
DWLLRSw/ thebandfriday, Beach ChapelExit/In; Nashville, TNJuly 29, 2026 Photos by Madison McDermott Out in support of recent sophomore LP tell me when you’re older, SoCal alt/indie pop duo DWLLRS recently returned to Nashville to headline Exit/In, an upgrade from their last Music City performance early last year at adjacent, intimate venue The End. Openers…
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Haute & Freddyw/ Rubin BrothersExit/In; Nashville, TNJune 7, 2026 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. At this point in my journey as a music fan and critic, I’ve probably seen thousands of live performances, so it’s exceedingly rare to attend a show that doesn’t remind me at least a bit of others.…

Though formed in 1978, around the same time as other renowned U.K. punk greats like the Sex Pistols, The Damned, and the Buzzcocks, Birmingham, England’s GBH (initially known as Charged GBH) would find fame and become more associated with the UK82 hardcore and street punk movement of the early ’80s, fusing faster, harder heavy…
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Though officially formed in 2018, the duo that make up local rock project The Criticals– Parker Forbes and Cole Shugart- had been friends for many years prior, forging a musical band as part of Nashville’s DIY rock scene. Citing classic influences like David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Stone Roses, plus…
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Though formed in 1978, around the same time as other renowned U.K. punk greats like the Sex Pistols, The Damned, and the Buzzcocks, Birmingham, England’s GBH (initially known as Charged GBH) would find fame and become more associated with the UK82 hardcore and street punk movement of the early ’80s, fusing faster, harder heavy…

TOPSw/ Starcleaner ReunionExit/In; Nashville, TNOctober 9, 2025 Photos by Ben Burton Montreal’s TOPS have been making great indie and soft rock and dream pop for nearly 15 years now, honing their earnest, accessible sound across five excellent- and perhaps somewhat under-appreciated, at least stateside- albums. The band recently returned to Nashville for the first…

Emerging from the vibrant Montreal indie scene of the early 2010s (the same scene that and era that gave us greats like Mac DeMarco and Grimes), TOPS were formed out of the dissolution of synthpop group Silly Kissers, of which vocalist Jane Penny and guitarist David Carriere (as well as former bassist Thom Gillies)…
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Emerging from the vibrant Montreal indie scene of the early 2010s (the same scene that and era that gave us greats like Mac DeMarco and Grimes), TOPS were formed out of the dissolution of synthpop group Silly Kissers, of which vocalist Jane Penny and guitarist David Carriere (as well as former bassist Thom Gillies)…
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One of the most lauded instrumental bands of the 21st century, Texas post-rockers This Will Destroy You combine influences of shoegaze, doom metal, and ambient rock to forge their dynamic and critically-acclaimed sound. Formed in San Marcos, Texas in 2005, and helmed initially by guitarists Jeremy Galindo and Christopher King (with drummer Robi Gonzalez and…

Formed in California late ’90s (though most closely associated with New York, where they moved early on and where they broke out as a band), The Rapture were one of the forerunners of the dance punk and post-punk revival that swept the rock scene in the 2000s, first capturing widespread attention with their single…