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Catch JEFF the Brotherhood, Diarrhea Planet, TWEN, & More | TONIGHT @ Fort Houston’s 6th Birthday Bonanza
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It’s hard to believe local maker, art, and creative space Fort Houston is already turning six, but it’s no surprise that they’re going all out once more with a stacked celebration at the new Lindell Ave complex where they relocated last year. The 6th Birthday Bonanza tonight, May 12, comes in two parts- first, a late…
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No Country’s Guide to Freakin’ Weekend VIII | March 9-11
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Founded as a humble, DIY, single-location festival by the fine folks at Nashville’s Dead, the annual Freakin’ Weekend fest helped propel Nashville’s underground punk scene to national relevance, growing, over the years, to a multi-venue, multi-day showcase of the best of local and national punk, indie, garage rock, hardcore, and more. Announced last month, this year’s eighth…
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No Country’s Best Nashville Albums of 2016
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For the past few years, the No Country team has nominated all of our favorite records of the past year from a “National” and Nashville perspective, then put them to a vote to come up with top ten lists for each. Our team is diverse with individual tastes all across the spectrum, and, accordingly, we usually…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Wrecking Ball 2016
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Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. When The Wrecking Ball hosted its inaugural fest last year, no one, least of all the promoters, seemed to expect it to become an annual tradition; instead, it was a punk-centric celebration of 25 years of an Atlanta landmark, The Masquerade. Another thing The Ball surely didn’t anticipate, even if…
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No Country’s Guide to Riot Fest Chicago 2016: 15 Can’t Miss Friday Bands
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What began as a modest multi-venue club festival in Chicago just over a decade ago, and has, over the years, grown to become the city’s second-largest music fest, just behind Lollapalooza, the punk-centric Riot Fest is now a certifiable institution, spawning spinoffs in various other cities across North America (this year, Denver), while doubling down on…
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No Country’s Guide to Wrecking Ball 2016: 13 Can’t Miss Saturday Bands
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What started last year as a 25h anniversary celebration for famed Atlanta venue The Masquerade, this year’s second annual Wrecking Ball festival will serve a very different function: a de facto goodbye to the celebrated concert space in its current and original home (don’t worry, The Masq isn’t closing down for good, just relocating to a new location in West Midtown).…
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Diarrhea Planet, Gnarwhal to Play FREE Art Crawl | Saturday, Aug. 6 @ Fort Houston!
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Collaborative workspace, art hub, and idea/eduction facility Fort Houston regularly hosts art crawl events, showcasing talented local artists and musicians at their Wedgewood-Houston home base. You can always count on some high quality, all ages fun, but the event this Saturday, Aug. 6 especially caught our eye, since it includes FREE performances from Diarrhea Planet and Gnarwhal. Tunes from two of…
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[REMINDER] Catch Diarrhea Planet, The Delta Saints, & More | Saturday, July 23 @ Elliston Place Street Fest
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In celebration of Exit/In‘s 45th birthday, the legendary venue and adjacent sister space The End, part of the historic Elliston Place “Rock Block” are bringing back a tradition that first took place in the late ’70s and early ’80s: The Elliston Place Street Fest. As we previously announced, the party will take place Saturday, July 23, with stages…
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Exit/In Teams Up With Infinity Cat, Lightning Rod, & Yazoo For Exclusive 45th Anniversary Memorabilia
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We’ve been jabbering about the 45 years young celebration for local rock shop this summer, which is highlighted by the Elliston Place Street Fest on Saturday July 23. The all day event includes performances from Diarrhea Planet, The Protomen, The Delta Saints, The Features and more. We have a full preview here, along with a…