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Could Be Better's Sophie B. plays guitar while Abby Floyd drums at DIY venue DRKMTTR in Nashville, Tennessee.

Murfreesboro music makers: Overcoming adversity with Could Be Better

Parker Johnson, Contributing writer April 4, 2025

Inside a bonus room in an Antioch, Tennessee, home, three musicians stand in an equilateral triangle. In the center meets the dissonant sum of amplified guitars, drums and raw, tortured screams. All...

Savannah Spann of Sav. & The Ages enchants the crowd at The Basement in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 23.

Murfreesboro Music Makers: Match Records takes over The Basement for a sweaty Nashville showcase

Kerstie Wolaver, Reporter March 25, 2025
Four acts signed to the student run record label headlined a Sunday night Nashville show.
Ian Fisher and Cade Ortego jam at the Laundry Room in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Feb. 13, 2025.

Murfreesboro music makers: Cade Ortego and the Mood Swings take fans back in time with ‘Sophia’

Kerstie Wolaver, Reporter March 4, 2025

From jazz to soul to motown, Cade Ortego and The Mood Swings exist in their own venn diagram of a genre. The Mood Swings blend these influences and describe themselves as “young guys with old...

Jackson Buckner of Munkn performs beside a man in a raccoon mask, Feb. 22, 2025.

Murfreesboro music makers: Munkn brings the party to Hop Springs with ‘Songs About Cars’

Emma Burden, Lead features reporter February 25, 2025

A thin crowd multiplied at Hop Springs Beer Park as the sun went down this Saturday. Patrons gathered at the bar, ordering craft beer and cocktails and listening to Karate Chad warm up on guitar. Two...

Auburn on stage at The East Room in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 18, 2024.

Murfreesboro music makers: Auburn unleashes ‘Reverberate’

Nicholas Evans, Reporter February 17, 2025
Auburn's frontman Austin Evans talks about the band's influences and newest single.
Jason Dietz on stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater with Amigo the Devil. (Photo courtesy of Jason Dietz)

Murfreesboro Music Makers: Jason Dietz navigates the stage and the studio

Matthew Olson, Reporter December 9, 2024

Feature photo courtesy of Jason Dietz Story by Matthew Olson Jason Dietz has established a distinctive presence in the music industry, showcasing his talents on stage and behind...

Murfreesboro metalcore band Bloodveil. (Photo by Cadee Havard)

Murfreesboro music makers: Make way for metalcore with Bloodveil

Bailey Brantingham December 2, 2024

Many bands in Murfreesboro are adept at playing little laid-back venues, performing acoustic sets at MTSU’s Student Union or a small corner stage in a coffee shop. Others, however, are better accommodated...

Carter Elliott plays the piano in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Murfreesboro music makers: ‘At the Piano’ with Carter Elliott

Josie James, Contributing writer November 25, 2024

  Carter Elliott on the guitar. (Photo by Keena Kabir) For his new release “At Long Last … At the Piano,” Carter Elliott followed his instincts to create something entirely...

The Feetles recreate Abbey Road (left to right) Harry Bryan, Sterling Martin, Ryan King, Levi Dandridge. (Photo courtesy of The Feetles)

Murfreesboro music makers: Meet the Feetles

Victoria Stone November 18, 2024

Feature photo courtesy of Stella Crooks Story by Victoria Stone Let’s get one thing straight: The Feetles are not a Beatles cover band.  But — the band’s origin story does involve...

Caroline Bowling performs in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Sam McIntyre)

Murfreesboro music makers: Caroline Bowling blooms where planted

Bailey Brantingham November 11, 2024

Photos by Sam McIntyre and Jaedyn Barnaby Story by Siri Reynolds Caroline Bowling is no garden variety singer-songwriter. A genuine, vulnerable and forthright artist, Bowling sat...

Sav. takes the stage at Hop Springs to celebrate her debut Match Records release in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo by Cadee Havard)

Murfreesboro music makers: Match Artist Sav. releases long-awaited debut EP ‘Waiting Game’

Josie James, Contributing writer October 22, 2024

Murfreesboro’s Hop Springs Beer Park ignited with energy Friday night. Friends, family and fans of Savannah Spann, who performs as Sav., gathered to watch the MTSU pop artist and her band Sav and the...

Joey Fletcher on stage with the Joey Fletcher Band. (Photo by Jacob Rawson)

Murfreesboro music makers: The laid-back mojo of Joey Fletcher

Matthew Olson, Reporter October 13, 2024

Joey Fletcher under the stage lights. (Photo by Jonathan Hoskins) Anywhere in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where cold beers are on tap, there's a musician whose infectious laughter and genuine...

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