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PHOTOS: ROLE MODEL | 3.8.25 @ Marathon Music Works
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ROLE MODELw/ Debbii DawsonMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNMarch 8, 2025 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh When last we saw Tucker Pillsbury- better known by his musical alias ROLE MODEL– live, he was still celebrating his breakthrough 2022 LP Rx, a moody, earnest, alt pop evolution from his early days in hip hop, which, along with…
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![REVIEW: Hovvdy w/ Video Age | 3.5.25 @ The Basement East [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hovvdy-Basement-East-3-5-25-Credit-Drake-Boling-14.jpg)
REVIEW: Hovvdy w/ Video Age | 3.5.25 @ The Basement East [PHOTOS]
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Hovvdyw/ Video AgeThe Basement East; Nashville, TNMarch 5, 2025 Review and photos by Drake Boling Texas bred, Nashville based indie pop duo Hovvdy recently kicked off their spring tour at The Basement East, still enjoying a wave of buzz for their 2024 self-titled fifth album. Along for the ride was New Orleans’ Video Age,…
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REVIEW: Lauren Mayberry | 2.22.25 @ The Mil at Cannery Hall [PHOTOS]
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Lauren Mayberryw/ Cult of VenusThe Mil at Cannery Hall; Nashville TNFebruary 22, 2025 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Though we’ve been fans of Lauren Mayberry through her acclaimed synth-pop band CHVRCHES for more than a decade now, having caught the group at early performances at spots like Exit/In and Marathon Music…
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REVIEW: MJ Lenderman & The Wind | 1.25.25 @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville [PHOTOS]
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MJ Lenderman & The Windw/ Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse BandBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNJanuary 25, 2025 Review and photos by Drake Boling I hear them calling out in the streets. “Please, we are begging you. Please be normal about MJ Lenderman,” they cry out. “No,” I whisper back. “I can’t.” At their recent stop…
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![REVIEW: Chappell Roan | 10.1.24 @ FirstBank Amphitheater [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chappell-Roan-FirstBank-10-1-24-Credit-Mary-Beth-Blankenship-68.jpg)
REVIEW: Chappell Roan | 10.1.24 @ FirstBank Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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Chappell RoanFirstBank Amphitheater; Franklin, TNOctober 1, 2024 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. There is, perhaps, no single artist (certainly not in the pop space) having a more spectacular 2024 than Chappell Roan, whose debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, dropped just over a year ago to positive,…
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REVIEW: Magdalena Bay w/ Nourished by Time | 9.25.24 @ Brooklyn Bowl [PHOTOS]
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Magdalena Bayw/ Nourished by TimeBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNSeptember 25, 2024 Review and photos by Drake Boling When I say Magdalena Bay sounds like music beamed in from the future, you might have some sense of what that could entail. But that still can’t prepare you for what the future contains. But maybe it’s actually…
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REVIEW: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard w/ Geese | 8.31.24 @ Ascend Amphitheater [PHOTOS]
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizardw/ GeeseAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNAugust 31, 2024 Photos by Abigail Cook It’s hard to believe it’s been almost exactly seven years since Australian psych rock outfit King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard last played Nashville proper, both because they have played more recently nearby (like at at Bonnaroo a couple…
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REVIEW: Green Day w/ The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda Lindas | 8.30.24 @ Geodis Park [PHOTOS]
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Green Dayw/ The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda LindasGeodis Park; Nashville, TNAugust 30, 2024 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Undoubtedly one of the most successful, popular, and influential bands in not only punk and pop punk, but rock history in general, legendary California trio Green Day recently returned to Nashville for…
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REVIEW: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | 8.25.24 @ The Ryman
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Joan Jett & the Blackheartsw/ Karley Scott CollinsThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNAugust 25, 2024 Whether you’ve seen her rocking arenas, stadiums, and amphitheaters in support of fellow legends like Motley Crue and Def Leppard, Journey, The Who, Bryan Adams, Heart, Styx, or, most recently, Alanis Morissette, across Nashville over the last decade, Joan Jett…
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PHOTOS: Wallows | 8.20.24 @ Ascend Amphitheater
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Wallowsw/ BENEEAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNAugust 20, 2024 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh The last time LA indie pop and post-punk trio Wallows played Nashville, in 2019 at the former Cannery Ballroom, their debut LP, Nothing Happens had only been out for a few months, and breakout single “Are You Bored Yet?” was still freshly viral.…