Adrianne Lenker, lead singer and songwriter of indie-folk band Big Thief, released her sixth solo album on March 22nd after teasing the launch with a slew of singles in late…
The world needs more dance-rap songs. More specifically, “grime-house.” A term I’d like to coin that took immense creative mining to develop. Stemming from hip-house, a genre that surfaced in…
When an artist obtains any kind of commercial success, expectations grow as the artist falls under scrutiny. Yet, few artists can be said to have reached the same level of…
Keep your eyes peeled or they might whizz past you in their vintage 1980 Toyota Corolla—the four masked voyagers, recognized under the name SF4AM, have been sweeping through the Bay…
The indie-folk rockers brought their best to the sold-out crowd at the Ryman Auditorium on February 7th. It’s always a telling thing when the crowd starts applauding in response to…
If you have ever taken a step into the daunting, yet alluring, segment of Nashville called ‘Broadway’, you have probably heard Morgan Wallen and Lil Durk’s song, “Broadway Girls.” The…
We asked the WRVU blog staff to share their essential Valentine’s Day songs – here are their responses: “Hurt Less” by Julien Baker As with most Julien Baker songs, “Hurt…
The British punk rockers’ follow up to New Long Leg brings a new twist to a highly addictive formula. Lead singer Florence Shaw opens Dry Cleaning’s sophomore album with a…
On October 7th, Dayglow released its 3rd studio album, People in Motion. It is an album to get up and dance to. Dayglow is the indie pop project founded by…
On Friday, October 21st, Marathon Music Works was graced with a sexy and enchanting performance by Billboard-charting and Grammy-nominated R&B artist, Steve Lacy, accompanied by the vibrant rage of Fousheé.…
I’ve always loved how often artists these days influence and build off of one another’s work. One of my favorite things to come out of this dynamic is the many…
WRVU gets exclusive opportunity to cover press for Lizzy McAlpine’s show at Basement East on September 26, 2022. Enraptured, engaged, enamored: three words that describe the reactions Lizzy McAlpine’s performance…
Nearly a three years to the day after his first LP, Djo (Joe Keery) released his sophomore album on September 16th. In both production and content, DECIDE shows off how…
Maya Hawke brings us the melancholic sound of late summer on her newest album, MOSS. Though its instrumentals are occasionally monotonous, the album’s vulnerable lyrics beautifully portray the nostalgia in…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for Denzel Curry’s show at Marathon Music Works on September 17, 2022. It’s my third semester in Nashville trying to keep up…
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for Sungazer’s show at Exit/In on September 8, 2022. By Grace Wildermuth If you asked me what I expected to hear at…
Up until I picked up my wristband Friday, I didn’t really expect Bonnaroo to actually happen. My best guess here is that I was guarding myself after the very-very-late (read:…
For Samia Finnerty, Portland Brew is a sacred place. She’s canonized it, notably, namedropping the shop in the opening line of “As You Are.” When we last spoke, in March…
I have always been obsessed with the role that geography plays in music, or more specifically, how musicians’ experiences growing up shape their work. And over the past few years,…
Nicknamed Music City ✰, Nashville is the home and origin of many artists, including a number of whom are quickly gaining popularity in the past year. Here is my list…
So there’s going to be a lot more music for me, especially since I’m tired of waiting. I waited for so long, and then I had to wait again. I think creativity loves speed. So I’m hoping to release a lot of stuff.