![REVIEW: Foxy Shazam w/ The Number Twelve Looks Like You @ Eastside Bowl | 5.24.25 [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Foxy-Shazam-Eastside-Bowl-5-24-25-Credit-Mary-Beth-Blankenship-7.jpg)
Foxy Shazamw/ The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Lobby BoxerThe ’58 @ Eastside Bowl; Nashville, TNMay 24, 2025 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. For around twenty years now (almost to the date, when their debut album, The Flamingo Trigger, arrived in June of 2005), Cincinnati’s Foxy Shazam have reigned as perhaps…
![REVIEW: Amyl and the Sniffers w/ Sheer Mag | 5.23.25 @ Marathon Music Works [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Amyl-and-the-Sniffers-Marathon-5-23-25-Credit-Mary-Beth-Blankenship-1.jpg)
Amyl and the Sniffersw/ Sheer MagMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNMay 23, 2025 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It would be an understatement to to say Australian rockers Amyl and the Sniffers are having a moment right now, given the unbelievably passionate crowd that turned out to the final stop of their…

Fontaines D.C.w/ Jadu HeartMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNApril 30, 2025 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh Since exploding onto the scene with their commanding 2019 debut album, Dogrel, Irish post-punk and alt rock outfit Fontaines D.C. have become one of the preeminent acts in modern rock. Even despite the Covid-19 lockdown, during which they swiftly delivered…
![REVIEW: Lucy Dacus w/ Katie Gavin & jasmine.4.t | 4.29.25 @ The Ryman Auditorium [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lucy-Dacus-The-Ryman-4-29-25-Credit-Mary-Beth-Blankenship-8.jpg)
Lucy Dacusw/ Katie Gavin, jasmine.4.tThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNApril 29, 2025 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. While we’ve been Lucy Dacus fans since her Nashville-recorded debut album, No Burden, arrived almost a decade ago, and have seen her play some memorable shows over the years, from intimate spots like The High…
![REVIEW: Japanese Breakfast w/ Ginger Root | 4.28.25 @ The Ryman Auditorium [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Japanese-Breakfast-The-Ryman-4-28-25-Credit-Drake-Boling-1.jpg)
Japanese Breakfastw/ Ginger RootThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNApril 28, 2025 Review and photos by Drake Boling Japanese Breakfast’s first-ever show at The Ryman Auditorium was nothing short of continental as Michelle Zauner and co. played a set featuring their entire new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) and many fan-favorites. To say I…

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…
![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)
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,…
![REVIEW: Lauren Mayberry | 2.22.25 @ The Mil at Cannery Hall [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lauren-Mayberry-The-Mil-2-22-25-Credit-Mary-Beth-Blankenship-11.jpg)
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…
![REVIEW: MJ Lenderman & The Wind | 1.25.25 @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MJ-Lenderman-Brooklyn-Bowl-1-25-25-Credit-Drake-Boling-4.jpg)
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…