No Country For New Nashville
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While Nashville is known as "Music City USA", this is a pretty small market if you aren't in the country music scene. Our mission with this blog is to raise awareness about the independent music scene in Nashville by spotlighting the great bands that are budding around the Music City, and to attract more of the national acts to swing through Nashville.
No Country For New Nashville
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Julia JacklinThe Blue Room at Third Man Records; Nashville, TNApril 13, 2024 Photos by Gina Di Maio Just one night after gracing the stage at The Ryman Auditorium for the first time, in support of the third of a four-night residency from famed, Nashville-based indie favorite Mitski, Australia’s Julia Jacklin returned to The Blue Room ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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Charlotte Sandsw/ Young Culture, sensesBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNApril 11, 2024 Photos by Gina Di Maio One of Nashville’s most impressive alt pop and pop punk success stories in recent memory, longtime No Country favorite Charlotte Sands recently returned home to headline Brooklyn Bowl, marking her biggest Music City headliner ever (and first in over a ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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Founded in 2014 as the Wild West Comedy Fest, and known as simply the Nashville Comedy Festival since 2018 (Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Productions was involved in those earlier years, but is no longer), Music City’s largest, premiere annual gathering of comedic talent returns for its 10th anniversary this week in its usual spring timeframe ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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One of the biggest rising stars in Nashville’s alt pop and pop punk scene, and a favorite of ours since capturing our attention with a string of great singles several years ago, Charlotte Sands recently released her highly-anticipated full-length debut, can we start over?– a certified banger that feels like the perfect culmination of all ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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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 New ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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It’s been a minute, but we’re thrilled to start rolling out more frequent, ongoing show coverage again for 2024, including monthly rundowns of some of the Nashville area shows and events we’re most excited for! Below, you’ll find our top picks for April, complete with details and ticket links (tip: hit “listen” to hear music ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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Jordyn‘s belief in himself led to licensing success with the NFL, Disney, Netflix, Xbox and other major companies using his music. That resilience continues with the release of new album Innersections that shows off a love for nature, pop songwriting, R&B grooves and organic instrumentation. We caught up with Jordyn to dive into how sync ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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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 Lewis ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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Olivia Rodrigow/ Chappell RoanBridgestone Arena; Nashville, TNMarch 9, 2024 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Few young pop stars are having a bigger moment right now than Olivia Rodrigo, who, in 2021, catapulted into the cultural zeitgeist with propulsive, edgy, and pop punk inspired debut LP SOUR, transcending her teen Disney actor beginnings ..read more
No Country For New Nashville
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The Killsw/ HeartwormsBrooklyn Bowl; Nashville, TNMarch 5, 2024 Review and photos by Hannah Laney Late last year, beloved indie rock duo The Kills returned with their first new album in seven years, God Games, and are back on the road for their most extensive tour in years in support, a run which returned them to ..read more