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Beloved, eclectic indie and art pop artist and Nashville transplant Mitski has a new album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, set to arrive on Feb. 27, which she has previewed so far with two fantastic singles, “Where’s My Phone?” and “I’ll Change for You.” In support, the conceptual, one-of-a-kind songwriter has also been…
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Hovvdyw/ Video AgeThe Basement East; Nashville, TNMarch 5, 2025 Review and photos by Drake Boling Texas bred, Nashville based indie pop duo Hovvdy recently kicked off their spring tour at The Basement East, still enjoying a wave of buzz for their 2024 self-titled fifth album. Along for the ride was New Orleans’ Video Age,…
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It’s been nearly 30 years since emo-tinged indie and post-hardcore outfit Cursive first emerged from the Omaha scene, forged by the same communal, musical upbringing that gave birth to acts like Bright Eyes, The Faint, and many, many other related, interconnected, and lesser-known projects. Though their early years showed promise and achieved regional acclaim, it wasn’t…
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For more than a decade now, LA by way of Seattle electronic artist and multi-instrumentalist Robert DeLong has been dazzling us with his dance-primed, lush, and off-kilter musical stylings, informed by his background playing in indie and pop punk bands, a sensibility which sets him apart (and keeps him more instrumentally-rooted) than some of…
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Though indie folk trio Sons of the East formally came together in 2011 in Sydney, Australia, the group’s roots trace back much earlier, as guitarist and vocalist Jack Rollins and guitarist, banjo player, and vocalist Dan Wallage were friends from childhood, and grew up together playing music. After high school and upon getting more…

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Holly Humberstonew/ Carol AdesThe Basement East; Nashville, TNMay 5, 2024 Photos by Gina Di Maio English indie pop singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone has had a remarkable past few years, since first arriving onto the scene amidst the pandemic lockdown with 2020 debut EP Falling Asleep at the Wheel, soon inking a major label record deal…
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Pondw/ 26fixThe Basement East; Nashville, TNMay 1, 2024 Review by Lansing Brown. Photos by Hannah Laney. Wednesdays can be odd days for shows. The exhaustion of making it halfway through the week, yet without the hopeful weekend anticipation of Thursday show. They take a bit more summoning of energy. However, as psychedelic rock/pop outfit…

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If you’re a longtime fan of Australian psych rock outfit Pond, you probably first found them through famed outfit Tame Impala (if not, congrats on being cooler than most), a like-minded, fellow Aussie project which shares friendships, members, crew, production, and musical influences with Pond (Tame’s primary member, Kevin Parker, was once a member…
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Alice Phoebe Louw/ Sam BurtonThe Basement East; Nashville, TNApril 17, 2024 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh Based in Germany by way of South Africa, indie pop singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou has been making music for more than decade, and has had a prolific string of independent releases, both solo and with side project Strongboi, especially…
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Mannequin Pussyw/ Soul GloThe Basement East; Nashville, TNApril 15, 2024 Photos by Elizabeth Marsh One of the most celebrated and dependable fixtures in the indie punk scene for more than a decade, Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy have been no strangers to Nashville over the years, performing in many of the city’s intimate clubs and DIY…