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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: DIIV
Bonnaroo Artist | DIIV Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | This Tent | Thursday | 4PM Fronted by Zachary Cole Smith (formerly of Beach Fossils), Brookyln band DIIV are one of the hipper (notice we said hipper, not hipster, though some might be quick to throw that label at them as well) bands on this year’s Bonnaroo bill. Shortly after…
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No Country’s 2013 SXSW Recap
Four days, amazing weather, countless beers, thousands of bands, and a raging unforgettable hangover. Here’s a quick rundown of what we did in Austin over the past few days. This was our first time at South By Southwest, and there is no amount of preparation that can prepare you for what was best described…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Milo Greene
Bonnaroo Artist | Milo Greene Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | That Tent | Thursday | 4:30PM Milo Greene is a band, not a man. In fact, not a single member of the band is named Milo. The Los Angeles indie pop group (they refer to themselves as “cinematic pop”- fitting, for their city of origin) consists of Robbie…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Lord Huron
Bonnaroo Artist | Lord Huron Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time: | This Tent | Saturday | 2PM Lord Huron began as the solo project of frontman Ben Schneider in 2010. As Schneider’s initial EP began generating buzz, the singer assembled a proper band and hit the road. Their first full band EP, Mighty, was released in the fall…
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Tonight in Nashville | 3.18.13
What’s that, SXSW is over? Sorry, I couldn’t hear you over the stampede of shows hitting Nashville tonight. Everyone booked it out of Austin at the same time and whether they’re heading home or hitting the road, plenty of them have wound up in Music City this evening. You’ve got no excuse not to…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 3.11-3.17
It’s been one week since we launched our newly-redesigned site! How are you liking it so far? Thanks for bearing with us as we work out the kinks and settle into the new platform, and please let us know if you notice any issues or have any feedback! Just like a lot of the…
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Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before: Morrissey Cancels Ryman Date
The Moz giveth and the Moz taketh away. Yep, we unfortunately must announce that, once again, Morrissey has cancelled his upcoming Ryman Auditorium performance (originally set for 1/29 then postponed for 3/29). Given the language of the press release, which I’ve block-quoted below, it sounds like “cancelled” really means cancelled and not pending postponement this time. Sorry Morrissey…
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Nashville Earth Day Line-Up Announced
I love Nashville because we will use any excuse to have a free music festival! Attention granola-munchers, this one’s for you! Nashville Earth Day 2013 has announced their mainstage line-up and it includes Billy Swayze, Elizabeth Cook and headlining Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue. The event is in Centennial Park again this…
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Rites of Spring Line-Up Announced
Hey remember River Stages? In the days before Bonnaroo, somewhere in between Dancing In The District incarnations, and probably around the same era as Uptown Mix (takin’ ya back, yet?) there was a music festival that happened the first weekend in May at Riverfront Park and featured artists as varied as John Prine, Dashboard…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: Futurebirds
Bonnaroo Artist | Futurebirds Bonnaroo History | 2011 Stage & Time: | This Tent | Thursday | 5:30PM Hailing from the cultural college town hub of Athens, GA (the city that gave us Neutral Milk Hotel, R.E.M., and Drive-By Truckers), Futurebirds will be making their sophomore appearance at Bonnaroo this summer. Since they last made an appearance in Manchester, the group…