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If you’re a millennial who ever went through a Hot Topic phase as a teen, we’d wager a strong bet you probably owned a few AFI CDS, and perhaps even had one of their gothic, macabre inspired posters on your wall. But, if you simply remember the west coast punks for their early ’00s mainstream breakthrough…

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While it feels like they sprung out of nowhere in early 2017, Vancouver’s Peach Pit can actually trace their origins back to high school, formed by longtime pals, frontman Neil Smith and guitarist Chris Vanderkooy, and rounded out by bassist Peter Wilton and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi. Adopting a sound they self-describe as “chewed bubblegum pop,” the group’s laid back,…
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Wet Legw/ Hana Vu, Mary in the JunkyardMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNSeptember 23, 2025 Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship English indie rockers Wet Leg released one of the best albums of 2025 with their sophomore effort moisturizer, and are currently touring the world in support, recently returning them to Music City for the first time…
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While it feels like they sprung out of nowhere in early 2017, Vancouver’s Peach Pit can actually trace their origins back to high school, formed by longtime pals, frontman Neil Smith and guitarist Chris Vanderkooy, and rounded out by bassist Peter Wilton and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi. Adopting a sound they self-describe as “chewed bubblegum pop,” the group’s laid back,…

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For 10 years now, our pals at Nashville Is The Reason have been hosting fantastic emo nights and punk, emo, and hardcore DJ parties, initially as after parties for great events around town, and expanding over the years to host and sponsor concerts of their own (including epic parties at Marathon Music Works, which…
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Hailing original from Massachusetts, multifaceted producer, songwriter, and vocalist Jackson Stell began his foray into music as a teen making hip hop beats under the moniker J Beatz, before relocating to California in his 20s, and finding the inspiration to begin making lush, atmospheric, and vibey electronic music as Big Wild. Stell, now based…
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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…

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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…

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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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One of the most exciting rock groups to come out of the UK in the last decade, frenetic and layered punk outfit IDLES first formed in 2009 in Bristol, England, where frontman Joe Talbot and bassist Adam Devonshire- friends from attending school together previously- had moved for university. Though they commanded a local following early on,…