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The Americana Music Association announced 70 more acts that will be performing at this year’s Americana Music Festival here in Nashville. No Country favorites like The Haden Triplets, Sturgill Simpson, Leftover Salmon, Humming House, and Steelism are among the recently announced artists. Check out our previous coverage of this year’s Americana Music Festival news,…
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While Nashville is our home base and primary area of focus, we currently have our sights set a little north. Louisville, to be exact, for the annual Forecastle Fest. We spent a good chunk of last week letting you know more about local acts making the trek this weekend (and will continue our Forecastle…
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We hope you readers got a taste of instrumental blues act Steelism during their set at Nashville Dancin’ last week, as the duo (with a backing band) absolutely killed it. Despite getting the chance to play at high profile events such as Nashville Dancin’, Steelism has actually only ever put out one four-track EP. While this…
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The Apache Relay. Photo by Shawn Jackson. The Apache Relay, Steelism, Promised Land Sound, ELEL Riverfront Park; Nashville, TN July 3, 2013 Review by Jack Smith. Photos by Shawn Jackson Summer is in full swing, and that means that Nashville’s music scene seems to thrive on the heated, humid air. One of the musical events…
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Tomorrow might be the official start of the Independence Day weekend, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start celebrating tonight at the fourth installment of Nashville Dancin’. In case you’ve somehow managed not to catch any of our previous coverage of the first three weeks (which you can find here), the concert series takes place…
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Bands like Deer Tick got us to pay attention to the newest crop of “under the radar” bands many years ago now. Of course, Deer Tick is no longer under the radar, and, with the plethora of media outlets and publicists today, we often find ourselves looking under rocks, brush piles, and automobiles for…
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Spring is almost here, and it’s finally starting to feel like it, which means live music season (and outdoor fests) will be kicking into high gear in the coming weeks. Last week brought some exciting some and video releases, an incredible festival announcement, a killer local fest, plenty of reviews, interviews, a celebration of…
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In celebration of Nashville’s Steelism being an official selection to this year’s SXSW mayhem, they are throwing a little birthday party (for Spencer) / fundraiser (to pay for gas money) tonight. This is fresh off of their mindblowing set in support of St. Paul And The Broken Bones that we caught recently. Needless to…
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St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Photo by Shawn Jackson. St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Steelism Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 2/27/2014 Review by Jack Smith Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry Photography When word first broke that Birmingham seven piece soul revival band St. Paul and the Broken Bones had sold out Mercy Lounge,…
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In the last few years, we’ve seen a stunning revival of the funk/soul sound. Led primarily by acts like the Alabama Shakes or Fitz and the Tantrums, there seems to be a huge interest in that old school sound. Here at No Country, we couldn’t be happier about this, as it’s paved the ways…