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Chuquimamani-Condori announces new booklet and songs from Los Thuthanaka; plays unreleased tracks on WNXP

By Justin Barney

March 28, 2026

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Chuquimamani-Condori announces Los Thuthanaka to release new booklet and music on April 3. Hear unreleased music from WNXP set.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: Chuquimamani-Condori, Los Thuthanaka, WNXP

Exclusive: Unreleased music from phenomenon Chuquimamani-Condori debuting on WNXP

By Justin Barney

March 24, 2026

Chuquimamani-Condori will play never-heard-before edits and unreleased original music on Friday night from 8 to 9 p.m. CT live on WNXP. Plus, there’s a special announcement about their band, Los Thuthanaka, ahead of their tour in Europe this April.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Chuquimamani-Condori, Local music, Nashville music, WNXP

Music Citizens: The Tastemaker

By Mary Mancini

December 3, 2025

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Today we travel along with Music Citizens to go inside the highest stakes job in the industry – A&R.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Anay Richardson, Kim Buie, Music Citizens, Steve Robertson, WNXP

Jarren Blair and the soul of new Nashville

By Justin Barney

June 27, 2025

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Jarren Blair stands out as an artist on the brink of a breakout because of his talent as a writer and producer, skill as a multi-instrumentalist and his eagerness to collaborate with Nashville musicians.

Filed Under: WNXP Tagged With: Jarren Blair, Nashville Artist of the Month, Nashville music, WNXP, WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month

The Indicator: Why the great vinyl shortage is over

By Justin BarneyandDarian Woods

April 3, 2025

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There have now been a few major vinyl booms. And unbeknownst to many, a small village in the Czech Republic has been responsible for manufacturing a large number of these albums. On today’s show, how this dominant player became a problem for its competitors in the U.S.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Planet Money, podcasts, WNXP

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Singer-songwriters

By Mary Mancini

December 9, 2024

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Three decades ago, singer-songwriters Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings came to Nashville and fleshed out a very modern and influential take on an old-time country music sensibility.

Filed Under: Profiles, Programs Tagged With: David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, WNXP

Chuck INDigo, longtime leader in the Nashville hip-hop scene, clarifies where he’s coming from

By Jewly Hight

November 8, 2024

Chuck INDigo opens his seventh project, Until I Get There, with a song that establishes the album’s reflective tone. During one verse, over a gently lurching beat and burbling synths, he contrasts the old him with the new.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: hip hop, music, Nashville Artist of the Month, Rap, Rap Music, WNXP

New music event will celebrate independent venues and local artists in Nashville

By Justin Barney

October 28, 2024

A packed concert venue with wood beams on the ceiling and a bar. A guitarist plays on stage.

The new event, called 615 Indie Live, is coming to Nashville in February.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: concert venues, live music, WNXP

Music Citizens: A new podcast from WNXP

By Mary Mancini

July 3, 2024

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WNXP, Nashville Public Radio’s music discovery station, has launched a new series that shines a long overdue light on the unsung heroes of Nashville’s music industry. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Chris Cobb, Jason Moon Wilkins, Justin Barney, Music Venue Alliance of Nashville, WNXP

What 2023 was like for Nashville’s busiest hip-hop collective

By Jewly Hight

December 15, 2023

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It was barely over a year ago that the Nashville hip-hop collective  Six One Trïbe released its first album as a group and put on its first real show. But that was merely a prelude to the group’s incredibly productive 2023.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: 2023 Year In Review, hip hop, music, WNXP

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