No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 4.22-4.28

What a week, huh? Not only did we attend some crazy shows, featuring Grammy nominees and the #1 band in America in small and unlikely settings, but we were able to hook several lucky readers up with free tickets. Keep an eye out for more giveaways coming up!

If your week flew by as fast as ours did, you probably missed a thing or two on the site. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Here’s the rundown of everything we covered last week on the site:

• NEWS: Bonnaroo announced its next wave of bands, including several Nashville artists.
• NEWS: Ke$ha‘s new reality show, My Beautiful Crazy Life, premiered on MTV.
• NEWS: Bob Dylan, Wilco, and My Morning Jacket announced a summer show in Nashville together!
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: We highlighted our picks for the best weekend shows and events around town.
• FEATURE: Music on Television: We brought you our picks for the best artists performing on television.
• FEATURE: Paramore spent a weekend home, with several performances and fan events, and we chronicled the whole thing.
• REVIEW: We reviewed Thunderbitch‘s crazy performance at fooBAR.
• REVIEW: We reviewed Quiet Company‘s recent performance at The 5 Spot.
• SPOTLIGHT: We introduced you to local pop rock band The Future.
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Purity Ring
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Swans
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Big K.R.I.T.
• SHOW: J. Roddy Walston & The Business played at Exit/In with Pujol.
• SHOW: Ponderosa and Lindi Ortega performed at The High Watt.
• SHOW: Vietnam and King of the F**King Sea performed at The Stone Fox.
• SHOW: Clinic, No Joy, and Kink Ador performed at Mercy Lounge and we gave away tickets.
• SHOW: Youngblood Hawke played at Mercy Lounge with Caleb and Vinyl Thief and we gave away tickets.
• VIDEO: Natural Blonde debuted a new music video show entirely using Vine.
• VIDEO: The Kingston Springs debuted their new video for “Weight of This World.”
• TECH: Kickstarter of the Week: I Believe in Us
• FUN: Hump Day Diversion: Pete & Pete

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