Nashville Music Scene

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga–I say GO GO GO GO GO to the show! Spoon’s out on tour promoting their new album, and will be playing the Cannery Ballroom October 26th.

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Feist will be breezing into town to play the Ryman on Wednesday, November 21st.  The show starts at 7:30, and tickets are $32 and $25, and available through www.ryman.com as well as www.ticketmaster.com.  Should be a good show, and I expect it will sell out, but if I see the iTunes commercial one more time–I think I’ll scream!!

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Grimey’s big bi-annual outdoor bash is this Saturday, September 29th from 11 am till the sun goes down (and maybe till the proverbial cows come home)!

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Brandi Carlile’s new album is getting rave reviews, and thanks to VH1 and their “You Oughta Know” promotion of new, breaking artists, she’s getting mainstream exposure. She’ll be playing City Hall on September 26th with A Fine Frenzy opening.

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The second annual Mucklewain festival will be taking place in Pinewood, Tennessee Friday and Saturday, September 28th and 29th, with an incredible lineup!  Organizer Joie Todd Kerns has moved this year’s big doings a lot closer to Nashville (about 45 minutes away) as opposed to last year’s gig in East Tennessee, and it’s two days of music, art, and Southern culture instead on one.  The lineup includes Todd Snider, Lucero, the reunited Drivin’n’Cryin’ (love love love them..”I’m goin’ straight to hell”), Will Hoge, Bobby Bare, Jr., Old Union, Jason Isbell (formerly of the Drive By Truckers), Those Darlins’, Dixie Dirt, …read more

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As I was recuperating from all the NextBigNashville festivities and rounds of shows, shots, and not much sleep, just maxing and relaxing with the tv, BANG!!! Actually, American Bang blasting out on a Verizon commercial!! It was so cool hearing our very own homegrown Nashville rockers on a national tv spot, it just put a big smile on my face! Lots of big time great stuff is happening for them these days, they’ve recently upgraded their name to American Bang (formerly Bang Bang Bang, but since there are apparently quite a few bands using this moniker out and about–they’ve changed …read more

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You know I’m always for gigs for a good cause–and in Nashville they usually consist of some world-class talent and some very deserving organzation–well September 18th (Tuesday), there is a great show to raise money for Second Harvest Food Bank. The show features some of Nashville’s top tier writers–Craig Wiseman, Tony Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero, and surprise guests–and with these guys, you are probably in for some seriously cool surprises, as they know, and write for and with EVERYONE in town! Tickets are $35, and all of the proceeds benefit Second Harvest. The show starts at …read more

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Boy, 3rd and Lindsley has been booking some exceptional talent lately, not that they are ever light in that department–but one of my personal faves is playing Friday, September 14th–the great Billy Joe Shaver. He was here just a few weeks ago, playing the Buds’n’Suds benefit (which was a mighty fine evening of music, and raised a lot of money for a very worthy cause), but this is a chance to see him up close and real personal. Shaver is one of the few real country legends left, and although he may not be as well known to …read more

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The White Stripes have cancelled all remaining tour dates through the end of the year, including all fall U.K. dates. It’s been attributing to Meg’s suffering “from acute anxiety” and her resulting inability to travel. Nashville was lucky enough to have them play a show at the Mercy Lounge May 18th.

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Interpol will be playing the Ryman promoting their major-label debut Our Love To Admire on Saturday the 22nd of September, with Liars opening.

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