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[PREVIEW] Runner of the Woods Performs @ The 5 Spot Tonight (Two Dollar Tuesday)!
Be sure to check out tonight’s Runner of the Woods show at the 5 Spot (Two Dollar Tuesdays). Runner of the Woods is an indie-folk Americana country band from East Nashville. Front-man Nicolas Beaudoing previously led NYC’s Cajun honky-tonkers, the Doc Marshalls, which evolved from Bakersfield-style shuffles and Acadian barnburners to jagged, glimmering folk. As…
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[REMINDER] Catch Julian Casablancas+The Voidz w/ Mr. Twin Sister & Sleepies | TONIGHT @ Marathon Music Works
We’ve been eagerly anticipating the Nashville debut of Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas’ new project, Julian Casablancas+The Voidz, since it was first announced over the summer. Similar to Casablancas’ prior solo work, the band take a weirder, more experimental tone than Julian’s better-known vehicle, and their brand new debut, Tyranny, is one ambitious, layered, and artistic journey.…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 10.13-10.19
October is always such a crazy month. Festival season has wound down and now the steady stream of club shows is boiling over with activity. We don’t sleep much in October, and you can see why below! More announcements, more shows, more reviews, and more ticket giveaways. Catch up on everything you might have…
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[Review + Photos] OK Go @ Mercy Lounge | Oct 17th
OK Go. Photo by Matt Cairns. OK Go Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN October 17th, 2014 Review and photos by Matt Cairns We’ll be finding confetti hidden in our clothes and unmentionables for a week after the OK Go show at Mercy Lounge last Friday. The band blasted us with rainbows of paper basically every…
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No Country’s Guide to Nashville at CMJ 2014
We’re heading to New York City for the annual CMJ Music Marathon this week, and so are a lot of our favorite local acts! And, while this year’s fest boasts a TON of incredible bands, we wanted to help you show Music City artists a little extra love by rounding up some of our faves. Below,…
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[Preview] Don’t Miss First Aid Kit | Oct. 29 @ The Ryman!
First Aid Kit have had something of a textbook career for success, graduating from The End to 3rd and Lindsley to, now, The Ryman on Oct. 29, with each record release cycle. Hailing from Sweden, the indie folk duo, comprised of two sisters barely in their 20s, have produced some of the most jawdropping and beautiful songs…
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[Preview] Edisun w/ Elora Danan, Telegraph, Anyone’s Guess | TONIGHT @ 12th & Porter
That’s right Music City, the best DIY globe-trotting alternative rock band you need to know about, Edisun, are playing tonight at 12th & Porter. You can snag tickets now for just $8, or you just get them at the door for $10. The doors open for this 18 + event at 7:30, and the music…
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REVIEW: Ludacris & Iggy Azalea w/ Jeremih | 10.9.14 @ Vanderbilt [PHOTOS]
Ludacris, Iggy Azalea w/ Jeremih Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium; Nashville, TN October 9, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Michael Brooks. Every year, Vanderbilt University hosts a homecoming weekend Commodore Quake, a student-curated concert at the Memorial Gym which is open the public. A reflection of student taste, the quake is, typically, heavy on…
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REVIEW: mewithoutYou | 10.8.14 @ Mercy Lounge [PHOTOS]
mewithoutYou w/ The Appleseed Cast, Hop Along Mercy Lounge; Nashville, TN October 8, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Reviewing a show that was designed for you to love is a difficult and almost meaningless task. Yet, mewithoutYou‘s recent stop in Nashville to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their seminal…
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[Preview] OK Go @ Mercy Lounge | TONIGHT Oct 17th
True to the Halloween season, California alt-rock quartet OK Go have just dropped their new album Hungry Ghosts this past Tuesday, and they are wasting no time! Only 3 days after the album release, they will be taking it to Nashville themselves at the Mercy Lounge; 9 PM TONIGHT! OK Go are creative pioneers…