Yeah, my "Middle of Nowhere" city is in Texas around Waco. I usually just tell people I live IN Waco but no I just live in a city somewhat close to it. It's pretty uninteresting.... There are some fields of nothing and a few restaurants here but other than that, it's nothing special..... If you want to do anything at all, you go into Waco.
If I want to see a metal concert, it's around a 2 hour drive maybe more if it's further away. It's very rare to see a metal concert around here though. They'll have concerts in Waco sometimes but it's always.. ALWAYS some country band (Thanks to living in Texas) so I never go.