Members of Nashville’s hip-hop scene are now among the groups stepping up to pitch in on tornado recovery efforts.
Brittany Howard is going to make her dreams come true
The Alabama Shakes singer exploded preconceptions with her 2019 solo debut. On “What Now,” a follow-up born from a few years of life-quaking resets, she’s ready to leave any remaining limits behind.
Allison Russell wants to make waves
With her last album, the veteran musician broke through Americana’s boundaries. Now she’s trying to make sure the door stays open.
Oliver Anthony, complex symbol of viral populism, headlines on Lower Broadway
When Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge holds its birthday bash, what stands out most about the lineup is the inclusion of a certain current songwriter, Oliver Anthony.
Exclusive Premiere: With ‘Tequila Diaries,’ Case Arnold and Ron Gilmore Jr. team up to rep Tennessee hip-hop talent
When Case Arnold and Ron Gilmore Jr. release their first song together tomorrow, “Tequila Diaries,” it will mark more than an occasion for new music with a laidback, late-night vibe. It’s also the debut of a partnership between a veteran underground rapper and a producer to hip-hop A-listers, with real implications for the Nashville scene […]
Becca Mancari fights for their existence with an expanded pop palette
For Left Hand, Becca Mancari produced the album themselves, creating their most expansive work yet.
Be Your Own Pet’s Jemina Pearl rages on
The desire to kick against the constraints of buttoned-up, grown-up, conventional, cis-het, white, patriarchal society has served as potent fuel for generations of performers. Back in the mid-2000s, Be Your Own Pet‘s frenetically tuneful punk sneered at the trappings of adulthood with snottily on-the-nose wit. During “Super Soaked,” a particularly ferocious track on the band’s […]
Behind These Castle Walls: Six One Trïbe founders take us on a tour of their world
Take a video tour of Six One Trïbe headquarters, East Manor, guided by Gee Slab and Aaron Dethrage.
Peter One brought a global understanding of country music to his Nashville second act
The singer-songwriter started his career in the 1980s in his native Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and he’s picked it back up here in Tennessee more than three decades late
At long last, DeFord Bailey gets a street in his name
This Saturday at noon, a street in the heart of the Edgehill neighborhood will be dedicated as DeFord Bailey Avenue, and his descendant Carlos DeFord Bailey has a great deal to do with that.
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