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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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Country and Hip-Hop: Undeniable Proof that Opposites Attract

February 18, 2023

If you have ever taken a step into the daunting, yet alluring, segment of Nashville called ...

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WRVU’s Valentines Day Playlist

February 14, 2023

We asked the WRVU blog staff to share their essential Valentine's Day songs - here are their ...

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Dry Cleaning Proves Their Concept in “Stumpwork”

November 12, 2022

The British punk rockers’ follow up to New Long Leg brings a new twist to a highly addictive ...

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“People in Motion” by Dayglow

November 9, 2022

On October 7th, Dayglow released its 3rd studio album, People in Motion. It is an album to get up ...

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Steve Lacy in Nashville: More than a TikTok Sound

November 4, 2022

On Friday, October 21st, Marathon Music Works was graced with a sexy and enchanting performance by ...

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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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Am I Heartbroken or Did Lizzy McAlpine’s Lyrics Place a Sorrowful Spell on Me?

October 2, 2022

WRVU gets exclusive opportunity to cover press for Lizzy McAlpine's show at Basement East on ...

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People Never Change but Djo is Trying – How “DECIDE” Captures Joe Keery’s Growth as an Artist

October 2, 2022

Nearly a three years to the day after his first LP, Djo (Joe Keery) released his sophomore album on ...

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Maya Hawke’s Album, MOSS, is Charming But Safe

October 2, 2022

Maya Hawke brings us the melancholic sound of late summer on her newest album, MOSS. Though its ...

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Bangers and Bruised Bones: “Ain’t No Way” I Left The Denzel Curry Concert in One Piece

September 26, 2022

WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for Denzel Curry's show at Marathon Music Works on ...

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Sungazer’s Electrojazz Captivates Exit-In

September 20, 2022

WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for Sungazer's show at Exit/In on September 8, ...

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Bonnaroo Returns to Form (Mostly)

June 21, 2022

Up until I picked up my wristband Friday, I didn't really expect Bonnaroo to actually happen. My ...

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Samia Talks Portland Brew, TikTok, and Her New Record

April 14, 2022

For Samia Finnerty, Portland Brew is a sacred place. She’s canonized it, notably, namedropping ...

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Why “Midwestern Indie” Deserves a Subcategorization of its Own

March 31, 2022

I have always been obsessed with the role that geography plays in music, or more specifically, how ...

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Emerging Artists In Music City to Remember in 2022

March 26, 2022

Nicknamed Music City ✰, Nashville is the home and origin of many artists, including a number of whom ...

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On Michigan, Artmaking and Dancer: Chatting with Shortly

February 28, 2022

2021 was a prolific year in music for women and gender non-conforming people. From Doja Cat's ...

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HalfNoise’s “Motif” and the Art of Celebration

December 10, 2021

Zac Farro's HalfNoise is always going to have huge shoes to fill. The project, started during ...

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Wolf Alice’s ‘Blue Weekend’ Blew Us Away with their Newest Masterpiece

December 1, 2021

By Damian Ho Bands grow up and their sounds change. It’s unfortunate but it happens. When ...

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Cooling Off in the ‘Shade’ of Grouper’s New LP and Pondering the Significance of Progression

November 28, 2021

Shade, the newest album from Liz Harris—known popularly (or, I guess, “popularly” for fans of ...

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Will Toledo’s Magnum Opus – a 10 Year Retrospective on ‘Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror)’

November 27, 2021

Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror), Will Toledo’s 2011 independent project under the name Car Seat ...

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