SHOALSFEST@MCFARLAND PARK IN FLORENCE, AL

Nancy PoseyOct 5, 2019October 19, 20190

When Jason Isbell first dreamed up the idea for the ShoalsFest, a full day of music on two stages on the banks of the Tennessee River in Florence, Alabama, he says he figured he’d ask the people wanted to play. Then when they said no, he’d ask some more people....

Vickie Vaughn Launches ‘Travel On’ at Historic Station Inn

Nancy PoseyNov 27, 2025November 28, 20250

When Vickie Vaughn took the stage at Nashville’s Station Inn before a sell-out crowd to celebrate the release of her new solo album Travel On, she said, “Wow! It feels like heaven. They say you’re gonna see everyone you know there.” Sure enough, she was joined by friends on and...

CEREMONY FEST TAKES OVER CANNERY HALL!

Britt BossertNov 25, 2025December 2, 20250

CEREMONY FESTIVAL @ CANNERY HALL 11/8/25 Ceremony Festival took over Cannery Hall on November 8th with the kind of electricity that reminds you why Nashville’s alt scene is growing so fast. From the moment doors opened, the venue felt alive — crowds weaving between stages, guitars spilling out of every...

Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising Exhibit Opening Celebration at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame

Nancy PoseyNov 17, 2025November 17, 20250

Just two hours from Music City, the pioneers of what became known as the Muscle Shoals Sound long ago gave notice to the music world that the road runs both ways. While Nashville was already a destination for aspiring musicians, by the sixties and seventies, recording artists, producers, and movers...

Of Monsters and Men at The Pinnacle

Jess GruneisenNov 13, 2025November 17, 20250

Of Monsters and Men bring a dreamlit Mouse Parade to Nashville’s Pinnacle on November 10th. The Mouse Parade drifted into Nashville on Sunday night. Painting the evening with a soft glow of colors that seemed to mimic the Northern Lights. The Icelandic band just released their new album All...

MerleFest Announces 2026 Lineup

Nancy PoseyNov 13, 20250

November 11, 2025 (Wilkesboro, NC) –– MerleFest, presented by Window World, released the initial lineup for its 2026 event, to be held April 23–26 on the campus of Wilkes Community College. Fourteen-time GRAMMY winners Alison Krauss & Union Station, featuring Jerry Douglas, will return to the MerleFest stage for the...

Parcels at Ascend Amphitheater

Jess GruneisenNov 4, 2025November 6, 20250

All Hallow’s Eve at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater was a perfect evening of fun costumes and a disco glow dance party. Cowboy superheroes, sad clowns, and a gaggle of minions swayed under the lights as Parcels closed out their headline run. The Australian-born, Berlin-based five-piece turned the riverside venue into a...

Norway’s Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra to Headline Dee’s on October 27

Nancy PoseyOct 25, 2025October 25, 20250

In the U.S. for a two-month fall tour, Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra, an 8-piece Norwegian band, will play Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge on Monday, October 27 @ 9pm, following Kyle Tuttle at 6pm. Together for more than a decade now, the members of HBO got their start as friends playing covers....

Sam Bush and Tim O’Brien @ Harken Hall

Nancy PoseyOct 24, 2025October 24, 20250

Madison’s Harken Hall, open less than a year, may be a little off the beaten path for a Nashville area music venue, but with its lovely stone-and-wood-beamed construction and ample free parking, the hall offers an attractive and comfortable setting for live music. On Wednesday, October 22, bluegrass legends Sam...

Scorzari’s Sidereal Days (Day 1) Circles Back with New Songs from Years Past

Nancy PoseyOct 17, 20250

While working on his newest album, the first in a two-part series, singer-songwriter Bill Scorzari considered the concept of the sidereal day—a period of time about four minutes shorter than the solar day, Noting that the sidereal day is measured in relation to the earth’s position to the stars rather...

Everclear at The Caverns

Jess GruneisenOct 6, 2025October 9, 20250

Deep in the woods of Pelham, Tennessee, The Caverns turned into a natural echo chamber for a night of alt-rock nostalgia. The underground venue’s walls amplified every drum hit, chorus, and shout from the crowd. Detroit’s Sponge kicked things off with a gritty, confident set. By the third song, Glue,...