The song you probably know (you know, the one that went TikTok viral) is just the tip of the iceberg on what appears to be a stupendous musical career. We've seen the real-life effects that Stranger ...

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Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can ...

ayowitty and bunii’s “dotsong” hits like a flashbang of textural excess: regal strings, K.K. Slider squiggles straight out of Animal Crossing, churning drums that could spawn a moshpit. There’s no ...

In North Carolina, Merge Records was just getting its start as an independent record label as the '90s ramped up. Early buzz ...

King Princess feels like she has finally found her tribe of fellow “artistic nerds” roughly a decade into her professional music career. The Brooklyn-based indie pop star — who will be performing at ...

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On Saturday, Nashville's independent artists and venues put on an energetic, all-day blitz of citywide shows for the inaugural 615 Indie Live music festival. The festival, which will took place from ...

In the mood for a playlist full of indie love songs to get you in your feels? These four songs are some of the best love songs to come out of the blanket indie genre in the last decade. And we think ...

Nashville music festival 615 Indie Live has unveiled its full 2026 artist lineup and schedule. Here's everything you need to ...

From established acts playing showroom stages to the "I saw them before they were big" artists at smaller clubs, Reno will play host to a dozen indie performers during the first three months of 2026.