Each September, thousands of roots-rock, folk, bluegrass and alt-country fans from all over converge in Nashville for the weeklong Americana Music Association conference and festival, jumping from panel discussions to parties with music venues across the city hosting showcases. The biggest show of the week is always the Americana Honors and Awards ceremony Wednesday night […]
Outside of live music from legendary artists Blondie, Goo Goo Dolls and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, there is another event happening this week in Nashville that still involves musicians performing on a different platform. This Saturday and Sunday at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, TEDXNashville will host some amazing guest speakers including Yola, Daisha McBride […]
When “London via Sydney” anthemic indie rock group Gang of Youths played a sold-out Basement East show in early May 2022, three-fifths of the band spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon inside WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral, shooting the breeze, recounting tour memories thus far, and giving me recommendations for English haunts when I visit London in July. […]
This week we featured a trio of songs letting you know that the floodgates are officially open on the return of disco. You’ve heard the influences and sounds popping up on many new releases from Tank and the Bangas to Yola to a ton of artists coming out of the UK. And why not, it’s […]
On Second Nature, Lucius’ first collection of all-new, recorded material since 2016’s Good Grief, the band fronted by songwriters and vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holli Laessig has gone full disco-pop. Produced by Dave Cobb and Brandi Carlile and united by glittery dance floor beats, the 10 tracks pull listeners’ attention toward relationships’ bitter endings and […]
Another edition of What Where When-sday powered by Do615, a rundown on what’s happening in Nashville this week. Yola will perform two nights at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday with Allison Russell and Friday with Devon Gilfillian. Also on Friday, Parquet Courts with Mdou Moctar at Cannery Ballroom. Adia Victoria will perform two nights at […]
When it’s hard to get moving in the New Year, let alone each wintry day, a rolling theme for the full month of January seemed appropriately cozy. #ThematicStatic on each Thursday of this month has celebrated cover tunes by some of your favorite indie bands, and better known artists, too. (OK, yeah, The Beatles, Stones […]
We are honored to uplift Black voices year-round and in celebration of the legacy of MLK, today we’re rebroadcasting conversations with and stories about Black artists you may have missed the first time. Listen through 8 p.m. CT on Monday, January 17, and find all sorts of interviews, features and news stories here on WNXP.org. Nashville […]
The latest in our series Taking Stock of 2021, we dig into a year that was tough for record collectors and record sellers because of supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 and a higher than ever demand for music pressed to vinyl. To learn about trends nationally and locally, I checked in with a Nashville […]
As the small team at Nashville’s Music Experience, immersing ourselves in new music and then sharing the best cuts with WNXP listeners is not just our job, it’s our calling. Music discovery is our mission. So while we decided to forego a ranked list or countdown after our first full year on-air, we did round […]