What Where When-sday – Erin Rae and The Nude Party 6/22/22

After a weekend of events surrounding Bonnaroo and Juneteenth, a busy week in Nashville surrounding live music, outdoor activities and Nashville Pride Festival. Former WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month Erin Rae performs her new album Lighten Up at the Basement East on Thursday night and six-piece Indie Rock band The Nude Party performs Saturday […]

Erin Rae’s Soothing Sonic Cathedral Session

Nashville Artist of the Month Erin Rae has officially mastered the art of cosmic country. Produced by Jonathan Wilson in his Topanga Canyon studio, Rae’s latest effort Lighten Up represents a shift in her musicianship. Much like the lyrics of 2018’s Putting On Airs, the follow-up explores topics like personal growth and mental health, but with a psychedelic tinge […]

Five places where Erin Rae finds modest treasures

Sure, Erin Rae made a pilgrimage out west to ruggedly pastoral Topanga Canyon to record her new album Lighten Up with Jonathan Wilson producing, and trekked to a former monastery-turned-studio in Wisconsin to make the album before it. But just as she searched out landscapes and settings where she and her collaborators could tend her […]

Playlist: Erin Rae draws inspiration from a variety of voices, all of them virtuosos of subtlety

Sometimes it’s the small gestures in music that convey the greatest insight. There’s ample proof in the singing and songwriting of Erin Rae, a Tennessee native who started life in smalltown Jackson, taking in her parents’ easy harmonizing at home, then cut short her college studies to focus on voice and guitar lessons and open […]

Watch Jobi Riccio Live at WNXP

It’s been a big year for Jobi Riccio, and her musical journey is just beginning. After fellow Americana-adjacent artists like Erin Rae inspired her to move to Nashville, Riccio is experiencing the magic and community that only happens in Music City. The Colorado-bred singer, songwriter recently made her Newport Folk Festival debut where she was honored […]