No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 2.9-2.15

Frozen inside thanks to this nasty would-be snow turned ice storm? Getting a little stir crazy? Well, lucky for you, we had quite a busy week last week here at No Country, and we’ve recapped everything that we covered for you below, from show announcements to video releases to reviews to festival expansions and more:

• NO COUNTRY PRESENTS: Pollstar Fat Tuesday Party feat. HalfBrass & Special Guests | Tuesday, Feb. 17 at The High Watt
• NEWS: Miley Cyrus recruited Against Me! and more to help with her new charity, and Taylor Swift debuted a new music video.
• NEWS: WXNA held a pre-Valentine’s Day fundraiser at Grimey’s Too.
• NEWS: Steely Dan and Elvis Costello were announced as the first scheduled show at the new West Riverfront Park Amphitheater.
• NEWS: Barenaked Ladies announced a summer show at Fontanel with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay.
• NEWS: Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally announced a May 15 show at The Ryman.
• NEWS: Sam Smith, Tove Lo, JEFF the Brotherhood, and more joined Hangout Fest.
• NEWS: The legendary Bob Dylan added an April 27 TPAC show to his tour.
• NEWS: Dave Grohl was named the ambassador for this year’s Record Store Day.
• NEWS: Def Leppard announced an Aug. 18 return to Bridgestone Arena with Styx and Tesla.
• NEWS: Young the Giant, Chance the Rapper, T-Pain, and more were confirmed for this year’s Rites of Spring festival.
• NEWS: The Wand announced a new album and March 24 show at The End.
• NEWS: PUP, MC Lars, Mod Sun, and more were added to this year’s Vans Warped Tour.
• NEWS: JD McPherson, Cereus Bright, and more were added to Knoxville’s Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
• NEWS: The Used and Chevelle announced a May show at War Memorial Auditorium.
• NEWS: Lieutenant (Nate Mendel’s new solo project) announced a spring show at Exit/In.
• NEWS: Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk announced a solo, acoustic show at Mercy Lounge.
• NEWS: JEFF the Brotherhood, Those Darlins, and more were announced for Freakin’ Weekend VI.
• NEWS: Lord Huron announced a May 6 show at The Ryman.
• NEWS: Jack White, Paramore, and tons of other Nashville artists took home Grammy awards.
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the weekend’s top show picks.
• REVIEW: We reviewed Francisco The Man‘s High Watt performance with Chrome Pony.
• REVIEW: We recapped our latest Acme showcase, featuring Joanna Barbera and Mercy Bell (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: Phosphorescent played a solo show at Exit/In with Boom Forest and Lord Buffalo, and we brought you the scoop (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We caught Umphrey’s McGee at The Ryman and told you all about it.
• SHOW: The Black Cadillacs performed at 3rd & Lindsley with Sol Cat.
• SHOW: Gill Landry, The Wans, Future Unlimited, and Kristin Diable played The High Watt.
• SHOW: Tedeschi Trucks Band sold out a show at The Ryman with Jerry Douglas.
• SHOW: Seryn hosted their record release show at Mercy Lounge with The Red Headed Indian.
• SHOW: Francisco The Man played The High Watt with Wildfront and Chrome Pony.
• SHOW: Phox and Field Report performed at Mercy Lounge.
• RELEASE: Alabama Shakes returned with an explosive new single and sophomore album details.
• VIDEO: Death Cab for Cutie premiered a video for “Black Sun,” ahead of a spring show at The Ryman.
• VIDEO: In support of their debut EP, ELEL dropped a lyric video for “40 Watt.”
• VIDEO: Matt and Kim debuted a video for “Hey Now,” before their May 9 show at Marathon Music Works.
• VIDEO: Ahead of a show at Cannery Ballroom, The Maine premiered a lyric video for their new single.
• VIDEO: Turbo Fruits premiered a new music video ahead of their show at 3rd & Lindsley.
• VIDEO: Local rap group BZRK performed a new song for DCXV’s latest “Shop Session.”
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Alt-J | April 6 at The Grand Ole Opry House

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