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 […]
We’re turning 1! We’re celebrating with a killer show featuring *repeat repeat, Liza Anne, Bantug, Josh Gilligan and Namir Blade on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at EXIT/IN. Current sustaining members get in free. The general public can get in with a minimum $10 donation to WNXP. *repeat repeat Liza Anne Josh Gilligan Namir Blade Bantug
This week is ALL ABOUT THE MEMBER LOVE on our young independent radio station, during our second-ever fund drive where we connect what YOU hear with what YOU give to power the music, context and community found on WNXP. In celebration of a generous matching donation from local bar and record store combo Vinyl Tap […]
This week on the show we hear from Fabiana Palladino and the unlikely way she connected with collaborator Jai Paul to craft her self-titled debut. In advance of their WNXP Presents show at Drkmttr on May 17, Gustaf shares the band-name origin story and how it illuminates their “mantra.” Nashville-based, Ohio-bred band the Black Keys […]
Adrianne Lenker is reaching the status of folk hero. Her band, Big Thief, bucks all conventional music business wisdom and releases 20-song double albums with long winding titles and singles that are over six minutes. Because they have been true to themselves, they have released a string of albums that have been widely acclaimed and […]
Nashville native Jess Awh hated country music…until she moved away and started missing home. Now she’s back and she’s written an album that is country in its core but also dabbles in long extensions of layers of found sound that she has been collecting since she was 15, and big droning guitar. For her fellow […]
If your name’s not Daniel, you were unfortunately (yet hysterically) refused admission to Real Estate’s free record release show in Brooklyn the night last week before the band’s new 11-track LP, Daniel, was shared with the world. A show they both opened and closed with a cover of Elton John’s “Daniel.” It’s a schtick and […]
The Alabama Shakes singer exploded preconceptions with her 2019 solo debut. On “What Now,” a follow-up born from a few years of life-quaking resets, she’s ready to leave any remaining limits behind.
Alanna Royale always loved performing. Growing up she would always sing and dance, but there was a moment in high school when she realized something that she was good at would be her calling. She was getting tutored by a fellow student in her school, Mary Habib. After they were done with their tutoring session, […]
The inspiration for this themed show (which then turned into two shows) was the new Sufjan Stevens record Javelin and its return to heart-swelling choral parts that emphasize the emotion in Stevens’ lyrics. Who knew that songs featuring choirs could span so many genres and generations over two hours of your requests? You can hear […]