WNXP Podcasts

Venus & the Flytraps joined Jason Moon Wilkins On The Record as WNXP’s Nashville Artist of the Month. They talk about how riot grrrl and late ’80s/early ’90s rock shaped the sound of their debut album Demonette, the wave of female-fronted bands changing Nashville and what touring has taught them about community.

Science of Beer, happening at the Adventure Science Center on Friday, is a 21 and older event brings beer-lovers and science enthusiasts together featuring local, national, and non-alcoholic breweries, food trucks, themed activities, and live demonstrations. 

London born, Maryland raised Hip-hop artist idk. sits down with The Cypher to discuss his new mixtape, e.t.d.s. (Even the Devil Smiles). idk. discusses the redemption arc of his life and how that directly relates to this new project, being a rapper that really cares, working with a hip-hop legend and more. 

Missy and Maxine of Mannequin Pussy caught up with WNXP on the Modest Mouse Ice Cream Floats cruise, an indie rock festival at sea, after the two artists had hosted an Austin Powers trivia game on the ship. The band is working on new music and will soon play stadium gigs on separate summer tours headlined by Florence & The Machine and Foo Fighters. 

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville founded in 2012 to promote the awareness and enjoyment of Chinese visual and performing arts through dance productions, educational workshops, and exhibitions for adults and children. They will host the Chinese New Year Celebration at Centennial Park Musician’s Corner this Saturday. The free, family-friendly event welcomes the community to a discovery and celebration of Chinese culture. 

This week for What Where When-sday, we feature Fat Ham happening at TPAC this Friday through Sunday February 22. Presented by Nashville Rep and Nashville Shakespeare Festival this Pulitzer Prize-winning play reimagines Shakespeare's Hamlet centering on a young, queer Black man named Juicy who is visited by his father's ghost at a family barbecue and tasked with avenging his murder.

7xvethegenius (pronounce Love The Genius), the Buffalo, NY based multi-hyphenate lyricist, stops by The Cypher to give the inside scoop on her writing process, collaborating with the likes of Conductor Williams and Monie Love, and her latest albums, Self 7xve 3 and Desired Crowns.

615 Indie Live, happening this Saturday at various venues from The End, DRKMTRR, The 5 Spot, Rudy's Jazz Room, and more, is a celebration of Nashville’s independent music venues showcasing the local, diverse music ecosystem by raising awareness on these venues’ importance while supporting local artists and Music Venue Alliance Nashville. 

Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-64 Eyes of the Storm gallery featured at the Frist Art Museum will wrap up on Monday January 26, the last opportunity for fans to experience an intimate look into the Beatles at the start of Beatlemania. The photos in the exhibit were taken by McCartney himself and offer a personal perspective into the Beatles during the early days of their global stardom. 

Jazz on the Move at the Frist Art Museum is a free community program presented by Nashville Jazz Workshop that blends live performances and engaging education on an influential artist of the genre. The event series celebrating 20 years is happening this Sunday (Jan 18) with two other events on February 15 and March 29. 

On The Record with Band of Horses front man Ben Bridwell around the release of the group's sixth record Things Are Great in 2022. Their debut record Everything All of The Time celebrates its 20th anniversary in March of 2026 with the release of a deluxe/expanded version of the LP.

This week for What Where When-sday, we feature the Buchanan Arts Center. Located in the heart of North Nashville, the non-profit organization's mission is to use art to build community through paid pottery classes, public workshops, youth programs, and a community garden.

This week for What Where When-sday, we feature Charlotte’s Web at the Nashville Children’s Theatre. The oldest children’s theatre in the country going back nearly a century providing professional theatre to young audiences and ensuring that all Middle Tennessee area kids have access to the theatre arts experiences. 

North London quartet Wolf Alice were fairly fatigued after a lengthy tour for their third album, 2021 release 'Blue Weekend,' which was made during COVID-19 and therefore also took longer than usual to complete. What refreshed these songwriters and players after some time recovering turned out to be a more minimalist approach to, as well as a sense of positivity in, the construction of a song. “We were kind of eager to make music that didn’t make us feel depressed,” said lead singer Ellie Rowsell. “It felt like a challenge to write music that wasn’t dark.”The band’s most scaled back production to-date, a collection of classic (think 1970s) rock and pop-leaning tunes written mostly at home in the U.K. then recorded in Los Angeles, is 'The Clearing,' which was released in August 2025. Amid the European leg of the Wolf Alice world tour, Rowsell and bandmate Joel Amey met me virturally to talk On The Record with WNXP.

Nashville Rep presents "It’s A Wonderful Life" happening from Friday December 12 through the 21st at Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The Nashville Repertory Theatre founded in 1985 by Martha Rivers Ingram and Mac Pirkle is celebrating over 41 years of presenting musicals, new plays, and reimagined classics to Middle Tennessee. 

Solus and Synergy happening at OZ Arts Nashville this Friday (Dec 5) and Saturday (Dec 6). A double bill of original premieres merging dance, film, and music featuring local artists Becca Hobackand Shabaz Ujima and Thea Jones of shackled feet Dance! with the music of Rod McGaha. 

Portara Ensemble, the auditioned chamber choir here in Nashville, is partnering up with MashUp!, an organization started in 2017 to address health inequities and social injustices for the Black LGBTQ+ community through education and advocacy. One Vision: A World AIDS Day Tribute to Queen is taking place at Eastside Bowl on Monday, December 1 featuring Viktor Krauss and the Getdown band, a full choir and guest singers including Devon Gilfillian, Katie Pruitt and Mike Grimes. The participating artists will perform the music of Queen while bringing awareness to the work of MashUp!

Patrick hetherington and Louie Swain are two-fifths of Australian disco pop-rock band Parcels, which stopped in Nashville on the final non-festival date of their October tour of the U.S.Hear the singers and multi-instrumentalists on the record with WNXP discussing the third Parcels LP 'LOVED' and shed light on the creative history of the quintet, who've made music together since their teenage years.

Shayna Hobbs is a Stockbridge-Muncie Mohican musician who grew up in Nashville when her father, musician Bill Miller, moved their family here to pursue his own musical journey. Hobbs said she had the vision for IndigeNash for what felt like years. She connected with some other Native artists and musicians and found out they shared a similar vision. The more she talked to Natives, the more she saw something like IndigeNash was a need. IndigeNash says they are dedicated to the rich heritage and bold, contemporary contributions of Indigenous artists. Their second annual Indigenous Arts Festival features events happening tonight (Nov 19) through Sunday (Nov 23) taking place at various locations from The Forge, Frist Arts Museum, and The OG Basement, and honors Native voices that shape culture today featuring visual art, music, film, comedy, and storytelling. 

This week for What Where When-sday, we feature a local music festival centered on the holiday season’s iconic Handel’s MESSIAH. The Music City Oratorio Festival is a 2-day event: Saturday has sessions to learn about the music from scholars and artists, followed by a concert. Sunday is a sing-a-long that’s open to the public.The festival is hosted by Early Music City and Christ Church Cathedral. WPLN Afternoon Host LaTonya Turner talked with organizer and classical artist, Patrick Dailey.