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Strokes guitarist turned respectable solo artist Albert Hammond Jr. recently released his most deeply personal and musically focused effort to date, Francis Trouble, and, in support, will bring his latest tour back to Nashville’s own Exit/In on March 25. With the longest-running solo career of any of his Strokes bandmates, Hammond has proven time and time again with numerous great…
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With so many stellar artists coming out of the Nashville pop scene, the city is starting to feel like a pop music version of San Francisco’s historic gold rush. The latest gem you need to listen to: “Just Us” by local artist AV. The track builds around AV’s expressive vocals while telling how a…
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With the release of his third LP, Boarding House Reach, right around the corner (it drops March 23 via Third Man/Columbia), it seemed liked only a matter of when, not if, former White Stripes frontman (and sometimes Raconteur and Dead Weather member) Jack White would find a special way to celebrate here in his adopted hometown. Unsurprisingly, White…
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English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys have slowly been springing back to life over the past year, ending a brief hiatus following their 2013 fifth effort AM and subsequent tour, to focus on personal lives and side projects, including the sophomore effort from Alex Turner’s pop-geared endeavor The Last Shadow Puppets. Apparently having recorded quietly recorded a new LP already,…
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Music’s most famous married duo, pop and r&b icon Beyoncé and hip hop trailblazer Jay-Z teamed up back in 2014 for their first joint tour, dubbed On the Run. A critical and commercial smash, though only a few short years ago, the outing feels like a lifetime when you consider everything that’s happened in the pair’s lives since. Mere…
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The federal minimum wage is $7.25. According to Zillow, the median price of rent in Nashville is $1,600. Do math, and the numbers don’t look great. “That’s some bleak shit,” Nashville artist REMMI says in her latest single “Minimum Wage.” The appropriately-titled track alternates between a hustler’s optimism to grind it out and the…
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Our main goal at No Country is to share music from our favorite local artists and touring acts that hit Nashville. Now you can get straight to listening on our Nashville Spotify playlist. Local music additions “I Love You, But I Need Another Year” by Liza Anne – Playing Third Man Records on April 19…
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After months of buildup and a string of excellent singles, oddball indie duo MGMT finally released their highly-anticipated fourth album, Little Dark Age, last month. The group’s first effort in nearly five years, and first since the somewhat lukewarm reception to their eponymous third LP, Little Dark Age is, by all accounts, a focused, relaxed return to form, aligning the…
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Champions of anti-fascism since well before it became a pressing, 21st century crisis, long-running Canadian punk/metal outfit Propagandhi have never felt more urgent or their decades-long outspokenness more necessary than right now. Back with their first record in five years, last fall’s Victory Lap, the seminal punks hit Nashville, seemingly for the first time in years (we can’t…