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Matthew Leimkuehler

@mattleimkuehler

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Journalism instructor @MTSU . Former music reporter @Tennessean & @USATODAY Network. Midwesterner. Strange but not a stranger.

Nashville, TN
Joined July 2010
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Matthew Leimkuehler
2 years
Went to Denver last month to watch @lukecombs headline Mile High. In the hours ahead of the show, I talked with LC and crew about the landmark moment in his career. @Tennessean : On the road with Luke Combs, country music's blue-collar champion
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Today, Nashville musicians Amy Grant, Kelsea Ballerini, Emmylou Harris, Ben Folds and more signed and delivered a letter urging state lawmakers to pass common-sense gun safety legislation.
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Hell of a job rebranding my old gig, guys.
@USATODAY_PR
USA TODAY NETWORK PR
8 months
A new era in your career is coming ...Ready For It? 💫 @USATODAY and @Tennessean are enchanted to announce we seek an experienced, video-forward reporter to cover @taylorswift13 . Sound like the job of your wildest dreams? You could be the 1. Apply here:
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I've spent about two years listening to "Meet Me At The Creek" on repeat, so this story was an especially fun one. Billy Strings never dreamed of playing the Ryman. Now, he's sold it out — three nights in a row
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Hi, folks. Tomorrow is my last day at @Tennessean . I'm headed to @MTSU to teach journalism full-time! It's been a wild, wild ride. Thank you reading. (also -- I can freelance now! Hit me up with story pitches, artists bios, etc etc etc)
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2 years
The four-day Nashville festival lists “Confederate flag imagery of any kind” under prohibited items.
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Story via kickass politics reporter @itsmelissabrown .
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2 years
To be *totally* earnest: One of the first times I understood you could make a living in music writing was when my mom pulled an MCR review from the KC Star for me. That was nearly 20 years ago. How cool to see so many people celebrate something they waited so long to see again.
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A Nashville takeover at tonight’s Eagles concert, where Vince Gill closed down “The Last Resort” with Fisk Jubilee Singers and Jim Ed Norman conducting the orchestra.
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2 years
"I've been real emotional just driving around Nashville, 'cause I swear there's a heartbreak around every corner. Then there's these little rays of sunshine that are like, 'That's not an accident.'" - @walkerhayes
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2 years
Between pulls from a bottle of wine, Eddie Vedder says he thinks the room sounds great tonight. I think a few thousand folks agree with him. It’s been a long time coming, but Pearl Jam’s finally back in Nashville.
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2 years
Welcome back, MCR.
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2 years
On my way into @theryman for work this afternoon …
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3 years
Just walked into Nissan Stadium for @garthbrooks as the PA announcer asked concertgoers to seek shelter due to a lightning advisory. Consistent lightning flashes as the storm moves in from the north. I believe Emmylou Harris was on stage for the @opry set before delay.
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A @MavericksMusic appreciation tweet. What a band.
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@BrettKelman @DonCheadle Now you have your own “it’s the war machine story!” story.
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3 years
Getcha shot. Let’s get back to the gigs.
@BrettKelman
Brett Kelman
3 years
BREAKING: Nashville will open vaccine appointments to everyone age 16 and up by April 5, matching a timeline Gov. Bill Lee announced for other counties. Businesses also being allowed to increase capacities by Saturday. Story to come. @Tennessean
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This was a joke, y'all. I know nothing about the job and cannot enter the Local Journalism Discourse today.
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1 year
Just in: Allison Russell, Brothers Osborne, Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Hayley Williams, Julien Baker, Sheryl Crow, Yola and more set for "Love Rising," a @BrdgstoneArena concert benefitting LGBTQIA+ causes in Tennessee.
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2 years
Congratulations, you say?
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2 years
Depends on the day?
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@ringer
The Ringer
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What’s the best album of 2021?
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3 years
@ItsDavePaulson Whole food price too
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Matthew Leimkuehler
2 years
So! Who *survived* the #NFL week 1? Some highlights ... - @breland scored a win with his Ravens pick. - @JellyRoll615 bought into the Eagles buzz to his advantage - @dariusrucker will *not* be crying after his Dolphins handled the Patriots.
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3 years
This includes his upcoming Ryman residency, I'm told.
@Tennessean
Tennessean
3 years
"I'm all for freedom, but I think if you're dead you don't have any freedoms at all," Isbell said Monday.
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Brandon Flowers earnestly singing about small-town America for 11 songs? Y’all know where to find me.
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3 years
It was the 3rd of June!
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JT Gray, longtime Station Inn owner, dies at 75
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@SadlerVaden @JasonIsbell Dude’s got this song, “Cover Me Up.” Pretty sure he wrote it about someone he knows, or something like that. Anyway, it’s gonna take him places.
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2 years
Welcome, @marcuskdowling !!
@marcuskdowling
Marcus K. Dowling
2 years
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I've accepted an offer to join the @Tennessean as their new Nashville Country Music Reporter. I start on December 20. This announcement also means that, in 2022, I'll be moving to Nashville. (cont'd)
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3 years
First draft lede
@NetflixTudum
Netflix Tudum
3 years
what is she looking at
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Dolly book, Dolly book, Dolly book! "It's a lot of work, especially doing a major project like this. It'll wear your ass out. But you have to know that you're doing something good and you hope for the best." - Dolly Parton
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3 years
Tom T. Hall, 'The Storyteller' of country music, dies at 85
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7 months
Just got back from lunch. Sat down at my computer and tried to open Presto. Old habits die hard.
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3 years
"I'm seeing so many people from all nationalities wanting to sing country music. Me standing on that stage with Keith Urban is going to show all of these other people that they can do it, too.” — @MickeyGuyton on hosting the @ACMawards tonight.
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Evergreen tweet
@ringernfl
#RingerNFL
3 years
Thoughts and prayers for anyone going against Derrick Henry tonight in fantasy football
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3 years
The latest from Bonnaroo.
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Ed Sheeran, opening his show at @theryman — a venue he “hand to heart” believes is best in the U.S.
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2 years
See you all in the @NickLutsko pit !!
@NickLutsko
“Big Nick” Lutsko
2 years
Hell yup @Tennessean !
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1 year
Another night in Nashville, eh?
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2 years
Ahead of #YouGotGold kicking off this weekend, I spent a few days talking to @JohnPrineMusic 's friends and family about the Nashville he loved.
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3 years
Choo choo, y'all. I am conducting the Morgan Wade hype train.
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2 years
Hello, hello! We relaunched our @Tennessean music newsletter The Pick this week. Check out the latest edition if you're into Lizzo, lukewarm takes on festival season and a *much needed* Paramore appreciation.
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3 years
All you gotta do is a put a shot in my arm.
@ericchurch
Eric Church
3 years
Eric Church’s Crusade to Get Fans Vaccinated -- And Bring Concerts Back! Read the full article on @billboard and be sure to check out the print edition, out this week!
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Nashville’s own @jellyroll615 .
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2 years
Nothing says “day off in late December” like investing your time in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
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I don’t think a week goes by without @WNXPnashville introducing something new into my rotation. That station kicks so much ass.
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nprextra
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Happy Public Radio Music Day! Who is an artist that public radio introduced you to?
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Keith Urban, paying tribute to @LorettaLynn tonight at Bridgestone Arena.
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Iowa is inevitable.
@Tennessean
Tennessean
2 years
. @HyVee  is coming to Tennessee and its first grocery store will be in Spring Hill.
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2 years
They made a tweet for me
@midwestern_ope
Midwest vs. Everybody
2 years
40° in January Midwest South
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Just another night at work, folks.
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2 years
Monday spins.
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3 years
The latest Nashville venue to require vaccination or negative COVID-19 test.
@BasementEast
The Basement East
3 years
NEW SHOW! @theemoband - Emo + Pop Punk Live Band Karaoke Party presented by @nashvilleisthereason on December 29th & 30th! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 12pm. 🖤 See graphic for Basement East's COVID policy w/ more info at
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3 years
Back in the newsroom. Coat of Many Colors comes on shuffle.
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What a morning for all the "shoulda just drove it" Midwesterners everywhere.
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3 years
Spending my Tuesday morning getting completely wrecked by this album.
@ohboyrecords
Oh Boy Records
3 years
You don’t have to take our word for it anymore, the reviews for @emilyscottrobin are in- @nprmusic calls it “stunning” - listen for yourself here:
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3 years
Thank you for sharing your story, @RissiPalmer .
@RissiPalmer
Rissi Palmer
3 years
Thank you to @tennessean for letting me write about this past year… Country music needs a revolution: Essay from Rissi Palmer
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@BenjaminSolak @ringernfl They’re gonna be a contenter.
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From 2019: A chat with Robbie Robertson ahead of what would be his last Nashville gig (and one of his last public performances). RIP.
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3 years
who needs the wings when we all could be recreating this
@ItsDavePaulson
Dave Paulson
3 years
May we never forget Mick Jagger's lil' Parthenon photo shoot
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2 years
Life's just one big game of "Is this a new COVID variant or the name of a Pokémon?"
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3 years
Happy Roo.
@BrettKelman
Brett Kelman
3 years
All ICU beds are full at most hospitals in every major Tennessee metro area, according to @tnhospitals . Floor beds are packed, so patients are backing up into ERs. Ambulances can't unload and get back on the road.
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Primus playing a Rush tribute at the Ryman? That’s a Matt bingo!
@theryman
Ryman Auditorium
2 years
Just announced! @primus is coming to the Ryman on May 9 to pay homage to prog-rock legends Rush, playing the classic 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in its entirety, in addition to their own music. 🎟️:
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Keith Urban with another surprise tonight at Bridgestone: Luke Combs (singing When It Rains It Pours!)
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3 years
Let’s evacuate all Thunder Rolls jokes until this is over, folks.
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1 year
Please, make every award show a two-hour thing with no commercials. Please.
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2 years
And in today‘a paper. 😎
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Talking new music with @Slash .
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Iowa is inevitable.
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1 year
The best Fleetwood Mac is a dreamy Fleetwood Mac, and Christine McVie was that band’s dreamy-song queen. RIP.
@nytimesmusic
New York Times Music
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Breaking News: Christine McVie, a singer, songwriter and keyboardist who became the biggest hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, one of music’s most popular bands, has died at 79.
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@nicolechildrey @BrettKelman My first week was the NFL draft and Taylor Swift showing up for a mural in the Gulch. Sure! Why not!
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Twenty years ago
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Every weekend should be three days long?
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@Tennessean
Tennessean
3 years
Paramore's Hayley Williams is building a new creative scene in Nashville
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Helllllo, @AmericanaFest ! I’m moderating a panel this morning with @officialconcord and Jody Stephens (Big Star/Ardent Studios) on smart catalog representation. Details:
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3 years
We've got a new passenger on the @themorganwade hype train, y'all! Choo-choo.
@HollyAMeyer
Holly Meyer
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Do what @mattleimkuehler says folks: Stop what you're doing and listen to Morgan Wade's new music. Seriously.
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Matthew Leimkuehler
2 years
Hell yeah, @GeorgeWalkerIV !
@Tennessean
Tennessean
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George Walker IV has taken tens of thousands of pictures from Titans games and practices in his 25 years of covering the team. But don't ask him which is his favorite.
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“Seven years ago, I had never been on an airplane. I'd never lived more than an hour-and-a-half away from my parents. And here I am across the United States with 53,000 people … playing songs that I wrote in my living room with my friends."
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Happy 3rd of June to all who celebrate !!
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It was the 3rd of June!
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@colevillena Look to your left. Look to your right. One of you is Ted Lasso for Halloween.
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Gerard Way just introduced “I’m Not Okay” as “the grrrreatest summer jam of all time.” He may be onto something, guys.
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2 years
You get an OOO! You get an OOO! And youuuu get an OOO!
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My time to shine
@ohboyrecords
Oh Boy Records
2 years
March Sadness! A tournament of @JohnPrineMusic songs! We’re gonna start the tournament on Twitter & Instagram tomorrow. Print out your own bracket (link in bio) h/t @jonbern
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