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No Country’s Best National Albums of 2017
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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: Live on the Green w/ Spoon, Portugal. The Man, & The Weeks | 8.24.17 [PHOTOS]
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Live on the Green w/ Spoon, Portugal. The Man, The Weeks Public Square Park; Nashville, TN August 24, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. After setting a high bar with a great first night featuring St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Arkells, and upping the ante last…
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Catch Spoon, Portugal. The Man, & The Weeks | Thursday, Aug. 24 @ Live on the Green
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The 2017 season of Live on the Green has kept August hot in its first two weeks, boasting spectacular lineups of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Arkells, and Local Natives, Real Estate, and Minus The Bear. Keeping the ball rolling, the annual, free, outdoor fest hits the season’s halfway point this Thursday, Aug. 24 at…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Forecastle 2017
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As we’ve been saying every year since our first time covering in 2013, Louisville’s Forecastle Festival is one of our absolute favorite music fests- not just in the region, but in the whole country. It’s not the the biggest or flashiest event of its kind, and you’ll frequently find its performers at many other festivals, but it…
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No Country’s Guide to Forecastle 2017: 10 Can’t Miss Sunday Performers
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This weekend, July 14-16, marks the return of Louisville’s annual Forecastle Festival, one of our favorite regional musical events. From its humble beginnings in 2002, Forecastle has grown to become a national festival fixture, drawing 10s of thousands of attendees each year to the picturesque downtown Waterfront Park, for three days of music, art, activism, and, of course, Kentucky…
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Alabama Shakes, Sturgill Simpson, Run the Jewels, More Announced for 2017 Sloss Fest
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Since its debut in 2015, Birmingham, Alabama’s Sloss Fest has fast become a formidable, regional musical event, boasting a balanced, eclectic, weekend slate of performers in historic Sloss Furnaces. The fest returns for its third year July 15-16, once again overlapping with the similarly-geared Forecastle Fest in Louisville, with which it shares some performers, forcing Nashvillians to choose…
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Sturgill Simpson, Phantogram, Spoon, More Join 2017 Forecastle Fest
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Getting a surprise early jump on festival season, Louisville’s long running Forecastle Fest, one of our favorite events year after year, announced its impressive 2017 lineup back in December, with an absolutely stacked bill of LCD Soundsystem, Weezer, Cage the Elephant, Run the Jewels, Conor Oberst, Modern Baseball, Beach Slang, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Farro, and…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Bonnaroo 2015 | Saturday & Sunday
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Another year, another Bonnaroo. Needless to say, the No Country crew had a blast, and we were there in full-force to document the 14th annual installment of the Manchester, TN fest. In addition to our regular and semi-regular contributors, we brought in a few guests to weigh in on ‘Roo (check out the key…
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Bonnaroo Main Stage Roundup: Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, The War On Drugs, STS9, Ben Folds & yMusic
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Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with every single band on Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We started from the bottom and have been working our way up, paying special attention to the smaller and lesser known acts on this year’s bill with daily, dedicated Bonnaroo…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Forecastle 2014
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A week ago today, we were arriving in Louisville, Ky. for the annual Forecastle Festival. A three-day celebration of music, art, and activism set on the banks of the Ohio River, Forecastle is more than just a junior version of Bonnaroo. Though the two events share a similar vibe (and a common promotional partner),…