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The band Lucius. (Photo by Dana Trippe)

Weekly Distractions: Lucius jumpstarts summer with self-titled collection

Sidelines staff May 5, 2025
A sampling of this week’s healthy distractions from all the chaos of the world.
Drew and Ellie Holcomb onstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 3, 2025.

Drew and Ellie Holcomb’s Memory Bank Tour stops at the Ryman

Sam McIntyre, Staff photographer May 4, 2025
The husband and wife duo play a two-night hometown engagement.
Samuel T. Herring sings with Future Islands at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee on May 2, 2025.

Future Islands rock The Caverns

Sam McIntyre, Staff photographer May 3, 2025
The enduring alternative band performs at a venue that redefines underground rock.
Partynextdoor entertains at MTSU's Murphy Center on April 30, 2025.

MTSU turns up with Partynextdoor and Mariah the Scientist

Brianna Sorrell, Reporter May 2, 2025
Students filled Murphy Center for the annual Signature Event concert to commemorate the end of the school year.
Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi during the climactic lightsaber duel in Revenge of the Sith. (Image courtesy of The Walt Disney Company)

Weekly Distractions: Return of ‘Revenge of the Sith’

Sidelines staff April 28, 2025
A sampling of this week’s healthy distractions from all the chaos of the world.
Alyson Blake Dellinger of Flummox gets loud at Hop Springs Beer Park in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on April 11, 2025.

Murfreesboro Music Makers: Flummox introduces ‘Southern Progress’

Nicholas Evans, Reporter April 26, 2025
The local 'genre-fluid' band plays an intense and theatrical album release show at Hop Springs.
"Sinners" images courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

‘Sinners’: a virtue of a film in the devil’s clothing

Brianna Sorrell, Reporter April 24, 2025
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan reunite in a story blending music, history and horror.
Karena Prince modeling an outfit designed by Zoe Grummons at the MTSU Melting Point fashion show in the Student Union Ballroom on April 12, 2025.

Melting Point: Where fashion meets climate awareness on the runway

Brianna Sorrell, Reporter April 22, 2025

Under the bright lights of the Student Union Ballroom, models strutted down the runway dressed in bold, expressive designs — not just to showcase style, but to make a statement. MTSU’s “Melting Point”...

Torres and Julien Baker out on the range. (Photo by Ebru Yildiz)

Weekly Distractions: Julien Baker & Torres go country

Sidelines staff April 21, 2025
A sampling of this week’s healthy distractions from all the chaos of the world.
Carly Rose Ratcliffe sings at Seasons of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on April 10, 2025.

Match Records goes country at Seasons of Murfreesboro showcase

Jaeda Jackson, Contributing writer April 16, 2025

Despite storms and venue complications Thursday night, organizers of the Match Records country showcase at Seasons of Murfreesboro knew the show must go on. The crowd was thin, but the strumming...

Ryleigh Taye entertains at an MTSU Sunset Showcase on April 9, 2025.

SPARE Sunset Showcase: MTSU performers shine as the school year winds down

Kerstie Wolaver, Reporter April 16, 2025
The Kyelen Arora Trio and Ryleigh Taye take the stage on drastically different April nights.
Ezra Agbonkhese and Pedro Pascal in "The Last of Us." (Photo by Liane Hentscher courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery)

Weekly Distractions: What’s next for ‘The Last of Us’?

Sidelines staff April 14, 2025
A sampling of this week’s healthy distractions from all the chaos of the world.
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