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.

Music Citizens Episode 5 goes inside the highest stakes job in the industry - A&R. Through the lens and life of A&R lifer Kim Buie, we get to see that this glamorous job is mostly about losing. Missing out on artists who become superstars (her near-miss tale of N.W.A. is amazing), knowing that the majority of albums you help shepherd into the world will flop and being the person who has to say no to a musician’s lifelong dream. Buie explains what’s kept her going through all that, what shaped her tastes and how her approach differs from the way most major labels are approaching talent acquisition in the TikTok era.

·         Jason Moon Wilkins — Host
·         Justin Barney — Reporter, Producer
·         Kim Buie — A&R legend
·         Pete Ganbarg — A&R Executive
·         Ben Folds— Musician
·         Aaron Lee Tasjan - Musician

This episode was produced by Justin Barney, Emily Siner and Jason Moon Wilkins. Mixing and Mastering by Michael Pollard. Scoring by Jay Ragsdale. Special thanks to Tony Gonzalez, Jewly Hight, Tasha A.F. Lemley, Carly Butler, Stephanie O’Byrne, and everyone who helped.

Institutional support from Tennessee Arts Commission, Metro Arts Thrive and First Horizon Foundation. Follow WNXP on social platforms as @WNXPNashville

Music Citizens Episode 5 goes inside the highest stakes job in the industry - A&R. Through the lens and life of A&R lifer Kim Buie, we get to see that this glamorous job is mostly about losing. Missing out on artists who become superstars (her near-miss tale of N.W.A. is amazing), knowing that the majority of albums you help shepherd into the world will flop and being the person who has to say no to a musician’s lifelong dream.

Buie explains what’s kept her going through all that, what shaped her tastes and how her approach differs from the way most major labels are approaching talent acquisition in the TikTok era.