The post-wave pop champions returned to Music City with an assist from Ed Schrader’s Music Beat
- Jayme Foltz and Stephen Trageser
- Photos: Joanna Walden
- Scene Staff and Contributors
Check out all our coverage from the massive Middle Tennessee multi-genre music festival
- Hannah Cron and Jayme Foltz
Megan Thee Stallion, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jason Isbell and others helped send off this year’s festival
- Angelina Castillo and Matt Masters
With Chappell Roan, Fred Again.., Megan Thee Stallion and more
- Stephen Trageser
Inspiring ensemble performances was a major theme on Saturday
- Photos: Victor Reed
With Red Hot Chili Peppers, Brittany Howard, Jon Batiste, Cage the Elephant and more
- Kelsey Beyeler and Stephen Trageser
From country-metal to party-starting hip-hop and R&B, you could take your pick of fun sets on the second day of this year’s fest
- Photo: Hamilton Matthew Masters
With Post Malone, Maggie Rogers, T-Pain, Key Glock and more
- Stephen Trageser
Despite technical difficulties, this year’s fest got off to a strong start
- Photo: Steve Cross
With BigXThaPlug, Pretty Lights, Medium Build, Gwar, Nation of Language and The Foxies
- Jayme Foltz
The ace singer-songwriter brings her Lost Shows solo tour home with help from Bats
- Photo: Kristen Drum
A special solo performance with support from Bats
- Alejandro Ramirez
The Atlanta artist and his improvisational group hit Nashville with an whirlwind woodwind performance
- Photo: Angelina Castillo
Check out images from the first of four performances by the rap hero, bringing the improvisational tour following his spiritual jazz album 'New Blue Sun' to Nashville
- Hannah Cron
Rocking songsmith extraordinaire wraps the first leg of the tour for ‘Mantras’ in high style with help from Jack Van Cleaf
- Jayme Foltz
The stellar MC brought Cavalier and Johnny Polygon to Saturday’s hometown stop
- Alejandro Ramirez
Puerto Rican superstar brings trap, perreo and a touch of celebrity angst to Nashville performance
The Latin trap megastar returns to Nashville for the first time since 2018
- Stephen Trageser
With an assist from Molly Martin, the rocker extraordinaire celebrated new LP ‘Stellar Evolution’ and the power of music communities
- Photo: H.N. James
With Molly Martin
- Stephen Trageser
Ri¢hie, Destroy Destroy Destroy and Makeup and Vanity Set join the fight at Eastside Bowl
- Photo: Steve Cross
With Makeup and Vanity Set, Destroy Destroy Destroy, Ri¢hie and Left Can Dance DJs
- Jayme Foltz, D. Patrick Rodgers and Stephen Trageser
The Groove and Vinyl Tap hosted blowout shows Saturday with a massive variety of live music
- Claire Steele and Steve Cross
East Nashville indie record shops Vinyl Tap and The Groove celebrated with performances from Chuck Indigo, Nordista Freeze, Becca Mancari, Afrokokoroot, and many more
- Hannah Cron
Despite an unruly crowd, the top-notch songsmith made a stellar homecoming at Friday’s show
- Victor J. Reed
Our live-review column catches the top-notch songsmith on the third of four nights at The Mother Church
- Katherine Oung
Both solo acts traversed their expansive oeuvres and charted a thoughtful new course
- Photo: Matt West
- P.J. Kinzer
With support from Treanne and Ruthven, the U.K. R&B ace brought the tour behind his second LP ‘Lahai’ to Music City
- Stephen Trageser
With assists from opener Vaden Landers, her stellar band and guests, the roots-schooled ace celebrated new LP ‘Trail of Flowers’
- Kim Baldwin
The stellar singer-songwriter brought her band, Logan Ledger and Hayden Pedigo to a rollicking adopted-hometown stop at the Mother Church
- Hannah Cron
With support from Chappell Roan, the rocking pop queen delivered on the promise of her second LP
- Addie Moore
With help from Toronto’s PONY and fellow locals Bogues and Pressure Heaven, the shoegazers showcased a robust scene
- Ron Wynn
An intergenerational blend of jazz and hip-hop powered the father-and-son project’s debut
- Photo: Angelina Castillo
Father and son teamed up for a performance and art show
- Stephen Trageser
Bolstered by The Tiny Desk Band, DJ Spice J and Core DJ Kev, the NOLA rap legend was ready to party
- Paige Keith
With DJ Spice J and Core DJ Kev
- Ben Arthur
The Chicago-residing rocker was supported by Philly’s Greg Mendez and Nashville’s Melaina Kol
- H.N. James
Crystal Rose and Taylor Janzen supported the first-rate pop songsmith at the release party for his new LP ‘Beacon’
- D. Patrick Rodgers
The legendary showman was joined by the Imposters, a horn section, Charlie Sexton and Larkin Poe
- Photo: Angelina Castillo
The master songsmith held court for three hours Monday at the Mother Church
- P.J. Kinzer
Friday’s release show for ‘Paradise Lost’ connected the past and the future of Nashville hip-hop
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- Hannah Herner
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