Microwave in Nashville

About Microwave

Microwave is an emo band from Poughkeepsie that treats anxiety like it's a subject worth getting angry about. They came up in the mid-2010s streaming era without much traditional label push, just building a quiet cult following through songs that balance vulnerable lyrics with the kind of guitar work that makes your stomach hurt. Their earlier records, especially "Much Love" and "It's Not About the Guitar," established them as the kind of band that could make a song about feeling trapped sound genuinely devastating. They're not reinventing emo, but they're not trying to. They're just very good at the specific thing they do: introspective songs that still hit hard, delivered with enough restraint that the heavy moments land differently. If you've found yourself rewatching their older music videos or relating to songs about overthinking, you're exactly who this band is for.

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Microwave + Nashville

Microwave has built a solid presence in Nashville's indie rock circuit. Their most recent stop came at Marathon Music Works on April 26, 2025, where they continued a pattern of returning to the city that's become something of a second home. The band's angular guitars and introspective lyrics have resonated consistently with Nashville crowds.

Microwave in Nashville News

• Microwave announce 'Much Love' anniversary tour w/ Anthony Green, Hunny, Into It. Over It., more BrooklynVegan · Dec 9, 2025
• Microwave Celebrates A Decade Of Much Love With Anniversary Shows idobi · Dec 9, 2025
• Take a Tour of Lainey Wilson's Nashville Home Where Southern Charm Meets Vintage Americana Country Thang Daily · Aug 31, 2025
• Watch Inside Lainey Wilson’s Eclectic Nashville Home | Open Door Architectural Digest · Aug 28, 2025
• Free Throw & Microwave Talk Aussie Tour Spoilers, Shoeys And Their Decade Of Mateship Yahoo · Jun 12, 2025

Live Music in Nashville

Nashville's music scene has fractured in interesting ways. Beyond the honky-tonks and stadium country, there's a legitimate indie and alternative community that's been quietly building—bands like Microwave fit better here than outsiders might expect. The city's got venues like Marathon that cater to guitar-oriented acts without apology, and a younger audience willing to ignore the tourist trap version of Nashville entirely.

Nashville road trip to see Microwave?

Stay in East Nashville, where the old theaters and independent venues give the area real character without the Broadway chaos. Dinner at Attaboy or The Stillery—places with actual craft to their food. Spend a day exploring The Ryman Auditorium if you haven't; it's impossible to ignore the gravity of that room. Walk through the honky-tonks on Broadway if you want context for what Shepherd's blues means in this particular music town. The Parthenon is worth an hour if you need something completely different from the music scene.