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Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. It’s been almost three years since we last covered a major music festival, after nearly a decade of attending several each and every summer. While last fall’s rescheduled then subsequently rained-out Bonnaroo was our planned return to live coverage, getting to do so a little later…

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Louisville’s Forecastle Festival is one of our favorite annual events; a manageably-sized, well-curated, extremely fun and organized festival in a nearby city we love to visit. Returning this week after two years off due to the pandemic, the fest- initially founded in 2002- trades its traditional July timeframe for Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, this time around…
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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 “Pissing” by Sad Penny “Being Human” by Chaz Cardigan – Playing Basement East on April 8 “Valentine” by COIN…

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Following in the earlier timeframe adopted over the past few years, and keeping in pace with other major national festivals, which have become increasingly more competitive in getting a jump on early lineup announcements, Bonnaroo has just revealed its full 2o20 performance slate, featuring Tool, Lizzo, and Tame Impala in the headlining spots. The rest of the bill, which continues last…
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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 “Head On” by *repeat repeat – Playing 3rd and Lindsley on June 2 “7000x” by Judah & 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 “Ready to Let Go” by Cage the Elephant “Middle Name” by Kat Saul “Cannons” by Super Duper, JMR “Lead…
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There’s some news out of Australian psych rock gods Tame Impala’s camp, and although the band haven’t announced a new album just yet, one member will be dropping a solo record this Friday, March 10. Multi-instrumentalist Cameron Avery (who’s also known for his work with the band Pond) is touring the U.S. and Europe in support,…
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“Celebrating 15 years of magic” was the tagline of Bonnaroo this year, as the seminal festival, inarguably a catalyst for helping usher in a boom of American festival interest, crossed a major milestone. For those who attended Bonnaroo 2002, Bonnaroo 2016 might feel like a distant cousin, having transformed, incrementally at first, into something more eclectic, something…
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This weekend, June 9-13, we head back to nearby Manchester, TN for the 15th year of Bonnaroo! As the epic festival fast approaches (check out our breakdown of ticket and camping options if you’re the procrastinating type), and as our exhaustive coverage of every single performer on the bill winds down, we wanted to help you get…
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As we’ve been doing for the past several years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2016 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…