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Strumming to the Tune of Authenticity: Nilüfer Yanya’s Method Acting in Music

November 3, 2024 Nancy Deng

Nilüfer Yanya captivated the audience at the Basement East with an intimate yet electrifying concert. With her 2024 album release, My Method Actor, the British singer-songwriter delivers a poignant exploration…

A Night That Won’t Escape My Memory: Sarah Kinsley Performs Escaper at the Basement East

November 3, 2024 Zoe Barron

700,000 people listen to Sarah Kinsley each month, but only 575 had the opportunity to watch her perform in Nashville on September 29th. When I first heard Kinsley was performing…

The Fray Is Back at Brooklyn Bowl

November 1, 2024 Sydney Spangler

Denver soft-rockers The Fray are back—or so proclaims their recent EP The Fray Is Back—after a five-year hiatus and the 2022 departure of lead-singer Isaac Slade. To accompany their return,…

Who to See at Musicians Corner This Fall

August 25, 2024 Sydney Spangler

Musicians Corner is celebrating its 15th year bringing free music to the Nashville community, and for those on campus, it’s just a short walk away at Centennial Park. Past headliners…

Enter Shikari Shares a Kiss for the Whole World with Nashville

May 15, 2024 Sydney Spangler

Before legendary UK rockers Enter Shikari took the stage at the Basement East, one sentiment could be heard throughout the crowd, “I just wish they were bigger in the US.”…

The Sun Has Risen and It’s A New Day: Amelia Day

April 13, 2024 Colten Harper

21-year-old English major and board game enthusiast Amelia Day has brought the Pacific Northwest music scene down to Nashville, TN. A student at the Blair School of Music and resident…

Adrianne Lenker Could Have Written Hamlet but Shakespeare Could Never Write Bright Future

April 10, 2024 Alina Khan

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 Snuts Capture What it Means to Come of Age with ‘Millennials’

April 9, 2024 Nancy Deng

Just shy of two years since the release of their last album Burn the Empire, Scottish indie rock band The Snuts make a triumphant return with their third studio album…

“Grime-House”: The Newest Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed

March 21, 2024 Hayden Kraus

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…

Seeing Holding Absence was Far From the Greatest Mistake of My Life

February 21, 2024 Sydney Spangler

Welsh post-hardcore outfit Holding Absence returned to Nashville, performing at the Basement East for their first headline date in the city bringing along some of the best the genre has…

Squid’s Monolithic Performance at The Basement East

February 16, 2024 Hayden Kraus

Full disclaimer: I have been itching to see Squid live since they released “The Dial” back in 2018. In fact, they (along with black midi) are how I fell down…

Dead Poet Society Explore the Truth on “FISSION”

February 11, 2024 Sydney Spangler

Dead Poet Society avoided the sophomore slump on their newest album FISSION – even if it feels wrong to say.  The LA-based group met at Berklee and put out their…

Disregarding Expectations and Pursuing Authentic Art: André 3000’s New Blue Sun

January 21, 2024 Ethan McCoy

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…

This Little Piggy Went to Brooklyn Bowl

December 15, 2023 Josie Betts

Disco ball light illuminates the silhouettes of fans who’ve donned pig ears in honor of Peter McPoland’s latest album and its ongoing tour, Piggy. The crowd milling about under Brooklyn…

I Can Never “Talk Too Much” About Reneé Rapp

December 5, 2023 Bimi Ogungbade

As a former theater kid, I have been a huge fan of Reneé Rapp since she grew in popularity for her talents in musical theater. I missed her last tour…

Yard Act Overloads its Nashville Crowd with a Dance-Punk Ardor

December 2, 2023 Hayden Kraus

Hailing from Leeds, Britain, the punk rockers known as Yard Act traveled across the pond to air their grievances at an American audience. Fortunately for us, they made a stop…

BETWEEN FRIENDS Steals the “affection” of Its Exit/In Audience

November 30, 2023 Nancy Deng

The evening of Saturday, October 14th welcomed the Los Angeles electro-pop brother-sister duo, Brandon and Savannah Chase, at the Exit/In. The evening cold did not faze attendees of BETWEEN FRIENDS…

40 Years Of Morrissey: A Show So Good A Fan Rushed The Stage

November 16, 2023 Alina Khan

On Sunday, October 15, Belmont’s Fisher Center – a beautiful performing arts theater notable for its ornate, neo-renaissance-based architecture – became the setting of Morrissey’s strange but captivating, “40 Years…

Genesis Owusu’s Struggler Tour: Creating a Roach’s Paradise

November 8, 2023 Hayden Kraus

Kofi Owusu-Ansah, better known as Genesis Owusu, didn’t leave any room for “sophomore slump” allegations with his release of Struggler this August. Without hesitation, Owusu-Ansah began his world tour in…

The Chats Speak to the Youth of America at Brooklyn Bowl

November 8, 2023 Sydney Spangler

Content Warning: Please be advised that this article contains explicit content, including strong language and mature themes. Reader discretion is advised. Aussie pub-punkers – The Chats – achieved small-scale virality…

An Indie Utopia: Night One of Briston Maroney’s Paradise

November 1, 2023 Madeline Wheeler

A giant pair of eyes attached to what looks like a sea of tinted foil. A cutout heart, also with a pair of eyes. Foil clouds and disco balls hanging…

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