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Paul McCartney Performs with Nirvana AGAIN | SNL 12.15.12 (VIDEO)
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As we mentioned on Wednesday, the legendary Paul McCartney joined forces with the surviving members of Nirvana (and touring guitarist- practical shoe-in for permanent member had Kurt survived, Pat Smear) to perform at the 12-12-12 benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy relief at Madison Square Garden. Despite hope and speculation of a possible Nirvana or Beatles cover…
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Paul McCartney to sub for Kurt Cobain in Nirvana reunion for Sandy Benefit | 12.12.12 | What the WHAT?
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Yeah. We know. What?! So The Guardian (and then subsequently Paste and many other news outlets) are currently reporting that none other than Sir Paul McCartney will be subbing in for Kurt Cobain in a Nirvana reunion of Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl (and maybe Pat Smear). Novoselic and Grohl have not really played together…
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Natural Child, Fly Golden Eagle, Thunderbitch, James Wallace, & Promised Land are playing Saturday!
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I was flipping through Songkick yesterday looking for upcoming shows to write about, and found the listing for Natural Child, Fly Golden Eagle, Thunderbitch, James Wallace & The Naked Light playing on Saturday at an unknown venue. How does that happen? How does a show with that caliber of local rock flavor make it…
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Penicllin Baby Releases Jams: Volume II
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Do you remember us hyping the debut release by Penicillin Baby back in July? Well, they are back again with their release of the aptly titled Jams: Volume II releasing on Friday, December 14th. You’ll be able to check out their bandcamp page to buy the EP on Friday, and you’ll be able to…
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Music on Television | 12.10-12.15
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[juicebox gallery_id=”2″] Once again, we’re bringing you our roundup of the best live music on television this week. The amount of great performances can be hard to keep track of, so every Monday I’ll post a preview of the best and most interesting performances coming up. I’ll be sure to give you one essential…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 12.3-12.9
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In case you missed it, here’s what we covered last week on the site: NEWS: ∆ (Alt-J) announced a show at Mercy Lounge. NEWS: The Grammy nominations were announced live in Nashville; several local artists received nods. NEWS: Das Racist broke up. NEWS/CONTEST: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announced a show at The Ryman; No Country gave away…
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Second Wave of SXSW Artists Announced… See the Nashville Love
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[soundworm soundcloud=”http://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/2073694″] We are as giddy as a school kid to to announce the second wave of artists, from this amazing city we call home, who will be making the pilgrimage down to Austin for SXSW in March 2013. We’ve already run down the first wave of announced Nashville artists reppin’ in Austin this…
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Alt-J (∆) Is Coming To Mercy Lounge. Tickets On Sale Today!
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Have you spent any time getting to know ∆? That’s right… their name is ∆. You make that cute little symbol by typing Alt-J on your computer. Go ahead, try it. I’ll wait. Ok, so now that you how to do it, you also know how to pronounce their name “alt j”. So, this…
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This Weekend In Nashville | 12/7-12/9
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Here we go again for another run down of the shows this weekend in Nashville. Once again, we’re tag teaming, so have a look at what all of our writers are excited about this weekend. Friday The Queen of Rockabilly herself, Ms. Wanda Jackson, will be taking the stage at Third and Lindsley on…
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Grammy Nominations Announced in Nashville | Local Artists Earn Big Nods
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As I’m sure you’re all aware, the Grammy Nominations took place live at Bridgestone Arena last night in Nashville. Included among this year’s nominees are several Nashville locals (and transplants). Obviously Nashville cornered the market on country nominations, as Music City is wont to do, along with other expected nods in Christian, bluegrass, and…