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No Country’s Best National Albums of 2016
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For the past few years, the No Country team has nominated all of our favorite records of the past year from a “National” and Nashville perspective, then put them to a vote to come up with top ten lists for each. Our team is diverse with individual tastes all across the spectrum, and, accordingly, we usually…
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Little Reader Premiere Two Singles Ahead of Debut LP
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New band alert. Little Reader features the songwriting power of Kate Tucker and Ross Flournoy, both of whom we’ve written about from their other projects. Kate is probably best known to our readers from her Sons of Sweden project, and Flournoy has popped onto our radar with his work in Apex Manor and The…
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Help Those Darlins’ Jessi Zazu in Her Fight Against Cancer
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It was almost a year ago to the date that we shared the sad news that long standing Nashville rockers Those Darlins would be taking an indefinite hiatus, and the weeks that followed their final show at The Basement East in Jan. 2016 probably hit the band harder than any other. Co-founder and front-woman Jessi…
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Tristen Debuts “In Winter Blues” for a Good Cause
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It’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard new music from Tristen, as we await the follow up to her incredible 2013 release C A V E S. That’s not to say she hasn’t been hustling though, the talented Nashville songwriter lent her talent on the keys to Jenny Lewis for a lengthy run on…
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Willie Nelson to Play War Memorial Auditorium Jan. 7
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The last time we reported yet another Nashville show announcement from living legend Willie Nelson it was late in 2015, and our world was a different place. We weren’t hungover from a vicious election, Merle Haggard was still alive, and we didn’t even know what Snowpacolypse was. Since that time, Willie released an excellent album, Django…
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The Music City Toppers Get Soulful With ‘Silent Night, Funky Night’
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Those of you that have spent time at Acme Feed & Seed, likely have seen the talented troupe known as The Music City Toppers that the venue has assembled as the house band for their funky tonk nights. The name came from the talents of the band’s members, who are often called upon to “top off”…
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Meth Dad Mashes Up Ludacris & Saint Motel
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Nashville’s reigning king of party music and good vibes, Tyler Walker, who performs as Meth Dad, has long been one of the most fun examples of the broad range of artists Music City has to offer. While we know that Meth Dad is at work on a new record, he recently just dropped a fun…
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[Reminder] FREE 5th Annual Christmas Carol Party | Tonight @ The 5 Spot
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It’s hard to believe it’s the holidays already. While that may mean stress and anxiety for some shoppers, it means a joyful and merry time to us, and nothing better exemplifies that spirit than our annual Christmas Caroling Show. For this, our 5th year, we move our celebration to The 5 Spot (RIP The…
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Watch Ron Gallo Go Punk Rock In Downtown Nashville with New “Please Yourself” Video
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It seems like we keep hearing more and more about Ron Gallo these days in Nashville. The Philly transplant is gearing up for the release of his long awaited record, Heavy Meta, on Feb. 3, and we already shared the incredible first track, “Young Lady You’re Scaring Me,” to show you just how bad ass…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | Dec. 16-18
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With Christmas falling on a Sunday next week, it will essentially shut down the local music scene. So, finish up your Christmas shopping, and then reward yourself with some live music. Obviously, we think that our Christmas Caroling Show at The 5 Spot takes top billing, there are plenty of shows to go around…