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Much to the delight of fans across Nashville, tonight may very well be the most chill night at Exit/In for the remainder of this year. This is due, naturally, to the headline Tycho, whose meandering melodies and sunset hazed pads seem to have a relaxing effect on anyone who listens. Opening for Tycho will be the…
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Sometimes, music is a social experience. There’s definitely no arguing that folks enjoy getting together, throwing on some upbeat record, and dancing the night a way, with a couple guzzled beer for good measure. This kind of music is most certainly fun, but thankfully not all music is like that. Some artists, such as Mogwai,…
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One of the most fascinating nuances of music is its infinite variability. Some fans like their music hard and heavy, while others like something more contemplative and thoughtful. Still others like their music poppy and danceable, or downtempo and spacey. However, every once in a blue moon, an act comes around so imbued with…
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Pretty much everyday a group of friends gets together to pursue the noble act of writing tunes. This could go well, or not, but rarely has it gone as well as it did with The Hawk in Paris. Of course, not every group of friends consists of the talented Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay,…
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Regular readers of this blog might recognize Anderson East from our coverage of his East Nashville Underground show, but back then we supported him because of his tight vocal harmonies and stunning songwriting ability. Now, however, we have a new, and in some ways better, reason to inform readers about this unique artist: his…
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Things were different back in ’96. Grunge had just died and pop was in full swing; the top selling song of the year was the Macarena, believe it or not. This year would also be the year that Jared “Dirty J” Watson and Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell met at a party and began a…
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Remember a few months when we informed our readers all about Milktooth’s cover of Beck’s “Eyes That Say I Love You”? No? Well luckily you can find that post right here. Following its release, the cover gained some online notoriety, even being tweeted about by Beck himself. Though the success of that track was no…
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Man, what a crazy weekend it was. While most of Nashville went to check out Kid Cudi or Pretty Lights, some of us at No Country decided to head 45 minutes northwest of Nashville to the quaint little town of Adams, TN for a new festival called Fly Free Fest (you can check out…
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These days, it seems that festivals are popping up all over the place. This is probably in no small part due to the success of Bonnaroo, but hey, we’re not complaining. Some of these festivals are actually pretty spectacular, and if our suspicions are correct, Fly Free Fest might just be one of the…
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Back in 2006, Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons, Kevin Jones of Bear’s Den, and producer Ian Grimble came together for just one goal: to promote some of the best emerging music in London. Called Communion, the project quickly grew into an active community of musicians, some of whom saw real success because of…