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J. Roddy Walston & The Business w/ Reignwolf & The Wans Exit/In, Nashville, TN October 27, 2013 Photos by Jake Giles Netter We’re huge fans of J. Roddy Walston & The Business here at No Country. After first stumbling (literally) upon them at a tiny off the beaten path stage at Bonnaroo, we instantly…
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Salvador Dali Parton (featuring Winston Marshall [Mumford & Sons], Justin Hayward-Young [The Vaccines], Gill Landry [Old Crow Medicine Show], Mike Harris [Apache Relay], and Jake Orrall [JEFF The Brotherhood]) Various Venues, Nashville, TN October 27, 2013 Review by Matt Hall and Philip Obenschain Photos by Jake Giles Netter Several of us No Countrians were checking…
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Even if you’re not into adult-alternative roots/jam-rock, you have to respect bands like Carbon Leaf. Though the genre experienced a renaissance in the ’90s with the rise of names like Blues Traveler and DMB, it remains perhaps the most “blue-collar” domain of popular music. Blue-collar not necessarily in terms of the genre’s audience, but…
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We often tell you about various punk and pop punk shows. Though that scene and its many offshoots and subgenres is fairly diverse in its own right, more often than not, the pop punk-related tours that pass through contain several bands who ultimately sound fairly similar in style. That is not the case for tonight‘s show…
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Omaha post-hardcore/emo/indie rock act Desaparecidos are one of the many, many bands on planet earth, past or present, to include Conor Oberst, best known as the vision behind Bright Eyes. While Oberst is a very busy man and, as a byproduct, many of his groups have existed intermittently, Desaparecidos had an especially short run, forming in…
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Finally starting to feel like fall, and the fall tour schedules are more packed than ever with touring bands and locals alike. We’ve already told you about an artsy record release party for Kim Logan tonight, a never before seen supergroup with six shows on Saturday, a major act with the lead singer from…
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Folky, indie rockers Lord Huron recently announced another Nashville show (hot the heels of a sold out headliner at 3rd & Lindsley, a “secret” show at The Pour House, and an opening slot at The Ryman with alt-j, and less than a year after performances at both Bonnaroo and The High Watt), set to take place Feb. 13 at The Cannery…
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As we told you yesterday, emo/post-hardcore rockers Taking Back Sunday are set to perform tomorrow, Oct. 26 at Marathon Music Works, but with one major change: frontman Adam Lazzara will not be present, due to a family emergency, and will instead be replaced by fill-in vocalist Spencer Chamberlain (Sleepwave, ex-Underoath). Though this is a pretty significant shakeup, it’s also an…
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Nashville rockers Kings of Leon are back with their best album in awhile, Mechanical Bull, and they’ve finally announced the first leg of their North American tour in support. The trek will hit Bridgestone Arena on Feb. 7, with Gary Clark Jr. (who recently played his own headlining Nashville show) set to open. Tickets are slated to go on sale next, Friday,…
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Local rockers Moon Taxi, who headlined the final installment of this season’s Live on the Green, have made countless festival appearances over the past few months, and have been seemingly gaining more and more buzz by the day (seriously, what an insane year they’ve had), just released a brand new, “Fan Appreciation Video” for…