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Formed nearly 25 years ago in Portland, Oregon, folk and baroque pop infused indie rock outfit The Decemberists have, over many years, cemented their legacy as one of the smartest, most prolific, most enduring and endearing bands of modern era. Led by bookish troubadour Colin Meloy, the group established a knack for crafting poetic, imaginative, history-referencing, and…
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Sum 41w/ The Interrupters, Joey Valence & BraeThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNMay 14, 20204 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Sometimes, when bands announce a planned breakup or farewell tour, it’s met with a healthy dose of warranted skepticism, when all too often a reunion tour, comeback album, or change a mind…

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To simply peg Say Anything as an emo or pop punk band, or merely a product of the explosive 2000s pop punk scene, would be to sell short their long, nuanced, and expansive history, throughout which they’ve become one of their era’s greatest rock bands, period. Helmed by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Max Bemis, the group formed in 2000,…
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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…
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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…
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Mitskiw/ Julia JacklinThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNApril 12, 2024 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Since springing to national recognition and critical adoration with her brilliant third album Bury Me at Makeout Creek a decade ago, and cementing her status as one of indie rock’s most inventive, unparalleled, multifaceted and generational talents…

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Born in Japan to an American father and Japanese mother- dual identities which have long informed her personal and artistic ethos- beloved indie, art pop, and folk rock artist Mitski spent her youth moving from country to country around the world due to her father’s job at the U.S. State Department, ultimately settling in…
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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…

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Few artists have been as integral or prolific in the indie rock scene of the last 25 years as Jenny Lewis, who, across multiple projects and an incredible solo career has cemented her legacy as one of the all-time greats. Born in Las Vegas and for many years based in Southern California (though, notably, she…

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To simply peg Say Anything as an emo or pop punk band, or merely a product of the explosive 2000s pop punk scene, would be to sell short their long, nuanced, and expansive history, throughout which they’ve become one of their era’s greatest rock bands, period. Helmed by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Max Bemis, the group formed in 2000,…