No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 4.13 – 4.19

It’s that busy time of year, that every time you blink, you might miss some kind of epic show announcement, festival lineup, or new release, not to mention a steady stream of reviews, interviews, contests, and more. Last week was definitely an extra packed one on our end, so, in case you missed anything, like a trio of exciting new ticket giveaways, here’s a recap of everything we covered on the site:

• NO COUNTRY PRESENTS: Sudonistas, The Harmaleighs, and Femke | Tuesday, April 21 at Acme Feed & Seed
• NEWS: Rock icon Billy Idol announced his first Nashville show in nearly 30 years!
• NEWS: HalfNoise announced a June 18 return to The High Watt.
• NEWS: The Weeks, The Kingston Springs and Kansas Bible Company were announced for Red Bull Sound Select’s May 1 show at Mercy Lounge.
• NEWS: Jack White announced a series of surprise $3 acoustic shows ahead of a live performance hiatus.
• NEWS: Traveling EDM/hip hop fest Mad Decent Block Party announced a return to Nashville this August at Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater.
• NEWS: Jason Isbell announced FOUR consecutive October shows at The Ryman, all with different openers.
• NEWS: Details for the inaugural Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender and Car Show were announced.
• NEWS: Live on the Green officially announced the dates for its 2015 season.
• FEATURE: We gave you an in-depth guide to celebrating Record Store Day in Nashville!
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the weekend’s must-see shows.
• REVIEW: We brought you a recap of our latest showcase at Acme Feed & Seed featuring Femke, Tetherball, and TWIGGS (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We checked out alt-J‘s sold out preformance at The Grand Ole Opry and told you all about it (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We caught New Found Glory‘s first Nashville show in years, at Mercy Lounge with Turnstile and This Wild Life, and posted our thoughts (w/ PHOTOS).
• INTERVIEW: We chatted with members of Ten Out of Tenn ahead of their ten year anniversary show at The Ryman.
• INTERVIEW: We sat down for a chat with Blackfoot Gypsies about their new album and release show.
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Mac DeMarco
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: The Very Best
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Shakey Graves
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Shabazz Palaces
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Gramatik
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: MØ
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Ralphie May
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Nick Thune
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Natasha Leggero
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Ron Funches
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Moshe Kasher
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Ian Edwards
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Ari Shaffir
• SHOW: Blackfoot Gypsies hosted a record release show with Cheetah Chrome and Shane Tutmarc.
• SHOW: Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers kicked off their residency at The Stone Fox with Andrew Combs.
• SHOW: Hey Rosetta!, Kevin Garrett, Jeffrey James, and The Soft White Sixties performed as part of the Communion series.
• SHOW: TAUK performed a headlining set at 3rd & Lindsley with Captain Midnight Band.
• SHOW: JJ Grey & Mofro played Marathon Music Works with Anderson East.
• SHOW: Billy Joe Shaver, Scott Miller, John Moreland, and The Dustbowl Revival performed at Music City Roots.
• SHOW: Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk played a solo show at Mercy Lounge with El May and Sound and Shape.
• RELEASE: PUJOL debuted his Record Store Day single “June Bug” ahead of its 5″ release.
• RELEASE: The Tallest Man on Earth dropped the title track from his upcoming LP, “Dark Bird Is Home,” ahead of a show at The Ryman.
• RELEASE: Yelawolf premiered a new track off his upcoming LP featuring Eminem.
• RELEASE: New local pop singer REMMI premiered her debut single, “Star Spangled.”
• RELEASE: Local alt rockers Kamber returned with a new single, “War in My Head.”
• RELEASE: JJ Grey & Mofro dropped a new album Ol’ Glory, and we posted some thoughts.
• STREAM: Turbo Fruits made their new LP No Control available to stream ahead of its 4/20 release.
• VIDEO: We debuted an acoustic video for folk duo The Harmleighs‘ “Hesitate” ahead of their show at Acme.
• VIDEO: Chris Stapleton appeared on Letterman in support of upcoming album and local performances.
• VIDEO: Local pop rock group Yesteryear dropped their debut music video for “Coyote.”
• VIDEO: We exclusively premiered two new videos for Foreign Fields and posted coverage and photos from their recent Cause a Scene show.
• VIDEO: John Moreland debuted a video for “Cherokee” ahead of two shows in Nashville.
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Marathon Village Block Party | April 25 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: In Flames | May 2 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Earl Sweatshirt | May 6 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Zappa Plays Zappa | May 7 at Marathon Music Works

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