
Formed in 2010 in Toronto (and called Topanga for their first few years), by three childhood friends and a frontman they met coming up in the same local music scene, Canadian punks PUP spent just a few years honing their sound across a couple of early EPs, and refining their live show throughout the…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] PUP w/ NOBRO & PONY | Oct. 29 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/PUP-2026-1800-Credit-Vanessa-Heins.jpg)
Formed in 2010 in Toronto (and called Topango for their first few years), by three childhood friends and a frontman they met coming up in the same local music scene, Canadian punks PUP spent just a few years honing their sound across a couple of early EPs, and refining their live show throughout the…

Julia Wolfw/ Bee BlackwellEastside Bowl; Nashville, TNSept. 26, 2026 Photos by Karli Bennett Though she played a couple of huge shows last year, opening for Halsey at Ascend Amphitheater and mgk at Bridgestone Arena, it’s been several years since earnest indie and alt pop singer Julia Wolf last headlined in Nashville. That recently changed,…

Jutesw/ Mothica, wiltEastside Bowl; Nashville, TNSept. 19, 2026 Photos by Caleb Chong Out on his Smile You’re On Tour, in support of dark new album Chin Up, Beautiful, Canadian genre-bending alt metal, hip hop, and alt rock artist Jutes recently returned to Nashville for his biggest, most compelling Music City headliner yet, at Eastside…

Los Angeles alt rock and melodic hardcore group Militarie Gun were never supposed to exist. Helmed by singer and Pacific Northwest hardcore scene vet Ian Shelton, Militarie Gun began as a creative outlet during Covid lockdown, arriving at a time Shelton’s Seattle-formed buzzy hardcore group Regional Justice Center were winding down as a burgeoning pursuit…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Jutes w/ Mothica & wilt | Sept. 19 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Jutes-2026-1800-Credit-Josh-Aikin.jpg)
Toronto-bred, Los Angeles-based artist Jutes first began cultivating his genre-bending fusion of metal, alternative, R&B, pop punk, and hip hop in the mid-2010s (more hip-hop-heavy to start, and more rock infused as the years have passed), eventually inking major label deal in 2020, and attracting buzz through a series of EPs and mixtapes. Traction…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Atta Boy w/ Texino | Sept. 10 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Atta-Boy-2026-1800.jpg)
Formed initially as high schoolers in Los Angeles, indie pop group Atta Boy released their first album, Out of Sorts, after their first year of college in 2012, not expecting it to reach many people outside of their immediate friends and family. To their surprise, though, the project managed to grow and find a…

One of the coolest, and undoubtedly the most fun, bands to come out of the local independent rock scene in the 2020s, punk duo Snõõper formed five years ago, initially just as a home recording project between vocalist and visual artist Blair Tramel and guitarist Connor Cummins, during the pandemic lockdown. Early singles captured the…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Snõõper w/ massie99 & Pressure Heaven | Oct. 3 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Snooper-2025-1800-Credit-Blaire-Beamer.jpg)
One of the coolest, and undoubtedly the most fun, bands to come out of the local independent rock scene in the 2020s, punk duo Snõõper formed five years ago, initially just as a home recording project between vocalist and visual artist Blair Tramel and guitarist Connor Cummins, during the pandemic lockdown. Early singles captured the…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bad Suns w/ Yot Club | Sept. 25 @ Eastside Bowl](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bad-Suns-2025-1800.jpeg)
Formed nearly 15 years ago in their native Los Angeles, while still mostly in their teens, alt rockers Bad Suns drew influence from classic post-punk artists like The Cure and Elvis Costello, fused with modern indie, in shaping their unique sound. The band’s 2014 debut LP, Language & Perspective, immediately captured the attention of…