Matthew Leimkuehler
@mattleimkuehler.bsky.social
Assistant journalism professor and student media adviser by day (MTSU). Music writer by night (GQ, Forbes, Nashville Scene, etc). Midwesterner in Nashville. Strange but not a stranger.
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Meet Manuel Cuevas, Nashville’s 91-Year-Old Tailor to the Stars
Manuel Cuevas may be the most interesting man in Nashville—and he’s never written a note of music.
www.gq.com
Guess I can promote some work while I'm here!
My latest byline, via GQ. Was a pleasure to chat life and music with Manuel -- Nashville's timeless tailor.
www.gq.com/story/meet-m...
My latest byline, via GQ. Was a pleasure to chat life and music with Manuel -- Nashville's timeless tailor.
www.gq.com/story/meet-m...
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Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
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RIP Todd Snider. One of the greats, an unheralded songwriters' songwriter and a genuine character. Loved and proselytized for almost as long as I've been a music critic. A guy not only influenced by Prine/Kristofferson/Jerry Jeff but he seemed to come out of the same world.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
RIP Todd Snider. One of the greats, an unheralded songwriters' songwriter and a genuine character. Loved and proselytized for almost as long as I've been a music critic. A guy not only influenced by Prine/Kristofferson/Jerry Jeff but he seemed to come out of the same world.
Crank up ‘East Nashville Skyline’ today, y’all. RIP to a true folk hero.
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Crank up ‘East Nashville Skyline’ today, y’all. RIP to a true folk hero.
That time of year!
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
That time of year!
THE TRUTH vs. THE PINNACLE
A heated WWE match or a face-off against new midsize venues in Nashville? We’ll never know.
A heated WWE match or a face-off against new midsize venues in Nashville? We’ll never know.
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
THE TRUTH vs. THE PINNACLE
A heated WWE match or a face-off against new midsize venues in Nashville? We’ll never know.
A heated WWE match or a face-off against new midsize venues in Nashville? We’ll never know.
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“IU alumni have withdrawn more than $1 million in donations to the university because of the administration’s actions.”
Some universities don't learn the lesson. A 2.5-minute blog post: www.tomarenberg.net/blog/2025/10/25/dont-mess-with-student-journalism
#Journalism #StudentJournalism
#Journalism #StudentJournalism
Don't mess with student journalism — Tom Arenberg
People take up for college journalists faster than they will for the pros, so when a university administration decides to trample on campus media, it can get really embarrassing really fast for the ad...
www.tomarenberg.net
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“IU alumni have withdrawn more than $1 million in donations to the university because of the administration’s actions.”
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Need some Steve King for Halloween? Gotcha covered.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Need some Steve King for Halloween? Gotcha covered.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
Cam Ward-Will Levis-Malik Willis.
October 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Cam Ward-Will Levis-Malik Willis.
Music City? More like Muggy City, amirite
October 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Music City? More like Muggy City, amirite
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Matthew Leimkuehler drops in on Maddie Kerr and Mercury in the studio, in advance of the indie rockers’ sold-out kickoff show at The Basement East for a tour with Arcy Drive.
Mercury Revs Up
Catching up with rocker Maddie Kerr in the studio as she and her band get ready to kick off a big tour with Arcy Drive.
www.nashvillescene.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Matthew Leimkuehler drops in on Maddie Kerr and Mercury in the studio, in advance of the indie rockers’ sold-out kickoff show at The Basement East for a tour with Arcy Drive.
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Fun one from @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social. I have to admit I wasn't familiar with the group before he pitched, but they sound great. Catching them in the middle of shooting live-in-studio footage ... ahead of the formal release of some earlier live-in-studio material, ha.
Matthew Leimkuehler drops in on Maddie Kerr and Mercury in the studio, in advance of the indie rockers’ sold-out kickoff show at The Basement East for a tour with Arcy Drive.
Mercury Revs Up
Catching up with rocker Maddie Kerr in the studio as she and her band get ready to kick off a big tour with Arcy Drive.
www.nashvillescene.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fun one from @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social. I have to admit I wasn't familiar with the group before he pitched, but they sound great. Catching them in the middle of shooting live-in-studio footage ... ahead of the formal release of some earlier live-in-studio material, ha.
The first time I covered Tyler Childers, he was playing the early afternoon slot at Hinterland in Iowa. Now when he tours, he’s headlining *two* nights at a a stadium in Nashville. Unreal.
October 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The first time I covered Tyler Childers, he was playing the early afternoon slot at Hinterland in Iowa. Now when he tours, he’s headlining *two* nights at a a stadium in Nashville. Unreal.
Wrote about the unstoppable Winona Fighter for this year’s Best of Nashville! Dig into the list for that + a ton of other excellent suggestions from people who care about your city.
Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.
Best of Nashville 2025
www.nashvillescene.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wrote about the unstoppable Winona Fighter for this year’s Best of Nashville! Dig into the list for that + a ton of other excellent suggestions from people who care about your city.
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Wow!! I just received $80 million in seed capital for my startup that provides critics with new identities, addresses, and social security numbers after they lightly criticize Taylor Swift's new album.
October 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Wow!! I just received $80 million in seed capital for my startup that provides critics with new identities, addresses, and social security numbers after they lightly criticize Taylor Swift's new album.
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file under: music journalism, in general
you couldn’t pay me to have an opinion about t-swift’s new record. or i mean, you could, but you won’t, and no one has enough money anymore to make the opinion worth having, so here i stand, opinionless
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
file under: music journalism, in general
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It’s that time of the year in the south when I’m just so tired of sweating.
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It’s that time of the year in the south when I’m just so tired of sweating.
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I brought Turnstile to the Tiny Desk @npr.org
There's horns and piano. Ska and Motown renditions of songs u luv. Brendan stage dives. A mini mosh ensures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylL-...
There's horns and piano. Ska and Motown renditions of songs u luv. Brendan stage dives. A mini mosh ensures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylL-...
Turnstile: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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September 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I brought Turnstile to the Tiny Desk @npr.org
There's horns and piano. Ska and Motown renditions of songs u luv. Brendan stage dives. A mini mosh ensures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylL-...
There's horns and piano. Ska and Motown renditions of songs u luv. Brendan stage dives. A mini mosh ensures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylL-...
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I see Ogles wanting to deploy the National Guard in Nashville and I raise deploying the Rock City Guard to his house:
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Andy Ogles Threatens Nashville With National Guard Deployment
Tennessee's 5th Congressional District rep nonsensically claimed that the mayor is 'using the city as an outpost for international gangs'
www.nashvillescene.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I see Ogles wanting to deploy the National Guard in Nashville and I raise deploying the Rock City Guard to his house:
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
Opinion | No Matter How Hopeless It Seems, We Should Press for Better, Stricter Gun Laws
The prevalence of mass shootings in America is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, but we are not powerless to act.
nyti.ms
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
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Emotion cemented Jepsen as a niche star and was acclaimed for its sense of drama and unabashed schmaltz. It's also a trove of songs about one particular emotion less associated with her cutesy image.
10 years later, it's still a joy to fall into Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Emotion'
Emotion cemented Jepsen as a niche star and was acclaimed for its sense of drama and unabashed schmaltz. It's also a trove of songs about one particular emotion less associated with her cutesy image.
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Emotion cemented Jepsen as a niche star and was acclaimed for its sense of drama and unabashed schmaltz. It's also a trove of songs about one particular emotion less associated with her cutesy image.
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And @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social catches up with Daniel Donato about cutting his teeth with a band of aces he calls "my Zeppelin" in the shadow of the Ryman to now headlining the Mother Church (with an after-party at Robert's).
Daniel Donato Prepares for His Mother Church Debut
Talking to the cosmic country singer-songwriter and guitarist ahead of the release party for his new LP ‘Horizons’
www.nashvillescene.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social catches up with Daniel Donato about cutting his teeth with a band of aces he calls "my Zeppelin" in the shadow of the Ryman to now headlining the Mother Church (with an after-party at Robert's).
Kevin Harlan! The voice of a childhood filled with noon kickoffs on CBS (before the Chiefs became … whatever the Chiefs are now).
Who is the most notable omission from our expert's list of 21st-century play-by-play announcers?
It’s your turn to weigh in ⤵️
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It’s your turn to weigh in ⤵️
http://dlvr.it/TMbfpv
August 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Kevin Harlan! The voice of a childhood filled with noon kickoffs on CBS (before the Chiefs became … whatever the Chiefs are now).
