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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Alanna Royale
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Bonnaroo Artist | Alanna Royale Bonnaroo History | Newbie (Road to Bonnaroo winner) Stage & Time: | New Music On Tap Lounge | Friday | 12PM Unless you’re just joining us, you’re probably well-aware that we’re practically obsessed with Alanna Royale here at No Country. The band (yep, Alanna Royale is a 7-piece band, but Alanna is also the…
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Jacob Jones takes over The 615 tonight!
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Lightning 100 had a change in their mission statement last year with a committment to focus more on local music, and we, obviously, support that mission 100%. One of the programs that came from that promise is The 615 which is a weekly, hour-long rundown with afternoon hosts Wells and Hammel to spotlight Nashville’s local independent music…
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Fresh Faces of the Month: Switchmen
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Switchmen: It’s straight-ahead and gut-wrenching rock. It jams to oblivion, seemingly lost and spacey, and at other times, is narrowly calculated enough to hit your ear drums and pierce them at crushing decibel levels. It can even get a little folky. For example, the song “Roses” certainly presents a stark contrast to more aggressive tunes…
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Third Shift Spotlight: Magnolia Sons
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Our big show is right around the corner! We’re teaming up with Third Shift Lager and some of our pals Electric Western Records, Elevent Productions, and East Nashville Underground for a one-night, two-stage, ten-band bill celebrating the diversity of Nashville’s independent music scene, and to send off the bands that have been selected to represent Nashville at South By Southwest 2013. The show…
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Alanna Royale Wins The First 2013 Road To Bonnaroo
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The competition was fierce, and the joint was packed last night for the first edition of Road To Bonnaroo 2013. The bands were bugging the crap out of fans all week with Facebook invites, and it showed when Mercy Lounge capped out around 10pm with a line stretching into the Cummins Station parking lot.…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Bombino
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Bonnaroo Artist | Bombino Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Friday | 1:30PM If you haven’t yet heard of Bombino, we’re betting you’ve at least heard a thing or two about the producer of his new album, Nomad (out 4/2). That would be Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who just recently won Producer of…
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Morrissey’s Ryman Performance Rescheduled for March 29!
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We were so excited to announce Morrissey‘s return to Nashville for the first time in years, then even more excited to give away a pair of tickets, then incredibly sad when the singer fell ill and cancelled most of his tour, the pain of which was ever so slightly eased by The Morrissey Support…
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First Road To Bonnaroo Tonight! | Mercy Lounge, FREE!
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If you’re even a casual reader, you know that we’re big fans of the big to-do down on the farm. We speculated the spectacular list of Bonnaroo artists for months. A few weeks ago, we brought word that the annual competition for a slot at Bonnaroo was returning to Mercy Lounge. Then we shared…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 2.18-2.24
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Our ten-band, two-stage, totally FREE SXSW Send Off show, which also features a FREE beer tasting, is coming up this Saturday, March 2nd. It’s 21+, and is presented in collaboration with Third Shift Amber Lager and our friends at Electric Western Records, Elevent Productions, and East Nashville Underground. It’s going to be a…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Bernhoft
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Bonnaroo Artist | Bernhoft Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Friday | 12PM Unless you’re from Europe, the name Bernhoft probably doesn’t mean much to you. Previously the frontman of rock group Span, Jarle Bernhoft (who now just goes by simply “Bernhoft”) hails from Norway and has only seen limited exposure stateside thus far. That’s…