a big fan of several members’ prior group, Dinner and a Suit). In the years since,…