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Women's History Month: MTSU Women

Women’s History Month: MTSU Women

Photos by IMBD, Her Story, Rolling Stone, New York Times, All Together “At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” Frida Kahlo Women’s History Month was created...

‘Be kind’: Singer-songwriter, former MTSU student Julien Baker shares perspective on changing landscape of music, culture, representation

‘Be kind’: Singer-songwriter, former MTSU student Julien Baker shares perspective on changing landscape of music, culture, representation

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief March 27, 2019

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines For singer-songwriter Julien Baker, representation matters. But, like most subjects she can (and will) intelligently pontificate about, it’s not that simple....

Bridgers sings out to help form lush harmonies for boygenius at their November 4, 2018 show. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)

Photos: Supergroup boygenius plays first-ever show at Ryman

CIM Digital November 5, 2018

Photos by Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines  Imagine Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers bowing down on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium to Julien Baker as she shreds a larger-than-life guitar solo. It's...

Review: Julien Baker conveys earnest sentiment on ‘Turn Out The Lights'

Review: Julien Baker conveys earnest sentiment on ‘Turn Out The Lights’

Sidelines November 1, 2017

Story by Hayden Goodridge / Contributing Writer How do you go about loving a piece of art that openly expresses itself as a medium for its author’s suffering? Should it be revered by listeners for its...

Julien Baker delivers emotionally raw single 'Appointments,' announces forthcoming album

Julien Baker delivers emotionally raw single ‘Appointments,’ announces forthcoming album

Sidelines August 18, 2017

Photo by Matt Masters / Sidelines Archives Julien Baker has come a long way from crashing in strangers' homes playing house shows. The former MTSU student practically blew up overnight after her 2015...

MTSU's Julien Baker to open for Paramore

MTSU’s Julien Baker to open for Paramore

CIM Digital July 17, 2017

Photo by Matt Masters / Sidelines Archive Middle Tennessee State University’s very own Julien Baker is a testament to where hard work and determination can lead you. The 21-year-old musician and guitarist...

Florence and the Machine, My Morning Jacket and more transform Atlanta into music city for Shaky Knees Festival

Sidelines May 18, 2016

Story by Brinley Hineman // Assistant News Editor | Hannah Lyle // Contributing Writer  Photo by Paste Magazine  FRIDAY The Front Bottoms The Front Bottoms performed at the Boulevard stage on Friday,...

Beck, Neil Young and more draw massive crowds at 2016 Beale Street Music Festival

Sidelines May 2, 2016

Story by Dylan Skye Aycock // Editor-in-Chief | Olivia Ladd // Assistant Lifestyles Editor Photo by Dylan Skye Aycock The 2016 Beale Street Music Festival began Friday night in Memphis, Tennessee as...

Julien Baker (MTSU Sidelines/Matt Masters)

Q-and-A: Julien Baker on ‘Sprained Ankle,’ performing with the National and MTSU

CIM Digital March 8, 2016

Photo by Matt Masters // Sidelines Archive Julien Baker, an English major at MTSU, has been on the rise in the music world over the past year. Since the release of her album Sprained Ankle, the young...

A Sidelines Playlist | Thanksgiving 2015

A Sidelines Playlist | Thanksgiving 2015

CIM Digital November 22, 2015

It’s not going to be long before Christmas music hits us in full force, so Sidelines has compiled a list of Thanksgiving tunes to savour this last week of November. Listen to this 27-track playlist at...

Mountains Like Wax: MTSU band releases first EP 'Tetralogy'

Mountains Like Wax: MTSU band releases first EP ‘Tetralogy’

CIM Digital November 11, 2015

Mountains Like Wax creates fluid, Southern post-rock that balances noise with ambiance perfectly to blur typical genre lines. The group consists of three MTSU students: Mitchell Taylor, Preston Vaughn...

Julien Baker (MTSU Sidelines/Matt Masters)

From Memphis to Murfreesboro: Musician Julien Baker Shares Her Passion

CIM Digital February 23, 2015

Forrister, formerly known as The Star Killers, provides honest punk-visceral songwriting minus the angst and war flashbacks to middle school. Singer and guitarist Julien Baker's silky voice propels the...

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