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The Protomen | Tonight @ 12th & Porter
The Protomen are a somewhat mysterious group of Nashville-based musicians who adopted pop culture-referencing stage names and craft technical ’80s-style rock operas inspired by the videogame Mega Man. If that sentence does not pique your interest, there’s a good chance you’re not The Protomen’s target demographic. If it does, there’s a good chance that you already know and…
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Reverend Horton Heat w/Hillbilly Casino and Rickett Pass @ Exit/In Tonight
Even though I’m not a modern country music fan, lately I’ve been a fan of musicians with tasteful and/or jaw-dropping chops that make their living playing offshoots of country music, which include bluegrass, Americana, Western swing, and rockabilly. Reverend Horton Heat has those types of musicians, and certainly could be called rockabilly. But they’ve taken the “rock” in…
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A Message To Thunderbitch!
So, I was one of the many smashed (in both ways) into Ghot Wingz on Saturday night for that incredible lineup that we told you about last week. The show did not disappoint in any way. I mean, it was one of the best line ups that has been on a single bill this…
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Every Avenue’s Last Ever Nashville Show | Tonight @ Rocketown
I’ve definitely written my fair share about pop punk on the site before, but I don’t think I’ve ever delved much into the neon wave of the late ’00s (mainly because I don’t much care for it, and it was the culmination of the genere’s slow decline). Here, for the uninitiated, is my very brief…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 12.10-12.16
In case you missed it, here’s everything we covered this week on the site: NEWS: Paul McCartney and the members of Nirvana performed for the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy Benefit concert then again on Saturday Night Live. NEWS: The 2nd wave of SXSW artists was announced, and included several locals. INTERVIEW/PREMIERE: We sat down for…
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Relient K | Tonight @ Rocketown!
In 2001, the modern wave of pop punk was in its heyday (and I, as an impressionable teen, couldn’t get enough of it). Blink-182 were multi-platinum artists. Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41, and New Found Glory were all over MTV (and wow, MTV still kind of played some videos). Carryovers from ’90s success like Green Day and The…
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TWiN: This Weekend In Nashville | 12/14-12/16
It’s another collaborative effort from us here at No Country. It feels like winter, but you know that the boys (and girls) are back in town with a lineup the likes of you haven’t seen since summer. Given the sheer awesomeness of great shows this weekend, we’re going to spotlight just a couple of…
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The Dancing Outlaw: Jesco White w/ Birdcloud, Phil Hummer & the White Falcons | Exit/In | 12.13.12 | Tonight!
Oh lord, lock up your inhalants, Jesco White’s coming to town. What can I possibly say that has not been said about (or by) the Dancing Outlaw? Some days you feel like Elvis, some days you’re Charles Manson, right? You feel it, too? Sure, we all do. Well, if you have no idea what…
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No Country premiere: Queen and King (Sara Jean Kelley and Jacob Thomas) cover Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way”
[soundworm foo=”foo-value”] If you’re a faithful reader around these parts you’ll remember Sara Jean Kelley helped open up for Hurray For The Riff Raff at our listening room party at 615 Design last month. She played a great set of her own stellar material but when she stepped away from the mic for a…
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Lightning 100 Nashville Sunday Night Presents: The Sibling Rivalry Tour feat. Jessica Lea Mayfield, The David Mayfield Parade & T. Hardy Morris | 12.9.12 @ 3rd and Lindsley
Continuing my trend of writing about sibling acts, here I declare you ought to spend Sunday night with Jessica Lea Mayfield and her brother, David Mayfield, courtesy of Lightning 100. The Mayfields are a fine example of the great interconnectedness of all music happenings in and around this town of ours. In addition to…