When the No Country team reminisces on our favorite shows of the best few years, Beach House‘s 2012 outing at Marathon Music Works always comes up as a standout performance. Boasting a layered and nuanced live style that perfectly brings to life their dream pop songs (five near-perfect albums’ worth, at this point), the band…
If you’re broke but you love garage punk, we have some good news for you! Atlanta party rockers the Black Lips will be playing a Red Bull Sound Select show at Exit/ In TONIGHT and as with all RBSS shows, you can get in for just $3. The catch is you have to RSVP to the event online,…
No, you’re not experiencing déjà vu; SoCal indie popsters Best Coast and alt punk outfit Lovely Bad Things are set to perform TONIGHT, Sept. 15 at Exit/In, the same spot both bands passed through in 2013. A lot has happened for buzzworthy duo Best Coast since; notably, the release of their long-awaited third full-length, this year’s California Nights. With their minimalist, breezy,…
Arguably Odd Future’s biggest breakout star, next to r&b juggernaut Frank Ocean and de-facto group leader Tyler, the Creator, a fact made all the more impressive since he was living out of the country during the LA collective’s initial breakout success, alt rapper Earl Sweatshirt is celebrating the release of his incredible new album, I Don’t Like…
AmericanaFest is upon us, and No Country has the guide to help you decide which shows to attend in the overwhelming labyrinth of kick-ass music that the annual extravaganza brings to pretty much every venue in town for five straight days this Tuesday-Saturday, with the sold-out honors and awards ceremony really kicking it all off…
Purity Ring w/ HANA Marathon Music Works; Nashville, TN September 8, 2015 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It’s been more than two years since Canadian electro-pop pioneers Purity Ring last played Nashville, selling out the Cannery Ballroom in January of 2013, mere months after filling sister venue Mercy Lounge. The duo’s absence was largely spent crafting their…
It’s hard to believe that one of the best events of the year for Nashville is already coming to a close, but I’m afraid that day is now upon us. No need to stay sad, though. The final day of Live On The Green will be one for the books, as the incredible piano pop star Ben…
Live On The Green weekend continues to roll on tonight with it’s new expanded set up. Tonight features performances from a bunch of locals including bluesy rockers Smooth Hound Smith, rock stalwarts Turbo Fruits, Americana outfit The Vespers, and indie rockers Colony House. That’s only the half of it though. You’ll also catch alt-pop songstress…
Liza Anne w/ KEEPS The High Watt; Nashville, TN Sept. 8, 2015 Review by Lorie Liebig. Photos by Amber J Davis. All of us here at No Country For New Nashville were pumped to present Liza Anne and KEEPS at the High Watt earlier this week, and we didn’t leave disappointed. Fans of all ages…
All Deeds Done w/ Perceptive, Phil Stanley & Naughty Water Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN September 8, 2015 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Photos by Brendan Donohue. Another Tuesday, another night of free music at Broadway’s hip new event space Acme Feed & Seed put on by the live events wing of yours truly, No Country Presents.…