Our friends at Show This have teamed up with Red Bull to curate the May edition of their popular, monthly Sound Select showcase, set to take place May 1 at Mercy Lounge and featuring an all-local bill of southern garage rockers The Weeks, heavy blues rockers The Kingston Springs (who return after a long stint of inactivity), and horn laden funk…
Last summer, the Mad Decent Block Party, a traveling hip hop/EDM fest helmed by Diplo’s Mad Decent label, expanded significantly, traveling all over North America with a rotating lineup of some of the scene’s hottest acts, including an inaugural stop in Nashville. We caught the show and had a blast, and, judging by the size…
alt-J. Photo by: Jake Giles Netter. alt-J w/ Tycho The Grand Ole Opry House; Nashville, TN April 6, 2015 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. Well, it isn’t everyday that your pals here at No Country get a chance to cover a show at the usually country-centric Grand Ole Opry House, but,…
By now we hope you’ve heard, our live events production wing, No Country Presents, has taken up residence at Lower Broadway’s hippest new restaurant, lounge, retail, and event space, Acme Feed & Seed, where we’ve been bringing you a weekly, FREE, Tuesday night showcase, featuring some of our favorite emerging local and national talent. The curated showcase runs…
Reinforcing his unprecedented popularity, Nashville southern rock/alt-country crooner Jason Isbell has announced four consecutive shows this fall at The Ryman, Oct. 23-26. Still celebrating the success of his fantastic 2013 release Southeastern, the singer-songwriter will receive support from a different act each night. In order, they are: Amanda Shires, Parker Milsap, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Chris Stapleton, respectively. Tickets are slated…
The same people who brought us the Muddy Roots Music Festival are putting on the inaugural Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender and Car Show May 1-2 at Opryland Hotel. It will be a weekend of Rockabilly, Country, Western Swing and Hillbilly Boogie complemented by indoor and outdoor car shows, a pin-up pageant, and a fashion…
Bonnaroo Artist | Shabazz Palaces Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBA As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to…
Nashville based electronic folk duo Foreign Fields have long been a site favorite, as well as an unparalleled and immensely talented fixture in our local scene. The Wisconsin transplants released their long-awaited new EP, What I Kept in Hiding, last month, a followup to their haunting and eclectic 2011 debut, Anywhere But Where I Am, and, already, it’s…
We have been fans of Music City Roots for a while and were a bit apprehensive about the move last year from the Loveless Barn to the Factory in Franklin. The Factory is larger, the seats are more comfortable, and the sound is great. Logistically, the location is much better for me personally but would the rest of the…
The annual, FREE downtown summer festival series Live on the Green made some significant changes to its schedule and format last year, and that, coupled with an incredible lineup (which included the likes of Cage the Elephant, Jake Bugg, and City and Colour), made 2014 the most successful installment of the event yet! Unsurprisingly, LOTG will…