Nashville Music Scene

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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Well, the Crowes definately put on another great show at the Ryman! No opening act–so it was straight to the deal, and the Robinson brothers and band started off strong, and stayed tight for the whole show. Chris was in fine vocal form, and the rest of the band sounded great as well. Rich sang a lot more, swapping lead with Chris a good bit (a by-product of the Brothers of a Feather tour, no doubt). They lead off strong with “Remedy”, followed up by “Sting Me” and “Gone”. One of the highlights of the …read more

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Porter Hall Tennessee is playing the Five Spot tomorrow night–wOOt!! Last time I heard, they weren’t going to be back in town until November–and that was straight from Molly’s mouth via our mutual friend’s ear. I missed them the last time they were here, and Sweet Melissa called to see when my next chance would be–and they were playing Birmingham and Memphis that weekend, and didn’t have anything else in Nashvegas until November.
But when I was going through show dates last night, working on my picks to check out–there it was!! PHT is a punk band …read more

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Here’s your chance to see a real live legend, the kind of bigger than life old-style honky tonk hero that’s just about extinct–Billy Joe Shaver is headlining the Buds’nSuds Kick Off Party tonight, which is a bebefit for the The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America tonight at the Mercy Lounge. The show starts early–6:30–and for a mere $10 (but feel free to give more for a good cause!) you can see Billy Joe, Kylie Sackley, Lee Brice, Jerrod Neimann, and Randy Houser.

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I feel like I’ve been to outer space and back, although it was actually to the great Northwest for a couple of weeks. I was in Seattle for three days, then out on an Alaskan cruise, and then to Victoria, B.C. and on to Vancouver. It was gorgeous, and the weather was sooo lovely–highs in the 70s in Seattle, and 60s in Alaska as opposed to the triple digits Nashville has been experiencing. Of course, the day I got home, we hit 107 in Nashvegas–just hotter than blister!! And the only thing hotter than the thermometer …read more

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Breakout sensation Colbie Caillat is playing the Cannery Ballroom tomorrow night!! She is an incredibly talented young singer-songwriter whose debut Coco brings to mind the days when albums were crafted with each song contributing to the finished work–pieces which added together formed the whole picture. She grew up in Malibu surrounded by musicians, as her father Ken co-produced Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours masterwork and also their Tusk album, and later ran his own label. Her influences range from Lauryn Hill to Marvin Gaye, Fleetwood Mac and Steve Miller to Bob Marley, and she’s currently on tour with the Goo Goo Dolls. …read more

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