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Indie Rock

A Beautiful Night in a Curved Place: Big Thief Steals the Show at the Ryman

February 22, 2023

The indie-folk rockers brought their best to the sold-out crowd at the Ryman Auditorium on February ...

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A Slice of Indie Rock: “Crunchy Beach Rock”

October 13, 2022

I’ve always loved how often artists these days influence and build off of one another’s work. One of ...

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Manchester Orchestra Makes Magic (and Music) at the Ryman

November 25, 2021

WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Manchester ...

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Maggie Rogers is in a New Kind of Retrograde on ‘Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016.’

January 20, 2021

Glass half empty, 2020 kind of sucked. Glass half full, a lot of new music was released during and ...

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A Night Without Any Regrettes

October 2, 2019

The Regrettes, an LA based rock band, unapologetically raised hell at their Nashville show this past ...

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Whitney’s Julien Ehrlich x WRVU

September 28, 2018

We caught up with Whitney’s Julien Ehrlich to talk about their upcoming tour kicking off tomorrow in ...

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WRVU Interview: Twin Peaks Guitarist & Vocalist, Clay Frankel

April 1, 2018

Gleams of sunlight patterned the back patio of The Basement East as WRVU chatted with Clay Frankel ...

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New Discoveries at Savannah Stopover Music Festival

March 18, 2018

Called “SXSW’s grungy little sister” by Entertainment Weekly, Savannah Stopover is a hidden gem for ...

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Soccer Mommy Introspectively Confronts Love on Clean

March 18, 2018

Infinitely relatable, angst-ridden tales of infatuation and heartbreak are what 20-year-old ...

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PANORAMA FESTIVAL: Sunday

July 30, 2017

Sunday at Panorama was a whirlwind of heavy hitters. A Tribe Called Quest headlined, and some ...

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PANORAMA FESTIVAL: Saturday Highlights

July 29, 2017

Panorama’s Saturday lineup promised some big names and a refreshing variety of artists to choose ...

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Pitchfork Music Festival Sunday Highlights: Solange, Pinegrove, Isaiah Rashad, & More

July 16, 2017

The last day of Pitchfork Fest, I’d assert, was the day that had the highest concentration of ...

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The Year Thus Far: What You Might Have Missed

March 1, 2017

The passing of a new year for most signifies a time of change– well-intentioned resolutions are made ...

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Wet Talks Writing, Performing, & Pre-Show Prep in WRVU Interview

February 27, 2017

A while back, WRVU had the opportunity to interview Wet, the effervescent indie pop sensation that ...

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A Very Metal Valentine’s with Alcest

February 17, 2017

To say the situation was "uncomfortably wet" Tuesday night as we pushed through clouds of cigarette ...

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Turkey Jerky Jam Artist Highlight: BORN ANIMAL

November 3, 2016

  Continuing with our artist highlights of Thursday's Turkey Jerky Jam at The End, we ...

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Turkey Jerky Jam Artist Highlight: SPIRIT WEEK

November 3, 2016

WRVU's Turkey Jerky Jam artist highlight continues with Spirit Week. We are very excited about these ...

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Whitney Brings Energy, Tears, & Flowers to Exit/In

October 5, 2016

Everyone’s new favorite band, Whitney, has captured the hearts of many an ironic-flower-crown ...

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Alex Turner and Miles Kane back with The Last Shadow Puppets revival

February 10, 2016

I think it is safe to say that we all had that one band at one point in our lives that really got us ...

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“Some Things Last a Long Time”: An Evolution of a Song

February 7, 2016

The art of spotting a sample has faded to technology. Now all a good ear has to do is a quick google ...

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Celebrating an R.I.P. 2 My Youth at the Ryman

October 1, 2015

Last Friday, September 25, while most of my fellow Nashville concertgoers were headed to the first ...

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