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FOREIGNER@NASHVILLE’S SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY

Nancy Posey
Nashville audiences know to expect the unexpected in a city where musical genres cross regularly. January 16-19, the rock band Foreigner took the stage with the Nashville Symphony and members of the Nashville Symphony Chorus to play before sold-out crowds. After the band opened with “New Morning,” lead vocalist Kelly......

SAM BUSH BAND WITH TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS@MARATHON MUSIC WORKS

Nancy Posey
While many Nashvillians attended Titans playoff watch parties on Saturday night, January 11, music fans packed the house at Marathon Music Works to see the Sam Bush Band, along with the Travelin’ McCourys, who opened the evening.  Ronnie McCoury, son of the famed Del McCoury, took the stage and announced......

SAM BUSH TO PLAY AT MARATHON MUSIC WORKS

Nancy Posey
Sam Bush appears at Marathon Music Works on Saturday, January 11, with the Travelin’ McCourys, as part of his “Stop the Violence Tour.” The title song, cowritten with Jeff Black, is his first studio release since 2016. Bush told interviewers the song is “politically neutral” but expresses his concern about......

GRETA VAN FLEET @ NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
Not even the rain and threats of storms kept diehard fans from lining up for hours for the chance to get close to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium stage for Greta van Fleet on Monday, December 17. Hailing from Frankenmuth, MI, the band, is composed of lead vocalist Josh Kiszka, his......

AARON LEE TASJAN @ NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
After performing in Nashville’s Americana Fest in September, Aaron Lee Tasjan took the stage at Municipal Auditorium, opening for Greta van Fleet. He proved that he took the advice of his earlier mentor, Kevin Kenny of Drivin’ and Cryin’ not to be locked into a single genre. He showed up......

FIRST LADIES OF BLUEGRASS @ COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME THEATRE

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A woman may become a First Lady in some contexts by marrying, but in the world of Bluegrass, the title comes through hard work and talent. The five women taking the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame Theatre Wednesday evening achieved the title as the first woman to......

Solo Release from Rick Faris: Breaking in Lonesome

Nancy Posey
When someone has been playing music as long as Rick Faris has, it’s natural to want to push the limits and try something new. At seven, he began playing with his family band. Rick went on to join Special Consensus, nominated for Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2013 and 2019......

MATT & KIM @ MARATHON MUSIC WORKS

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The crowd at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works Friday served as a reminder than even the week of the CMA Awards, country music doesn’t have the corner on the market in Music City. The indie electronic duo Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino brought their 10thAnniversary Grand Tour to a full venue of......

THE TOKENS SHOW: THANKSGIVING @ THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
Lee Camp knows exactly when he had the idea that grew into the Tokens Show, now in its twelfth year. On New Years Eve 2006, he was at Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion show at the Ryman Auditorium with guests Old Crow Medicine Show, Emmylou Harris, Suzy Bogguss, and Cowboy......