No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 3.09-3.15

Can you believe there was snow on the ground just two weeks ago? As we embrace the long overdue summer-like weather, we can’t help but get excited for the multitude of tours and festivals coming this spring and summer. Last week brought a taste, with a ton of great performances around town, and the return of the annual Freakin’ Weekend fest, not to mention our most exciting Acme showcase to date: the live debut of The Lees of Memory! It was a busy week for news, reviews, releases (like the brand new Paper Route track we exclusively premiered), and more, so, in case you missed anything, here’s a recap of everything we covered:

• NO COUNTRY PRESENTS: St. Patrick’s Day feat. Alanna Royale, Bosley, & Laura Reed | Tuesday, March 17 at Acme Feed & Seed
• NEWS: Dave Chappelle added a second night at The Ryman this April.
• NEWS: Alice in Chains announced their first Nashville show in 5 years at The Ryman.
• NEWS: Silverstein, Man Overboard, and more joined the 2015 Vans Warped Tour lineup.
• NEWS: Butch Walker announced a May 17 show at War Memorial Auditorium!
• NEWS: Smallpools announced a show at Exit/In in support of their debut album, LOVETAP!
• NEWS: John Moreland announced not one but two Nashville shows on April 15 in anticipation of his upcoming album High On Tulsa Heat.
• NEWS: Foreign Fields announced a secret show in Nashville on March 26!
• NEWS: Bluegrass Underground gave away a pair of VIP tickets for its upcoming season!
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the must-see shows of the weekend!
• REVIEW: Walking Man, Miles Nielsen and Whitehorse played The Basement and we were there to review the show.
• REVIEW: We brought you a recap of our latest Acme showcase, featuring the live debut of The Lees of Memory with Chrome Pony and DNK (w/ PHOTOS)!
• REVIEW: Moe. performed at Marathon Music works and we were there to bring you a review.
• REVIEW: Steve Earle performed at City Winery we were there to catch the legend at his sold out performance (w/PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We checked out The Lone Bellow’s sold out Exit/In show and brought your our take (w/PHOTOS).
• BONNAROO: Future Unlimited won the year’s second round of Road To Bonnaroo.
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: DMA’s
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Catfish and the Bottlemen
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Pallbearer
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: DeJ Loaf
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Christopher Denny
• SHOW: Murder By Death performed with O’Death at Mercy Lounge.
• SHOW: Avers played The Stone Fox with Andrew Leahey & The Homestead and Mateja.
• SHOW: Whitehorse, Walking Man, Miles Nielsen and Jadea Kelly performed at The Basement.
• SHOW: Friendship, Annalibera, SAINTHOOD, Organ Stills, Suntundra, Moon and Mr Nasti all performed at The East Room.
• SHOW: Cymbals Eat Guitars, Slothrust and Dogtooth played The End.
• SHOW: Synth-Pop legend Howard Jones performed at City Winery!
• SHOW: Meridian, Microwave, and more performed a house show at Exponent Manor.
• RELEASE: We exclusively brought you a premiere of Paper Route‘s first single in two and a half years, “ZHIVAGO.”
• RELEASE: Nodaway premiered the debut single from their upcoming EP.
• RELEASE: Death Cab For Cutie premiered another new track ahead of their show at The Ryman.
• RELEASE: Ahead of their show at The Ryman, Lord Huron premiered another new single, “The World Ender.”
• RELEASE: Local band Bully dropped a new single ahead of their upcoming tour.
• RELEASE: Toro y Moi dropped a new single ahead of his upcoming Exit/In show.
• RELEASE: Pop singer CAPPA debuted a stellar new single.
• RELEASE: Locals Rusty Shipp dropped a new track called “Davy Jones Ain’t Got Nothing On Me.”
• RELEASE: Sam Pinkerton released a new EP, and we gave you a taste of new track “Part III.” 
• RELEASE: Supergroup Diamond Rugs dropped a new single ahead of their May show at Mercy Lounge.
• VIDEO: We premiered a video for local singer-songwriter Shane Tutmarc‘s “Poison Apple,” filmed at Fran’s East Side.
• VIDEO: Noise punks Deerhoof debuted an animated video for “Tiny Bubbles” ahead of their March 24 show at Mercy Lounge.
• VIDEO: Pop punk group New Found Glory debuted a new video for “One More Round” ahead of their show next month at Mercy Lounge.
• VIDEO: Nashville’s sElf premiered an amazingly hilarious new video for “Looks & Money.”
• VIDEO: Ryan Adams rocked a dress while filling in for Natalie Prass after she missed a flight in Copenhagen.
• VIDEO: The Maine premiered a new lyric video for “Miles Away” ahead of their show at Cannery Ballroom.
• VIDEO: Turbo Fruits debuted another new video ahead of their upcoming LP.
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Die Antwood | March 20 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Sleater-Kinney | April 23 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Tame Impala | May 11 at The Ryman Auditorium

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