IMO Louisville's late 80s/90s/early 00s post-rock and post-punk scenes beat any American Idol-inspired crap that's come outta Nashville in the last half century. A ton of incredible, genre-defining bands/artists were born in Louisville during that era. Slint, Tortoise, Rodan, Rachel's (Rachel Grimes), and Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Palace, etc.) being a few of the best known/most influential. The city's musical influence is absurdly disproportionate for its size.