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After last week’s second Road to Roo 2017 semifinal round, the bracket-style battle of the bands competition inches closer to a close with the City Finals tonight, March 28 at The Basement East. Whittled down from an initial 16 competitors, just four bands remain, after two preliminary and two semifinal rounds, and those four will play longer sets…
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Best known for co-fronting beloved and long-running alt rock outfit MUTEMATH (who are currently hard at work on a new album), Nashville transplant Darren King, who only recently began performing solo shows under the moniker DK The Drummer, manages a feat few drummers have- he’s become perhaps the most visible member of his band, known for his…
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While we anxiously await a followup to their 2013 fifth album Bankrupt!, French electro rockers Phoenix are continuing to tease us by becoming increasingly more active, including the announcement today of their first world tour since 2014, which includes at May 15 stop at The Ryman Auditorium with breakout indie rockers Whitney as support. This is the first proper Nashville stop since…
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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: “Running Away” by Jeffrey James – Playing The Back Corner on April 14 “Someday” by HalfNoise – Playing Lucky…
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We’ve been raving about the wacky, trashy antics and immensely fun and kickass live performance of local grungy, alt rock outfit Thelma and the Sleaze for years, so anytime they headline a show, whether it’s somewhere you never expected to see a band like a McDonald’s or laundromat, or somewhere more conventional like their performance tonight, March 25…
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Three exciting, rising garage, grunge, punk, and pop influenced acts, LA’s Cherry Glazerr, New York’s Ian Sweet, and Chicago’s Lala Lala are coming to The High Watt tonight, March 24, and with new albums out from every single band, it’s incredible time to see them live. All fronted by (or made up of) women (not that that defines them, but is nonetheless…
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As with the past several weeks, some of the most interesting shows in town this weekend seem to be small, local, and DIY, bringing together local and national acts for some very cool and under the radar events. Whether you’re on a budget, looking for something new, or you’re already dialed in and ready…
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We are powering into Spring with the 2017 season of our long-running showcase series at Acme Feed & Seed, settling into a new format that includes rotating DJ sets ahead of largely two-band bills going forward. Our next show will take place Tuesday, March 28, and it will feature indie rocker Charlie Abbott in the headlining spot, along with reggae…
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Celebrating their milestone 40th anniversary as band, seminal Los Angeles punk group X have announced a spring run of anniversary shows, which returns them to City Winery on May 7. Best known for their debut, 1980’s Los Angeles, a milestone in first wave punk, and legendary followup, 1981’s Wild Gift, frequently counted among the best records of all time,…
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It’s been a little over a year since local grungy, alt rock outfit Thelma and the Sleaze embarked on their ambitious, month-long, intra-city Kandyland tour, where they played 31 shows in 29 days all around Nashville (often in unorthodox spots, like a laundromat and a McDonald’s) before giving away a van. As you may recall, local…