Tonight at The Basement, the boundaries of rock and roll are going to be tested, pushed, and possibly broken. The Dig, Earl Burrows and The Nobility are all taking the stage to bring to us their versions of the genre. Two of the groups are native to Nashville and The Dig consist of Yankees, but we’ve decided to show them some…
Great news Music City: Austin troubadour and alt-folk one-man-band Shakey Graves is coming back to town, after some Americana Fest performances, for a Mercy Lounge engagement with fellow Texas folkster Joe Sundell on Oct. 16. Tickets are currently available for just $12, or, if you’re feeling lucky, you can try to win a pair for FREE,…
The JAG, Mountainwalker, Berkshire Hounds Acme Feed & Seed; Nashville, TN September 30, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Matt Cairns. Every single Tuesday, we team up with hip new restaurant and performance space Acme Feed & Seed to host a free showcase of some of our favorite emerging local (and national) talent. For our…
Keeping our weekly showcase rolling into October, No Country is proud to present our latest FREE performance of local talent at Acme Feed & Seed on Tuesday, Oct. 7, featuring soulful Americana rockers The Reneaus and surf rock instrumentalists The Beech Benders. Per usual, Acme will be open for normal business hours, serving you some of…
Fresh off the release of his sophomore solo LP, Tied to a Star, J Mascis, best known for fronting influential rock group Dinosaur Jr, makes his return to Nashville tonight at Exit/In for the first time in a decade. One of indie rock’s most celebrated and influential performers, getting a chance to catch J solo is extra special, since it’s…
It’s been eight years since iconic synth pop duo Erasure last performed in Nashville, and over 25 years since their first (and only other) Music City outing, with Duran Duran. So, if you were on the fence about their performance next week, Oct. 8, at War Memorial Auditorium, keep that in mind; it could be a decade or…
Marc Broussard with Mingo Fishtrap and Andy Suzuki City Winery, Nashville, TN Sunday, September 28 Review by Jeff Moody After catching the Gospel Brunch at City Winery during AmericanaFest the previous week, we were excited to catch their first sold out show with Marc Broussard, Mingo Fishtrap and Andy Suzuki, although we had not…
We’ve been giving away a ton of tickets over the last few weeks, and that’s because we want our readers to get out and see some of the fantastic shows we’re always talking about. We’ve already announced several exciting contests this week, but, today, we have something different: Sound Tribe Sector 9, commonly referred to…
Twiggs. Photo by Matt Cairns. Twiggs, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Joel Levi The 5 Spot; Nashville, TN September 25, 2014 Words by Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto). Photos by Matt Cairns. As of late, The 5 Spot has been coming with the best lineups in town for the your low-budget bucks. They hosted two shows this past weekend for under…
Jim Lauderdale, Nikki Lane, Lucette Exit/In; Nashville, TN Saturday, September 27 Review by Jacqui Sahagian. Last weekend we attended Exit/In’s 43rd birthday party, where alternative country singers Lucette and Nikki Lane warmed up for Nashville songwriting legend Jim Lauderdale in a celebration that was decidedly country for what has become a mostly rock and…