No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 5.12-5.18

As we kick off a holiday week, things are looking unusually quiet around Nashville; a rare break before festival season really starts to ramp up. Last week, however, more than made up for it in busyness. Between interviews, reviews, show announces, video and song premieres, and a whole ton of Bonnaroo coverage, it was a pretty crazy one, so, we wouldn’t blame you if you missed some of our coverage. Don’t worry though, we’ve recapped all of it below:

• NEWS: Ingrid Michaelson is set to perform at The Ryman with Sugar and The Hi Lows and Storyman.
• NEWS: The War On Drugs announced a stop at Marathon Music Works this fall!
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the must-see shows of the weekend.
• INTERVIEW: We caught up with The Toadies ahead of their show at Exit/In.
• REVIEW: We caught Bombay Bicycle Club and Royal Canoe last week at Exit/In (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: The Toadies played Exit/In with Battleme and Supersuckers and we were there to check it out (w/ PHOTOS)!
• REVIEW: We checked out Reignwolf and The Black Cadillacs at Exit/In (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We brought you our review of The Dandy Warhols and The Warlocks’ performace at the Mercy Lounge (w/ PHOTOS).
• BONNAROO: Bonnaroo added a handful of bands to its lineup, including two locals!
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Warpaint
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Sam Smith
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: A$AP Ferg
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Darkside
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Seasick Steve w/ John Paul Jones
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Shovels & Rope
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Cayucas
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Desert Noises
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Diarrhea Planet
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Donald Cumming
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: The Dunwells
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Empires
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Fly Golden Eagle
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: The Futures League
• SHOW: Willie Nelson & Family performed at The Woods with Alison Krauss & Union Station.
• SHOW: Portugal. The Man played the Cannery Ballroom with Quiet Life, and we gave away tickets!
• SHOW: Bronze Radio Return made a Nashville stop with Hey Monea!
• SHOW: The Wild West Comedy Festival invaded Nashville, with five days of performances all over town.
• SHOW: Bombay Bicycle Club and Royal Canoe took over Exit/In.
• SHOW: Sad Baxter, The Beech Benders and Shut Up performed at The End.
• SHOW: Electronic artist Shlohmo stopped at Mercy Lounge with Jim-E Stack and D33J.
• SHOW: Tegan and Sara brought their indie pop to Marathon Music Works with Lucius and The Courtneys.
• SHOW: Reignwolf took over the Exit/In with The Black Cadillacs.
• RELEASE: El El released a new single called “40 Watt” and announced their debut album!
• RELEASE: Morrissey premiered a new single, “World Peace Is None of Your Business,” ahead of his show at The Ryman.
• VIDEO: Liza Anne covered Lorde‘s “Buzzcut Season” in a new video!
• VIDEO: Fucked Up premiered a video for “Sun Glass” ahead of a July show at Exit/In.
• VIDEO: Clear Plastic Masks announce their debut full-length and premiered a video for “So Real,” ahead of a show at The High Watt.
• VIDEO: Guthrie Brown & the Family Tree stopped by DCXV for the latest “Shop Session.”
• VIDEO: The Black Keys performed on SNL and Letterman.
• VIDEO: Jack White and Neil Young appeared on Fallon to chat and record a live vinyl!
• VIDEO: Sharon Van Etten premiered her video for “Every Time The Sun Comes Up,” ahead of her show at Exit/In.
• CONTEST: We announced a giveaway for a pair of tickets to Conor Oberst with Dawes June 6 at The Ryman!

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