Jasmin Kaset w/ Rayland Baxter, Ponychase The Basement; Nashville, TN January 31, 2014 Review by Lindsey Thompson “Don’t EVER go to the bathroom! I’ve never seen so many people in here before,” said a local Nashvillian in response to the crowd at The Basement celebrating the release of Jasmin Kaset’s Quiet Machine with Ponychase…
From Cannery Ballroom to The Woods at Fontanel to Bridgestone Arena. The escalating circuit of Nashville venues that most artists dream of but never see. Imagine Dragons are not most artists. In less than two years the band has exploded in every sense of the word and finds themselves playing Music City’s largest stage.…
We here at No Country tend to think music a is pretty powerful thing. Shocker, no? However, our opinion on this matter is a touch more nuanced than simply “we like music;” specifically, we like bands that can draw us in, abduct our attention, and instill in us an indescribable sense of both satisfaction…
Every so often, an artist jumps out of the fold and takes the musical world by surprise, and it is our belief that Liza Anne is one of those artists. We wish her all the best, which is why just in the last couple of a weeks, we’ve told you readers all about her amazing video and…
Thanks for hanging out for our real-time Bonnaroo lineup announcement coverage! The full 2014 bill is out, and it’s a doozy! Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments! Bonnaroo will take place June 12-16 in Manchester, Tenn., and tickets are set to go on sale Saturday, Feb.…
Lord Huron w/ Superhumanoids Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN February 13, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. “Overnight success” is a term often applied hastily to bands with various degrees of deservedness, but, in the instance of LA’s Lord Huron, especially when you consider the last year and a half of their career, it…
Last week was a little lighter on live show coverage, but there was more than enough tour announcements, song and video premieres, and festival news to make up for it! This week’s already heating up (both figuratively and weather-wise) with a ton of great events, contests, and ticket on sale dates for some of…
North Mississippi Allstars w/ Lightnin’ Malcom 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN February 15, 2014 Review & Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry Photography Listening to North Mississippi Allstars albums, you can immediately hear the immense talent and the strong blues and rock n’roll heritage they exude. So we were excited to see they’d…
Itching for a good metal show? Not, like, trendy metalcore or hardcore or retro rock or butt rock, but real, actual, metal? We’ve got just the show for you. With support from Big Business and one of our faves, O’Brother, Texas doom/stoner metal outfit The Sword will rock Exit/In tonight with what is just about the freshest and most stacked bills…
And so the story goes, many moons ago, our fearless founder, Matt Hall, newly returned to the area after years of living on the west coast, went to see a band, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., who had been pulling spectacular crowds in San Francisco, in Nashville, and what did he discover? Only a handful of…