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From a writer’s perspective, Of Montreal is bit of a doozy to adequately describe. Their upbeat tunes are undeniably catchy and overly dancariffic, but at the same time, Of Montreal is like absolutely nothing you’ve ever heard before. In fact, Of Montreal so much breaks the mold that us writers are forced to invent silly adjectives…
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Alright readers, listen up. I’d like to take a moment to lead you through a sort of mental exercise. Now, before you let out a dissatisfied sigh, let me assure you that no, you will not get sweaty from participating. Think of it as mid-afternoon mental stimulant to get your cranium perked up for…
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New Year’s Eve in Nashville is certainly a great time to get a fix of some of your favorite tunes, or to go see Bassnectar, if you’re into that kind of thing. We’ll be doing our best to help you route out your plans for ushering in 2014 throughout today and tomorrow, but on…
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This holiday season, maybe you’re feeling a bit burnt out on the music scene here in Nashville. You’ve gone to the shows, attended the house parties, and maybe even bought a piece of merch or two. Suffice it to say, you’ve done to whole “show” thing. But have you ever attended the taping of…
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It’s been a busy year here at No Country, and the site’s grown a lot. So much, in fact, that we are now trying to reach out to our readers offline. I know, crazy right? It sounds a bit preposterous, but in an effort to continue bringing you guys up to speed with the very…
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Most people know the Loveless Cafe as Nashville’s premier destination for mouth watering biscuits, Southern comfiness, and stunning fried chicken, but did you know that every Wednesday Loveless serves up more than one kind of jam (sorry, we couldn’t resist that one)? As it turns out, Loveless Cafe allows Music City Roots to host…
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There’s hardly a doubt in anyone’s mind that Yonder Mountain String Band will go down as one of the most talented bluegrass bands of this generation, and very likely of all time. Though many other acts were involved in the process, Yonder was in many ways responsible for the recent surge in popularity of…
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Every so often, a singer forcibly jumps out of the fold, holding audiences captive and forcing listeners everywhere to scratch their heads and wonder how someone could even have a voice that spectacular. The last time we at No Country felt this, it was while checking out the Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden video…
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Have you ever gotten that eerie sense of captivity from an older record? There’s just something about the way that the voices of Marvin Gaye or the Four Tops radiates through the vinyl cracks and grasps any listener that many people think modern artists simply cannot replicate. To that, we only have one thing…