No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 4.20 – 4.26

Nonstop show announcements, tons of continued Bonnaroo coverage, festival announcements, exclusive premieres, song and videos releases, and tons more made for a very busy week. Can you tell that spring show season is in full swing? In case you missed anything, and we wouldn’t blame you if you did, here’s a recap of everything we covered last week on the site:

• NO COUNTRY PRESENTS: Wildfront, Morgan Bosman, and Femke | Tuesday, April 28 at Acme Feed & Seed
• NEWS: New venue The Basement East announced Caitlin Rose, Fly Golden Eagle, Sol Cat and tons more for its 2015 Mayday Fest.
• NEWS: Art rockers Man Man announced a June show at Mercy Lounge.
• NEWS: James Bay announced his headlining Nashville debut this summer at Marathon Music Works!
• NEWS: Earl Sweatshirt postponed his planned May 6 show at Marathon Music Works.
• NEWS: Birmingham’s Secret Stages announced the dates for its 5th anniversary and its initial round of 2015 artists!
• NEWS: The newly named downtown “Ascend Amphitheater” announced its packed inaugural season!
• NEWS: Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, and more were announced to perform at this year’s Mad Decent Block Party at the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater.
• NEWS: Willie Nelson, Weezer, and were announced to perform at the inaugural Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, TN.
• NEWS: SoCal punks Social Distortion announced a 25th anniversary show for their self-titled album The Ryman with Nikki Lane.
• NEWS: Canadian hardcore outfit Fucked Up announced a Third Man show as part of their special Zodiac tour.
• NEWS: mewithoutYou announced a summer return to Mercy Lounge in support of their new album.
• NEWS: Dwight Yoakam added a second night to his stop at The Ryman this September.
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the must-see shows for the weekend.
• REVIEW: Femke, Sudonistas and The Harmaleighs played our latest Acme showcase, and we brought you a recap (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: Ten Out of Tenn hosted a 10th anniversary show at The Ryman and we told you all about it!
• REVIEW: We caught Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers during the first night of their residency at The Stone Fox with Andrew Combs (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We caught JJ Grey & Mofro’s killer performance at Marathon Music Works with Anderson East and told you all about it (w/ PHOTOS).
• BONNAROO: Bonnaroo announced its full 2015 schedule!
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Guster
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Jamie xx
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Against Me!
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: SOJA
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Jerry Douglas Presents The Earls of Leicester
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Bleachers
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Rudimental
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Wild Adriatic
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: X Ambassadors
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Ximena Sarinana
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Michelle Wolf
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Chris Hardwick
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Reggie Watts
• BONNAROO: Comedian of the Day: Jess Ross
• SHOW: Lightning 100 hosted their annual Marathon Village Block Party with All Them Witches, The Black Cadillacs, Sol Cat and more.
• SHOW: Ten Out of Tenn celebrated its 10th anniversary with a show at The Ryman.
• SHOW: Reunited indie punk trio Sleater-Kinney performed at Marathon Music Works with THEESatisfaction.
• SHOW: Joe Pug performed at The High Watt with Field Report.
• SHOW: The Basement East officially opened with five straight nights of  incredible shows.
• SHOW: Pokey LaFarge performed at Mercy Lounge in celebration for his seventh album, Something in the Water.
• SHOW: Liz Longley and Brian Wright performed at City Winery.
• RELEASE: Butch Walker covered Tove Lo’s “Talking Body” ahead of his War Memorial Auditorium performance.
• RELEASE: New local group XPLOR released their debut single “Heartbreak.”
• RELEASE: Local folksters Wilder dropped a new EP, with lead single  “Tomorrow.”
• RELEASE: Willie and the Giant released their self-titled debut album.
• RELEASE: Omega Swan premiered “Hate Love” from their upcoming EP, Found.
• RELEASE: Local rap crew Hot Tub Club released a free new EP titled Spring Break Forever.
• VIDEO: Local singer-songwriter Seth Wood premiered a new video shot entirely on VHS. 
• VIDEO: Natalie Prass performed two songs on Last Call Carson Daly, ahead of four shows in Nashville.
• VIDEO: Pop duo Tennis premiered a video for “Mean Streets” ahead of their show next month at The High Watt.
• VIDEO: Local songstress Liza Anne premiered new video for “Take It Back.”
• VIDEO: Fall Out Boy premiered a new video for “Uma Thurman” ahead of their summer show at Bridgestone Arena.
• VIDEO: Local rockers Daisyhead dropped a music video for the title track from their debut LP, “The Smallest Light.”
• VIDEO: Tame Impala performed “Let It Happen” on Conan ahead of their upcoming show at The Ryman.
• VIDEO: Local electro rockers Fives Knives dropped a video for new single “Savages.”
• VIDEO: Nashville’s own Natalie Prass performed her single “Birds of Prey” on Later… with Jools Holland.
• VIDEO: JEFF the Brotherhood premiered a video “Black Cherry Pie,” from their latest LP, Wasted on a Dream.
• VIDEO: Local singer Sam Lewis released a video for each of the 12 songs off of his new album, ahead of its release show.
• VIDEO: Sturgill Simpson performed “Just Let Go” on Conan in between Coachella shows.
• VIDEO: We exclusively premiered Yumi and the System‘s artsy new music video for “The Garden.”
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: In Flames | May 2 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Zappa Plays Zappa | May 7 at Marathon Music Works
• CONTEST: Ticket Giveaway: Butch Walker | May 17 at War Memorial Auditorium

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