No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 9.29-10.05

We’ve been saying it over and over again, but October is a crazy month for live music. Between the almost daily show previews, reviews, announcements, and ticket giveaways, we hope you’ve discovered some great new bands to check out, or have had the chance to re-visit some old favorites. As hectic as it’s been around here, we understand if you can’t keep up with every single post. That’s why we’ve recapped everything that we covered last week in one convenient place for you:

• NO COUNTRY PRESENTS: The Reneaus and The Beech Benders | Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Acme Feed & Seed
• NEWS: Singer-songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan announced a 5 week residency at The 5 Spot!
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the weekend’s must-see shows.
• REVIEW: The Dig, Earl Burrows and The Nobility played The Basement and we brought you our thoughts.
• REVIEW: We hosted a performance at Acme Feed & Seed with The JAG, Mountainwalker and Berkshire Hounds and brought you a recap (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: Marc Broussard preformed at City Winery and we were there to catch it!
• REVIEW: We stopped by The 5 Spot to catch Twiggs, Holy Ghost Tent Revival and Joel Levi (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We couldn’t miss Exit/In’s 43rd birthday party with Jim Lauderdale, Nikki Lane and Lucette!
• REVIEW: We caught Bonobo at Marathon Music Works with Jungle, Jim-E Stack, and Beaty Heart (w/ PHOTOS).
• SHOW: Nashville’s own Alanna Royale celebrated the release of their new record at Exit/In with Kansas Bible Company and ELEL.
• SHOW: Brooklyn’s St. Lucia played Cannery Ballroom with Joywave.
• SHOW: Rockers The Dig stopped by The Basement with Earl Burrows and The Nobility.
• SHOW: J Mascis and Luluc performed at Exit/In.
• SHOW: King Tuff, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires and JP5 took over Mercy Lounge!
• SHOW: EDM artist Skrillex and more played two nights at War Memorial Auditorium.
• SHOW: Spirits and The Melchizedek Children performed at New Faces Night at The Basement.
• SHOW: Broken Bells performed their first Nashville show at The Ryman with Hamilton Leithauser!
• STREAM: Foxygen debuted their new LP, …And Star Power, ahead of a show at Exit/In.
• VIDEO: Mikky Ekko premiered a new video for “Smile.”
• VIDEO: Lily & the Parlour Tricks performed for DCXV’s latest “Shop Session.”
• VIDEO: Local trio TWICEYOUNG premiered a video for their new single “Uncover.”
• FUN: Hump Day Diversion: Rock-afire Explosion
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Erasure | Oct. 8 at War Memorial Auditorium
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: tUnE-yArDs | Oct. 9 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: The War On Drugs | Oct. 13 at Marathon Music Works!
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Blocktoberfest | Oct. 18 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: STS9 | Oct. 31 at War Memorial Auditorium
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Shakey Graves | Oct. 16 at Mercy Lounge

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