Bikini Killw/ Hurry UpMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNMarch 30, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Announced mere weeks before Covid closures began, reunited riot grrrl legends Bikini Kill were initially set to make their return to Nashville in the fall of 2020, a show eventually rescheduled to last summer, only to…

Pioneers of the riot grrrl movement and one of the most important acts of the Pacific Northwest punk scene of the ’90s, for the 22 years they were split the legendary Bikini Kill not only became even more influential and beloved, but frequently topped persistent punk reunion wish lists. Members have gone on to…
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For a number of years now Nashville Is The Reason and Emo Night Nashville have been hosting some of the coolest parties in town for fans of emo, pop punk, hardcore, and indie, often featuring guest DJs from renowned local and national bands, and regularly bringing to town live acts like Pennsylvania’s The Emo…
While they’ve been no strangers to Music City in recent years, it’s always exciting when beloved, trailblazing alt/emo rockers Taking Back Sunday come to town, particularly since they’ve been so deliberate in recent years to alternate between nostalgic, anniversary, and fan-service geared tours, and more traditional runs in celebration of new work. For their latest stop…
It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for genre-bending English rocker Yungblud, who only began releasing music in 2017, but has become a hugely beloved star on the rise in the year and half since his debut EP and subsequent first full-length dropped in 2018. Blending alt rock, hip hop, and punk and commanding a…
While a regular fixture in Nashville over the years, playing everywhere from The Basement to The Muse in their earliest days, before swiftly upgrading to spaces like Cannery Ballroom, The Ryman, and even Live on the Green, LA indie rock outfit Local Natives are set to make their return to Music City after a three year…
Acclaimed underground Kansas City rapper and Strange Music labelhead Tech N9ne returns to Nashville June 19, to headline Marathon Music Works in support of his latest LP N9na. Dubbed the “It Goes Up” tour, Tech is, per usual, making it a label-centric family affair, boasting a stellar lineup of likeminded friends and collaborators as support: Dax, Krizz Kaliko, ¡Mayday!, and UBI! One…
Postponed from an original date of March 6 (all original tickets will still be honored), LA’s Steel Panther, a satirical throwback to ’80s and glam metal, are finally set to roll back through Marathon Music Works on May 25, along with Detroit hard rockers Wilson and Nashville’s own True Villains. If you’re an old school metalhead, or if you just…
Renowned for their layered, engaging, and genre-bending live show, London neo-soul outfit Jungle, riding high from the recent release of their buzzworthy sophomore LP For Ever, are set to return to Nashville March 23, to headline Marathon Music Works with Chicago dreamy electro-pop project Houses, who returned last year with a stellar new EP, Drugstore Heaven. Fans of chilled-out, nostalgic, soulful, and…