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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

Podcast bonus: Behind the music of The Kids of Rutherford County

By WPLN Staff

November 17, 2023

photo of WPLN podcaster Meribah Knight
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“Minimalist classic country with maximalist tendencies.” That’s one way to describe the musical scoring of The Kids of Rutherford County.

Filed Under: WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: music, The Kids of Rutherford County, WNXP

The horror, the horror!

By Elizabeth Burton

October 31, 2023

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What, to the Black Nashvillian, is the scariest place in Nashville?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Cashville, halloween, jerome moore, Josh Black, Megan Barry, Sheila Calloway, WNXP

Listen: Inside Mitski’s surprise concert at the Belcourt Theatre

By Justin Barney

September 14, 2023

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Passionate Mitski fans flew in from all across the country to sit in a movie theater and listen to Mitski’s new album “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We” a full week before its release on Sept. 15. The event read, “Listening Event and Film selected by Mitski – NOT A LIVE PERFORMANCE.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Belcourt Theatre, Mitski, WNXP

Re-acclimating to life after incarceration

By Steve Haruch

May 22, 2023

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Most people who go to prison eventually get out. As difficult an experience as that can be, re-entering society afterward can be just as challenging as life on the inside — and in some ways, more so. What is it like to rebuild a life after spending years, or even decades, behind bars? What resources […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Nashville Artist of the Month, prison, Project Return, WNXP

From Kendrick Lamar to Diarrhea Planet, Bonnaroo’s lineup blends national headliners and regional favorites

By Justin Barney

January 10, 2023

Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Zed’s Dead, Liquid Stranger and Odesza are the headliners for Bonnaroo this summer. The lineup for the festival in Manchester, Tennessee, came out Tuesday.   

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, Exit/In, music, Paramore, Sheryl Crow, WNXP

Getting to know The New Respects

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

May 27, 2022

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In this episode, we’re joined by two of the band’s members to talk about their music and  how their upbringing shaped The New Respects’ sound. But first, we’ll hear from WNXP Editorial Director Jewly Hight, who has been following the band for more than five years

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: music, The New Respects, WNXP

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