No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 12.2-12.8

Last week was an exciting week for music news. We covered lots of new show announcements – including our very own No Country Presents: Christmas Caroling Show – and even covered our annual Bonnaroo Rumors. In case you missed anything, here’s a recap of everything we covered last week on the site:

• NEWS: Rolling Stone announced plans to open a new Nashville office and launch a country-themed spinoff.
• NEWS: Once again, a ton of Nashville artists received Grammy nominations!
• NEWS: Bastille sold out their April 28th show; we reflected on other shows sure to sell fast.
• NEWS: Vans Warped Tour will return to Nashville for the first time in seven years!
• NEWS: Third Man Records announced three new Sun Records reissues.
• NEWS: Big Ears Festival will return to Knoxville in 2014.
• NEWS: We announced our No Country Presents: Christmas Carol Show, Dec. 19th at The Stone Fox!
• NEWS: Wild Cub released a new lyric video for “Thunder Clatter,” and announced two Nashville shows.
• NEWS: Band of Horses are set to play another ‘Acoustic at The Ryman’ show.
• NEWS: Muddy Roots Festival announced its 2014 lineup!
• NEWS: We Are The In Crowd, William Becket, Set It Off, and State Champs will play at Rocketown this spring.
• NEWS: Against Me! announced a show at Mercy Lounge.
• NEWS: Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden are releasing a music/film/art project!
• NEWS: Dolly Parton will become a hologram this winter at Dollywood.
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Check out our top concerts from the weekend!
• BONNAROO: We explored rumors and speculation for Bonnaroo 2014!
• SHOW: The Suicide Girls performed their burlesque act at Marathon Music Works.
• SHOW: Stone Jack Jones played at The Stone Fox with Meadownnoise, Lionlimb and Sam Smith.
• SHOW: Deer Tick performed at the Loveless Cafe with The Deep Dark Woods, Minton Sparks and more.
• SHOW: John Mayer and Phillip Phillips played Bridgestone Arena.
• SHOW: Cotton Wine and Zeke Duhon performed at Douglas Corner.
• RELEASE: Chelsea Lankes released a new remix of her song “Ghost.”
• RELEASE: Natural Child released a new single from their upcoming LP.
• VIDEO: The Wild Feathers performed on Kimmel and announced a New Year’s show in Nashville.

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