WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to interview and cover press for the Nashville iteration of Mamalarky’s 2021 tour on October 26, 2021. Written by Alec Cheng. Interview by Alec Cheng…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of MIKE’s 2021 tour, Small World Big Love on October 19, 2021. by Damian Ho and Samuel Hyland…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Crumb’s 2021 tour, Ice Melt on October 18, 2021. It’s not often that an artist can captivate…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of St. Vincent’s 2021 tour, Daddy’s Home on October 9, 2021. It’s hard to imagine a St. Vincent…
There’s a uniquely sardonic quality about the way Atlanta singer-songwriter Faye Webster engages with the world. It’s listless and above-it-all in many ways—but never pretentious or off-putting. She’s cooler than…
I was more than a little drunk when Canadian underground rapper Tommy Genesis pulled me on stage to rap Charli XCX’s verse on her “100 Bad.” “Do you know the…
I’ve never reviewed a concert before, nor did I imagine my first attempt would feature a virtual exhibition, but such is territory of this year of coronavirus and cancellations. While…
On October 15, 2020, Vanderbilt Programming Board’s Music Group announced a series of virtual concerts they would be holding called VIBES, to help bring music to Vanderbilt with the COVID-19…
It’s not unheard of for companies to attempt to hop on the bandwagon of certain pop culture trends, riding their coattails for some potential buzz. Some companies have been quite…
The first words to come out of my mouth after Swedish pop singer Tove Lo finished her 24-song (!!) tour-opening set at Marathon Music Works were “she did the damn…
Very few artists earn the chance to perform at the Ryman Auditorium, and even fewer earn multiple nights. Not only did Brandi Carlile perform six nights in one week, she…
In August 2019, Mac Ayres released his second album Juicebox and began touring shortly after. Nashville was the 17th sold out show of his Juicebox tour and it took place in the legendary Exit/In venue which…
On October 25th, 2019, the planets aligned in such a way that brought Kacey Musgraves and Maggie Rogers under the same roof, and absolute magic happened. The two female superstars…
This past weekend, Nashville had the pleasure of hosting BJ The Chicago Kid on his 1123 tour at Exit/In. On his tour, BJ was accompanied by Bryant Taylorr, KAMAUU, and…
A few Sundays ago on October 6th, myself and WRVU events coordinator Annie Mullins interviewed Becca Ryskalczyk and Christina Puerto of Bethlehem Steel after their show at DRKMTTR. The band…
More often than not, artists offer anecdotes of tour life, musical inspiration, or other background information about their work between songs. Both Julia Jacklin and Christian Lee Huston practiced this…
There’s always an awkward moment at seated venue concerts where you’re not sure if you’re supposed to be sitting or standing. From the moment that the British indie rock band…
What happens when an LA-based Surf Punk band comes to play a sold-out show in East Nashville? Chaos, but in the best possible way. On October 7th, 2019 Surf Curse,…
As a Chicago native, Pitchfork Music Festival was a summer staple. There, musicians are friendly and approachable. It’s easy to push through a crowd or hop into the mosh until…
“This album is all about how it’s okay to not be okay, and as an Enneagram type 7, that’s been really hard for me.” Surrounded by her friends, co-writers, and…
The Regrettes, an LA based rock band, unapologetically raised hell at their Nashville show this past Friday. From the moment they stepped on stage, it was clear that their energy…