•
Formed in 1996 in Ontario, Canada, seminal rockers Sum 41 were a staple of the early ’00s pop punk explosion, breaking out with 2001 full-length debut All Killer No Filler, and becoming certifiable, worldwide stars by the following year’s followup, Does This Look Infected? At their heyday, Sum were as huge as other titans of the scene like Blink-182, Green…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] City and Colour w/ Georgia Harmer | May 13 @ The Ryman](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/City-and-Colour-2024-1800.jpg)
•
Though elder millennials like myself might first and forever know him for as the guitarist and co-vocalist for beloved ’00s Canadian post-hardcore and screamo band Alexisonfire (who split in 2011, before reconvening in 2015, going on to release their first album in 13 years in 2022), singer-songwriter Dallas Green has been making music with…

•
Marie Ulven Ringheim, better known by her musical alias girl in red, was still in her teens when her debut single, “I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend,” helped propel her to viral fame online, and eventually to international recognition, kicking off a career which has seen her become one of the most beloved fixtures in indie…
•
Jenny Lewisw/ Hayden Pedigo, Logan LedgerThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNMarch 13, 2024 Review by Hannah Laney with additional editorial by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Hannah Laney. Capping off the latest leg of her Joy’All Ball Tour, in support of last year’s joyful and breezy new album of the same name, Joy’All, Nashville transplant Jenny…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Diarrhea Planet w/ Twen | June 14 @ The Ryman Auditorium](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DiarrheaPlanet-2022-1800.jpeg)
•
Back in the fall, Diarrhea Planet, one of our favorite Nashville bands of all time, sprung back to life after a four year split for a pair of reunion shows at Exit/In, doubling as a farewell to the venue’s tenure under longtime management, after a controversial change in ownership. Recapturing all of the glory and chaos and rock…
•
The Flaming LipsThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNMay 11, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. For many bands, a tenth album- if they’re fortunate enough to even make so many- all too often winds up being a showcase of artistic decline, waning relevance, and chasing former glory. For Oklahoma City psych rock…

•
Back in the fall, Diarrhea Planet, one of our favorite Nashville bands of all time, sprung back to life after a four year split for a pair of reunion shows at Exit/In, doubling as a farewell to the venue’s tenure under longtime management, after a controversial change in ownership. Recapturing all of the glory…
•
Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, Angel OlsenThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNJuly 23, 2022 Review and photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Three of indie music’s most talented and beloved singer-songwriters- Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, and Angel Olsen– recently brought their triple headlining Wild Hearts Tour to The Ryman Auditorium, a performance we’d been anxiously anticipating…
•
Formed early in the pandemic when they found themselves with unexpected free time and a desire to make music together, English alt rock outfit The Smile features Radiohead’s two most visible members- frontman Thom Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood- along with famed English jazz drummer Tom Skinner (Sons of Kemet). The band made their…
•
Anti-folk/indie pop singer-songwriter Regina Spektor is gearing up to release her eighth album and first in six years, Home, before and after, later this month, June 24, and has recently been sharing some new tunes in anticipation, beginning with “Becoming All Alone” and “Up the Mountain,” and, most recently, “Loveology,” a fan-favorite song she’s…