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Motown to Nashville: Alicia Michilli and Nashville’s Soul Music

Alicia Michilli is a Soul/R&B artist with humungous amounts of personality behind a shy demeanor.  She adds an interesting, unique flavor to Nashville’s indie music scene.  After releasing her first EP in February of 2015, Michilli made her nation-wide debut with an impressive run on America’s Got Talent.  During her audition, she delivered a house-shaking ...

Phangs and Nashville Unsigned

Phangs

Phangs and Nashville’s indie pop music First of all, Nashville’s indie pop music is like a hidden gem in this city.  Sure, we’re known as Music City, but it’s far too often “Country Music City”.  Though we love our country friends, the truth is that this city is incredibly diverse in music talent. Phangs, otherwise ...

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Whissell

Whissel & Nashville Unsigned We at Nashville Unsigned love the way that these artists we meet create and innovate.  Music City houses the best surprises and hidden gems.  Some artists flourish with creativity and style.  Others are  blessed with raw talent, like they were born from the womb of an ancient Greek Muse.  This, my ...

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Light Ends Darkness Article

LED Article This week, Nashville Unsigned introduces you all to a group of artists changing the game. Marrying genres like pop, edm, rock, hip hop and soul, with music production that makes your soul dance. Forming, what we know as, Light Ends Darkness/ LED. Light Ends Darkness brings us today’s pop through electronic music but ...

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SandWaves Article

SandWaves  This week we introduce you all to not only some amazing musicians, but some badass people, SandWaves. Mika and OnenO conjured up this clever name meaning “You are the creator of your reality.” SandWaves is this crazy amazing marriage between live/electronic drums, synthesis, classical piano, and electronic production. So not only does SandWaves unique ...

Teresa Guidry Article

Teresa Guidry  When you hear the name Teresa Guidry, it probably strikes a chord with you, bringing back some sort of recent memory. Well more than likely you have heard that name on America’s newest, most popular music, tv show, The Voice 10, on the sought after team,Team Blake. Teresa won over the judges with ...

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Why Artists Need Criticism

Being an artist is hard. No matter what medium you express yourself through– music, design, painting, sweater-knitting– you’re bound to show your work to someone. And when that happens, someone is bound to say, “meh,” as they shrug their shoulders. It happens to every artist, and it sucks. Maybe they just weren’t into your vibe, ...