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Samia Talks Portland Brew, TikTok, and Her New Record
For Samia Finnerty, Portland Brew is a sacred place. She’s canonized it, notably, namedropping ...
Why “Midwestern Indie” Deserves a Subcategorization of its Own
I have always been obsessed with the role that geography plays in music, or more specifically, how ...
Emerging Artists In Music City to Remember in 2022
Nicknamed Music City ✰, Nashville is the home and origin of many artists, including a number of whom ...
On Michigan, Artmaking and Dancer: Chatting with Shortly
2021 was a prolific year in music for women and gender non-conforming people. From Doja Cat's ...
HalfNoise’s “Motif” and the Art of Celebration
Zac Farro's HalfNoise is always going to have huge shoes to fill. The project, started during ...
Wolf Alice’s ‘Blue Weekend’ Blew Us Away with their Newest Masterpiece
By Damian Ho Bands grow up and their sounds change. It’s unfortunate but it happens. When ...
Cooling Off in the ‘Shade’ of Grouper’s New LP and Pondering the Significance of Progression
Shade, the newest album from Liz Harris—known popularly (or, I guess, “popularly” for fans of ...
Will Toledo’s Magnum Opus – a 10 Year Retrospective on ‘Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror)’
Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror), Will Toledo’s 2011 independent project under the name Car Seat ...
BADBADNOTGOOD: Breaking the Silence with a Freshly Crafted Sound
After over 5 years of silence (mostly), Canadian instrumental jazz/hip-hop group BADBADNOTGOOD ...
Manchester Orchestra Makes Magic (and Music) at the Ryman
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Manchester ...
I’d Rather Die Than See Indigo De Souza Cry
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Indigo De Souza's ...
Porter Robinson truly makes “Something Comforting” in ‘Nurture’
Porter Robinson’s 2014 debut album, Worlds, was a revolutionary event in the EDM world. Robinson ...
‘This Is About You’: Experiencing Heartbreak Through Breakup Songs
Amidst the chaos of music releases last week, a gem of a debut EP (named this is about You) was ...
‘Summer’s Over’ and You’re Alone: TV Girl and Jordana Collaborate Once More for Newest Album
Summer's Over is a 7-track album from indie pop band, TV Girl, and up-and-coming artist, Jordana ...
The Radical Weirdness of Matt Martians
For someone who has positioned himself behind the steering wheel over multiple ascensions of acts ...
Bopping to Burnout: Jelani Aryeh is the Perfect November Soundtrack
On Sunday, we shifted our clocks back one hour, and if you’re anything like me, the time change has ...
Dijon’s Debut Album ‘ABSOLUTELY’ Will Absolutely Have You Hooked
Creating raw, genre-bending projects isn’t new to Dijon. Prior to his album drop, the Maryland-born, ...
In Defense of YA Film Soundtracks
The young adult genre (or YA, as it is more often referred to as) is easy to make fun of–– they ...
Caroline Romano Time Travels Back to “Ireland in 2009” in New Single Release
Hailing from our wild music city, Nashville-based artist Caroline Romano has always had something to ...
Cloud Nothings and their Alt-Rock Answer to the Pandemic
WRVU gets an exclusive opportunity to cover press for the Nashville iteration of Cloud Nothings' ...