A new book tells the story of ‘How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever’
- Scene Staff and Contributors
- Brittney McKenna
The massive fan gathering continues its slow move away from toxic culture
- Stephen Trageser
Look for Jobi Riccio, Brittany Howard, Cage the Elephant and many more at the Farm
- Bailey Brantingham
Ride a wave of indie rock and pop — or focus your attention elsewhere — on Bonnaroo Day 2
- Stephen Trageser
Bring your dancin’ shoes to Bonnaroo Day 1, but also prepare for raining (fake) blood
- Stephen Trageser
Get in your feelings, get in the club and rock out — you can do it all on Bonnaroo Day 3
- Brittney McKenna
The singer-songwriter’s fifth LP is out this week via Interscope/MCA Nashville
- Eli Motycka
The Grammy-winning singer calls Nashville home — and she isn’t going anywhere
- Hannah Herner
The composer and conductor strives to make the symphony accessible to all
- Stephen Trageser
Host of WXNA’s 'Soul of the City' wants to expand the power of community radio
- Sean L. Maloney
Mama Zu’s ‘Quilt Floor’ — the last project from the Those Darlins frontwoman — is out this week via Cosmic Twin and Thirty Tigers
- Scene Staff
Taking a look at the state of country music now and in the year ahead with Brothers Osborne, Black Opry, Abby Anderson and more
- Brittney McKenna
Refreshed and reinvigorated, Brothers Osborne expand their horizons on their self-titled fourth LP
- Rachel Cholst
Talking to Black Opry’s Holly G and Tanner Davenport ahead of the launch of Black Opry Records
- Clara Wang
Checking in with singer-songwriter Abby Anderson about her musical evolution and her determination to listen to herself
- Edd Hurt, Matthew Leimkuehler, Stephen Trageser, Ron Wynn and Jacqueline Zeisloft
From Autumn Nicholas to Megan Moroney to Brit Taylor and beyond, our writers have 10 new picks to keep an eye on
- Compiled by Stephen Trageser
Journalists and authors weigh in on the present and future of country music
- Stephen Trageser
With a new crop of potential hurdles to making money from recordings, how can musicians earn a living?
- Scene Staff
Remembering Frank Sass, Liz Thiels, Dave Roe, Jerry Bradley and more
- Scene Staff
Talking with Bully’s rock ’n’ roll polymath Alicia Bognanno, counting down the year’s top local albums and more
- Stephen Trageser
Catching up with Alicia Bognanno 10 years into her rock project’s ongoing evolution
- Scene Staff and Contributors
From Bully and Be Your Own Pet to Allison Russell and Joy Oladokun, here are our favorite local LPs of the year
- Compiled by Stephen Trageser
The local music scene on the local music scene
- Stephen Trageser
Developments in the ongoing stories of Exit/In and Cannery Hall punctuated a year overflowing with live music
- Stephen Trageser
Looking back at the lives of Jerry Bradley, Richard Griffin, Liz Theils, Frank Sass and others who made an impact on Nashville music
- Sean L. Maloney
Talking with stellar instrumentalists Ellen Angelico, Spencer Cullum, Mike Hicks and Jo Schornikow
- Stephen Trageser
Work by Six One Trïbe, Brian Brown and lots of others in Nashville’s hip-hop community is setting the stage for the genre’s next 50 years
- P.J. Kinzer
Snooper, Be Your Own Pet and many more made 2023 a phenomenal year for punk in Nashville
- Daryl Sanders
Another historic year in local rock featured releases by Annie DiRusso, Paramore, Be Your Own Pet, Bully, Ben Folds, and many, many more
- Ron Wynn
From the Nashville Jazz Workshop to Easy Eye’s superb ‘Tell Everybody!’ compilation and beyond, local jazz and blues fans had a busy year
- Brittney McKenna
Success for onetime underdogs like Zach Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll stands in contrast to hateful garbage from folks like Jason Aldean
- Compiled by Ron Wynn
Talking with Kenny Smoov, Rashad Rayford, Erica Hayes Schultz and Jason Eskridge about the challenges facing Nashville’s Black music communities
- Sean L. Maloney
Antioch’s own Jason ‘Jelly Roll’ DeFord went from handing out mixtapes to taking home a CMA Award
- Scene Staff
Ahead of AmericanaFest, check out our conversations with Adeem the Artist and SistaStrings, our show recommendations and more
- Brittney McKenna
The Emerging Artist of the Year nominee discusses adding nuance to a flattened discourse around country and Americana music
- Rachel Cholst
Instrumentalist of the Year nominees Chauntee and Monique Ross discuss moving to Nashville and finding balance amid myriad projects
- Sean L. Maloney
Denitia, William Tyler and the Impossible Truth, and more mark a fantastic Friday
- Stephen Trageser
Day parties galore — as well as nighttime sets from champions like Amythyst Kiah and Mary Gauthier — mark the last day of the fest
- Stephen Trageser
Check out Autumn Nicholas’ Americana Proud: A Voice for All, the keystone Honors and Awards ceremony, country legend Jessi Colter and more
- Compiled by Stephen Trageser
Test your knowledge of Americana and pro baseball with our quiz
- Sean L. Maloney
Adeem the Artist, Nat Myers and many more bring a huge range of perspectives and badass music
- Scene Staff
The who, what, where, when and why of this year’s Bonnaroo and CMA Fest
- Stephen Trageser
Considering the contemporary landscape ahead of CMA Fest’s 50th anniversary celebration
- Alejandro Ramirez, Stephen Trageser and Cole Villena
Plus, we declare Diarrhea Planet the unofficial Thursday headliners
- Rachel Cholst, Stephen Trageser
Ten shows you don’t want to miss on the smaller stages at CMA Fest
- Stephen Trageser
Catch a wide variety of Nashville musicians at Bonnaroo
- Sean L. Maloney
The hip-hop undercard takes flight on Bonnaroo Day 2, and that’s not all
- Sean L. Maloney
From rootsy rock and charming pop to full-on multimedia experiences and beyond, it’s a busy day in Manchester
- Hannah Cron
Wrap up your ’Roo weekend with DJs classic and contemporary, some of the best rock bands in the biz and more
- Hannah Cron
Settle in on the Farm with hip-hop, rock, soul and lots more
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- Hannah Herner
More than three years since the Christmas Day bombing, the historic downtown district enters…
- Eli Motycka
The northwest quadrant of the county features rolling hills, open spaces and wildlife — and …