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Watch Alabama Shakes Perform “Don’t Wanna Fight” & “Gimme All Your Love” on ‘SNL’
As we previously announced, roots rockers Alabama Shakes made their return to Saturday Night Live over the weekend, to perform “Don’t Wanna Fight,” the first single from their highly-anticipated upcoming sophomore album, Sound & Color (due out April 21), as well as another new track, “Gimme All Your Love.” You can watch both performances below, and you can catch Alabama Shakes…
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Alabama Shakes to Return to ‘SNL’ Feb. 28
Just over two years ago (wow, time flies), we were singing Alabama Shakes‘ praises for their top-notch debut on Saturday Night Live. Now, with a new album on the horizon (Sound & Color, out April 21 via ATO Records), a kickass new single (“Don’t Wanna Fight”), an upcoming slot at Bonnaroo, and more, the Shakes have…
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Alabama Shakes Return with New Single, Album Announcement
It’s been three years since Alabama Shakes exploded onto the scene with their critically acclaimed, Gold-cerfitied and Grammy nominated debut album, Boys & Girls, propelled, in no small part, by smash single “Hold On.” And, while they technically hail from just down the road, in Huntsville-adject Athens, Alabama, the group’s integration and influence in the Nashville scene…
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Coachella, Governor’s Ball Announce 2015 Lineups w/ Nashville Artists, Fuel Bonnaroo Speculation
It seems like every year, summer festival announcements start arriving earlier and earlier (next week’s month early Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon is certainly proof of that), and the 2015 round has already started off strong with big reveals from two heavy hitters: Coachella and Governor’s Ball. The former, which takes place April 10-12 and 17-19 (with identical…
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TWiN | This Weekend in Nashville | 9/26– 9/28
Everyone is vying for your attention these days. U2 force fed their new album to everyone via iTunes, and, just today, Thom Yorke shocked the world with a new album that is exclusively (for now) available via BitTorrent. Concerts are the same, with everyone trying to convince you to come to their show, but…
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[Review + Photos] Shaky Knees Music Fest | May 9 – 11, Atlantic Station, Atlanta
We really hope you got a chance to come down to Atlanta a few weekends ago to check out the Shaky Knees Music Festival at Atlantic Station. The bill was absolutely stacked, and attendees got to hear three days of indie rock music from just about every single big name on the circuit. All in all,…
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No Country’s Shaky Knees Rundown | Sunday, May 11th @ Atlantic Station, Atlanta
Just like yesterday and the day before, we’re back at you again today with a rundown of our favorite acts performing at the upcoming Shaky Knees Music Festival down in Atlanta. We’ll be focusing on the last day of the festival in this post (Sunday, May 11th), which features a number of pretty fantastic acts.…
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Don’t Miss Shaky Knees Music Festival | May 9 -11 @ Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA
Here at No Country, we aren’t like Pitchfork or Stereogum in that we aren’t a national or international publication. It’s right there in the name: No Country for New Nashville. We’re proud of our roots here in Music City, and really make an effort to try to focus on our the music scene, rather than spreading ourselves…
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Jack White, Kings of Leon, Civil Wars Earn Grammy Nods
Nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced live last night in Los Angeles (instead of Nashville, like last year) and, unsurprisingly, a ton of local artists scored nods. Though fewer Nashville rock acts were included in (or were qualified for) the major categories, some of our faves like Jack White, Kings of Leon, The Civil…