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We’ve been buzzing about it for months, and the week has finally arrived, as we prepare to head to Franklin’s Park at Harlinsdale this weekend, Sept. 24 & 25 for the second annual Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. We had a blast at last year’s inaugural event, and expect year two to be bigger and better in every way, thanks…
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Shortly before tickets are slated to go on sale (10 a.m. CDT right here), and following a late night tease that had us putting our Scrabble brains to use, the first wave of performers for the second annual Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival in nearby Franklin have been confirmed by Billboard. Set to return to The Park at…
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In celebration of Bob Dylan‘s 75th birthday, an all-star lineup has been assembled to pay tribute to the artist at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for Dylan Fest 75 on May 23 & 24. Announced artists include Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, Ann Wilson, Kurt Vile, Wynonna & The Big Noise, Kesha, City & Colour,…
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When we think of longevity of venues in Music City, the beloved Ryman Auditorium surely is the first to come to mind, likely followed by long standing rock shop, Exit/In. However, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that 3rd & Lindsley has been bringing Nashville top notch shows, in arguably one of the best sounding clubs…
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The new year is obviously in full swing, because this week brought a seemingly endless barrage of show announcements, new releases, and news items. We’ll forgive you if you missed a few, because we barely remember even covering them all. By now you know the drill, read on for everything we covered last…
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At the end of last week, Nashville-based country pop songstress Kacey Musgraves made her latest television appearance, this time on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, to perform in support of her newest release, last year’s Grammy nominated Pageant Material, which we recently named one of the Best Albums of 2015. Ditching her typical “rhinestone revue” vibe, Musgraves took a more…
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New year, old feature. In the earlier days of No Country, we used to bring you a weekly roundup of the best televised performances to look out for, and with so many local acts making late night rounds, national artists with upcoming dates in town, and bands we’re just genuinely fans of set to…
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Whether or not you’re especially excited for it (typically, we’re not), you probably know that the annual CMA Awards, billed “country music’s biggest night,” are taking place this week in Nashville (if you didn’t know that, might we recommend that you avoid downtown for a few days). Though a major awards show, the CMAs are typically…
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A couple months back, we told you that Nashville country starlet Kacey Musgraves had stopped by NPR to record an installment of their popular “Tiny Desk” series, and, given her excitement for the then-breaking Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, opted to play her equality-themed single “Follow Your Arrow” in celebration. Musgraves’ performance of that track…