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Music City Movement's mission is to foster a creative collaborative environment for musicians and creatives through open mic, educational sessions, and networking events. They will be hosting Spring Fest this Saturday at Honeytree Meadery featuring local artists and vendors. 

For nearly two decades as one half of the band Lucius, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig have been sending us to space, and also wrapping us up like Snuggies, with their vocal harmonies. The new Lucius record, self-titled and self-produced by drummer Dan Molad, represents what Wolfe said is “the most honest and unfiltered” version of the group, including impressions of domesticity, growth and loss. Lae...

Daptone Records released the 20 Year Anniversary of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings second album Naturally, with songs like “How Long Do I Have to Wait For You” and “This Land Is Your Land” this record that not only helped Daptone become a household name, but helped Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings cement their legacy in soul music in the process. Neil Sugarman, co-owner of Daptone Records and sa...

This week for What Where When-sday , we discuss Cinco De Mayo with WPLN’s Rachel Iacovone with events from Plaza Mariachi's five-day celebration to a Rudy's Jazz Room residency , Secret Bodega’s Taco Bell-inspired takeover at Pearl Diver, and It's Giving Global at Cherries out East. 

When in Nashville for a special performance at Grimey's record store, Boston trio Vundabar stopped by WNXP to talk about their new full-length, 'Surgery and Pleasure,' as well as learnings from their 10+ years playing together. WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://wnxp.org/weeklyrecord/ FOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wnxpnashville X: http...

This Saturday is the 12th annual Independent Bookstore Day , celebrating indie bookstores across the country with everything from exclusive books to literary items. Participating stores in Middle Tennessee include Parnassus , Fairytales , The Bookshop , The Grumpy Bookpeddler, and more. But today, we talk with the owners of Novelette , located in East Nashville.  WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Ex...

Josh Tillman is the person behind the persona of the musician Father John Misty. Or, is it the other way around? Tillman’s reputation as a provocateur and chimera reached a fever pitch about seven years ago and the songwriter stopped talking to the press and public all together, only performing. In a rare interview, Tillman talked to Music Reporter Justin Barney, about his latest album, Mahashmash...

Nestled in the heart of 5 Points, Duke’s has become a mainstay for the local music community. I’ve fallen in love in this bar, had my heart broken, made business deals, commiserated and celebrated everything along the way. With a decade under their belt, many Nashvillians can say the same.  Duke’s is celebrating their 10 year anniversary with a parking lot blowout this Saturday featuring music fro...

WNXP got Rhian Teasdale -- one-fifth of the Isle of Wight band Wet Leg -- on the record about their forthcoming sophomore release, moisturizer , out on June 11. This buzzy group played WNXP's 2nd birthday show in 2022 and won two Grammys for their first record in 2023. The first single from moisturizer is "Catch These Fists." WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:...

The forlorn falsetto of Justin Vernon’s voice has propelled Bon Iver into indie stardom. But fame only seemed to make Vernon retreat into his sadness more. Now, with the new album called “SABLE, fABLE,” out today, Vernon appears to be in bloom. He granted a rare interview to Music Reporter Justin Barney where they talked all about how Vernon changed his tune. Learn more at WNXP.org . WNXP 91.ONE -...

This Sunday (April 13), Eastside Bowl will turn into a underground disco with the third annual Disco Ball . This event is a benefit for Kindling Arts Festival , their annual summer festival that uplifts local artists. Daniel Jones, Producing Artistic Director of Kindling Arts, describes the event as a fun party with a cocktail hour and immersive performances, with a stage program that features loc...

Now in theaters, "The Ballad of Wallis Island" is a feature film based on the 2007 award-winning short film created by the comic actors Tim Key and Tom Basden. With the addition of a new character, a former bandmate and lover played by Carey Mulligan, the expanded story set in a fictional remote place in the UK explores new dimensions of artist-fan relationships, creative integrity and nostalgia....

Episode 3 of Music Citizens tells the story of Brent Arledge who is the most prolific piano tuner in Nashville, and possibly the world. He tunes the Ryman, the Schermerhorn and the Grand Ole Opry. He services dozens of studios and is trusted in the homes of countless Nashville musicians. Arledge’s craft can be heard on every song coming out of Music Row that features piano. But elite piano tuning...

Carl Broemel, guitarist for My Morning Jacket, spoke with us about the band's 10th LP called Is ahead of its March release and a couple weeks in advance of their curated and hosted One Big Holiday Festival in Florida. Broemel, who lives in Nashville, also highlighted collaboration with the band Futurebirds, finding new music via different methods and expanding his collection of gear. WNXP 91.ONE -...

Music Citizens Episode 3: The Tuner ready for launch on Sunday, April 6th. Episode 3 of Music Citizens tracks down Brent Arledge, Nashville’s, and possibly the world’s most prolific piano tuner. Arledge has played an uncredited part of every top ten hit featuring piano to come out of Music Row for the past 25 years. He tunes The Ryman, The Schermerhorn and The Grand Ole Opry. He is trusted in the...

WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month Annie DiRusso pretty rapidly went from fan to friend and collaborator of fellow Music City artist Ruston Kelly. This month both DiRusso and Kelly released albums featuring the other one, and hosted hometown shows where they were special guests. Here's the tale of two songs, more or less, stories straight from their mouths and sound from each of their concerts. WN...

Our Record of the Week on WNXP is an album ten years in the making. Michigander's self titled debut. We sat down with him in his home here in Nashville to talk about being a frontman, finally feeling ready to release his debut and watching videos of U2 at his local library when he was in grade school. WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://wnxp.org/weeklyre...

WNXP’s Nashville Artist of the Month Annie DiRusso released her first full-length album Super Pedestrian this month. Having first moved to Nashville to find the indie scene male-dominated, she's grown in influence and confidence as a songwriter and guitarist. Like it or not, and Annie quite likes it, this is no longer the boys' club of yesteryear. WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRI...

Benjamin Booker has been relatively quiet since releasing his 2017 album Witness . He released a song called “Black Disco” in 2020 and has collaborated with Armand Hammer as well as Billy Woods & Kenny Segal back in 2023. Almost eight years since his last project, during that down time he has been working towards his new album Lower , this week’s WNXP Record of the Week.  WNXP 91.ONE - Nashvil...

Match Records is a multi-genre, student-led record label service company out of Middle Tennessee State University. It gives students hands-on experience within the music industry and assists student-artists with distributing and promoting their music. The label will be doing their first showcase at The Basement on Sunday, March 23 .  WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWS...

Billboard Heart is the fourth album from Deep Sea Diver, a Seattle band fronted by guitarist Jessica Dobson, who shared insight with WNXP about tapping into her childlike spirit to make the record, enlisting Madison Cunningham, stage presence inspiration from Karen O and more. WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://wnxp.org/weeklyrecord/ FOLLOW US: INSTAGRA...

LA LOM stands for Los Angeles League of Musicians, paying homage to the trio’s hometown. But with the release of their self-titled debut, LA LOM stands in a league of their own. Drawing inspiration from the diversity of the Los Angeles sound, the instrumental group blends everything from surf rock and rockabilly to cumbia and boleros. Bottom line, it’s groovy. It’s also unique — while it feels nos...

The SEC Basketball Tournament has bounced from one host city to another, depending on the year, but now Nashville will be the host for the next decade. As mostly everyone will be filling out their bracket, there’s a chance that more than 10 teams from the conference could potentially compete in the NCAA Tournament, making this tourney as close as we can get to a Final Four in Nashville. On this we...

LA based artist Mereba dug into her Ethiopian roots and preserved some sage wisdom from her late father on her beautiful new album, "The Breeze Grew a Fire" which is our Record of the Week on WNXP. WNXP 91.ONE - Nashville's Music Experience SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://wnxp.org/weeklyrecord/ FOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wnxpnashville X: https://twitter.com/wnxpnashville...

In honor of David Lynch's passing, Nashville's Belcourt Theatre presents David Lynch: A Retrospective throughout the month of March, featuring showings of his work ( Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead and more) along with two seminars on his work. On this week's What Where When-sday , we talk with the theater's program director, Toby Leonard, about Lynch's legacy and impact on the film indu...