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2 weeks ago | 
nashvillescene.com | Bailey Brantingham |Cole Villena
After a series of weather delays, organizers officially canceled the 2025 run of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Friday evening, following heavy rainfall that soaked the festival grounds on The Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
Categories: Feature photo by MTSUStory by Bailey Brantingham2024 has been a nonstop year for the MTSU community. From a snowstorm winter to a Bonnaroo summer to an election fall, “Sidelines” covered it all. As MTSU’s student-run, editorially independent news source, we remain committed to bringing readers timely and consistent coverage — snow or shine. We hope you’ll join us again in January. Until then — here’s a list of the most impactful “Sidelines” stories covered throughout the year.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
Feature graphic by Bailey BrantinghamStory by Sidelines staffIf 2024 was “brat,” 2014 was “#blessed.”Pop was at its peak, the alternative genre was flourishing and the bland social media beats of the early 2020s hadn’t taken over just yet. Sidelines has compiled a few of the best tried and true albums released in 2014.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
Feature photo by MTSUStory by Bailey Brantingham2024 has been a nonstop year for the MTSU community. From a snowstorm winter to a Bonnaroo summer to an election fall, “Sidelines” covered it all. As MTSU’s student-run, editorially independent news source, we remain committed to bringing readers timely and consistent coverage — snow or shine. We hope you’ll join us again in January. Until then — here’s a list of the most impactful “Sidelines” stories covered throughout the year.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
Photos courtesy of Cadee HavardStory by Bailey BrantinghamMany bands in Murfreesboro are adept at playing little laid-back venues, performing acoustic sets at MTSU’s Student Union or a small corner stage in a coffee shop. Others, however, are better accommodated by grungy, rock n’ roll stages with durable speakers and plenty of moshing room. Murfreesboro metalcore band Bloodveil is the latter.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
All photos by Paige MastSav. strums her guitar while belting lyrics in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Paige Mast)Sav. sings softly in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Paige Mast)Cece Coakley focuses on the microphone in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Paige Mast)Cece Coakley smiles down at her guitar in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Nov. 13, 2024.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
Photos by Paige MastStory by Bailey BrantinghamStudents might not expect an artist to add a quick tour stop at their Student Union Ballroom in between performances at two major music festivals. But, Del Water Gap isn’t interested in adhering to expectations. The indie pop artist made an unexpected stop in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to perform for MTSU students during his penultimate show of the year. On Wednesday night, MTSU’s SPARE hosted the mid-week night of musical reprieve for students.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Jenene Grover |Bailey Brantingham |Noah McLane |Kailee Shores
Feature photo by Hannah CarleyStory by Bailey Brantingham, Noah McLane, Kailee Shores and Alyssa WilliamsMany MTSU out-of-state students voted provisionally on Nov. 5 because they were unaware that state law requires voters to present a valid Tennessee photo ID or federal ID, such as a passport, for their ballot to be counted.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mtsusidelines.com | Bailey Brantingham
Story by Sidelines staffVoters took to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots for candidates in local, state and national elections. Tennessee races include U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and Tennessee State House. Although a historically red supermajority, Tennessee election results are powered by local voters. Stay tuned into Sidelines for live election results throughout Tennessee, including Rutherford, Davidson, and Williamson counties.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
nashvillescene.com | Bailey Brantingham
On Halloween at The East Room, the sheet ghosts and last-minute Party City fits were left at home. Despite a persistent cold drizzle, the Thursday night crowd turned out for an unofficial gathering of Nashville’s most specialized costumes, with each new outfit seemingly a more niche pop-culture reference than the last.
