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This is almost as amazing and unlikely a pairing as December’s Paul McCartney/Nirvana supergroup. At last night’s NME Awards, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who just released a fantastic solo album, was joined by Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones for a performance of The Smiths‘ classic “How Soon Is Now?” Marr took the lead…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Aoife O’Donovan Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Sunday | 12:15PM Aoife O’Donovan is perhaps best known as the frontwoman of alt-bluegrass band Crooked Still. O’Donovan is also a member of female folk trio Sometymes Why, as well as frequent collaborator with artists such as Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile,…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Alanna Royale Bonnaroo History | Newbie (Road to Bonnaroo winner) Stage & Time: | New Music On Tap Lounge | Friday | 12PM Unless you’re just joining us, you’re probably well-aware that we’re practically obsessed with Alanna Royale here at No Country. The band (yep, Alanna Royale is a 7-piece band, but Alanna is also the…
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Once again, we’re bringing you our roundup of the best live music on television for the week. The amount of great performances can be hard to keep track of, so every Monday I’ll recap the best and most interesting of what’s coming up. I’ll be sure to give you one essential pick for each…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Bombino Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Friday | 1:30PM If you haven’t yet heard of Bombino, we’re betting you’ve at least heard a thing or two about the producer of his new album, Nomad (out 4/2). That would be Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who just recently won Producer of…
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Back in our 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup Rumors speculation post, we examined the possibility of seeing Nine Inch Nails or, equally likely, Trent Reznor’s new project How to Destroy Angels on the bill. We now know that didn’t happen, but HTDA did end up on the Coachella lineup and Reznor had been hinting at another big announcement…
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We were so excited to announce Morrissey‘s return to Nashville for the first time in years, then even more excited to give away a pair of tickets, then incredibly sad when the singer fell ill and cancelled most of his tour, the pain of which was ever so slightly eased by The Morrissey Support…
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Our ten-band, two-stage, totally FREE SXSW Send Off show, which also features a FREE beer tasting, is coming up this Saturday, March 2nd. It’s 21+, and is presented in collaboration with Third Shift Amber Lager and our friends at Electric Western Records, Elevent Productions, and East Nashville Underground. It’s going to be a…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Bernhoft Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Friday | 12PM Unless you’re from Europe, the name Bernhoft probably doesn’t mean much to you. Previously the frontman of rock group Span, Jarle Bernhoft (who now just goes by simply “Bernhoft”) hails from Norway and has only seen limited exposure stateside thus far. That’s…
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Bonnaroo Artist | Matthew E. White Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: |TBD Matthew E. White is the very last name on that impressive 106-artist Bonnaroo announcement, but don’t even think for a second that that means he deserves the least amount of attention. White and I have a few things in common- we both hail…