Nashville honky-tonks and the Nashville Experience

Everyone thinks of our honky-tonks when they think of Nashville and that's for a good reason. There is a good bit of history that ties Nashville's music legends to the honky-tonks. Back when Tootsie's Orchid Lounge was called Mom's and "Tootsie" bought it in 1960. So many legends worked there singing or drinking as they struggled to make it in the music business.

Tootsie's is the most famous of all the honky-tonks but there are some other ones on the same strip that carry as much weight. Robert's Western World, Legend's Corner, The Stage, Bluegrass Inn, Rippy's and more. Each one has it's own style and flair so be sure to visit each one and see which one is right for you. Sometimes the music is mediocre but days and nights it is some really great music. These are some of the best places to hear up and coming as well as some established artists.

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Nashville Aficionado; episode 4

Printers Alley

BiCentennial Park

A night on Lower Broadway in Nashville

Thanks to Charles Cross for assistance on the Printers Alley and BiCentennial Park segments.

3rd & Lindsley calendar; September 17-20

Wednesday, September 17
Chad Marriot – 6:00 pm
The Massacoustics featuring The Thompson Brothers – 7:00 pm
AMA Event – 9:00 pm
Robin and Linda Williams
Nels Andrews
Annie McCue
Patty Hurst Shifter

Thursday, September 18
Ezra Furman and The Harpoons – 6:00 pm
Tim Tyler and Group Therapy –7:30 pm
AMA Event – 10:00 pm
Rosie Flores
Joe Ely
Band Of Heathens

Friday, September 19
AMA Event –
8:00 pm
Jim White
The Red Stick Ramblers
Peter Bradley Adams
Mike Farris
The Coal Men

Saturday, September 20
AMA Event
8:00 pm
Kylie Harris
The John Cowan Band
Folk Uke
Randall Bramblett
Chuck Mead

Grand Ole Opry This Week; January 25-26

Friday Night

Jim Ed Brown
The Whites
Ashton Shepherd

8:30 – 9:00
Jimmy Dickens
Connie Smith
Andy Griggs

9:00 – 9:30
Bill Anderson
Jack Greene
The Steeldrivers

9:30 – 10:00
Vince Gill
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Patti Page

Saturday Night

6:30 – 7:00
The Whites
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
Rockie Lynne

7:00 – 7:30
Jimmy C. Newman
Jack Greene
Del McCoury Band

7:30 – 8:00
Ray Pillow
Connie Smith
The Wrights

8:00 – 8:30
Jim Ed Brown
Jan Howard
The Grascals
Opry Square Dancers

8:30 – 9:00
Vince Gill
Patti Page
Restless Heart

Late Show

9:30 – 10:00
The Whites
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
Rockie Lynne

10:00 – 10:30
Jimmy C. Newman
Connie Smith
Del McCoury Band

10:30 – 11:00
Vince Gill
The Wrights
Patti Page
Opry Square Dancers

11:00 – 11:30
Jim Ed Brown
The Grascals
Restless Heart

This Week at the Opry; January 18-19

Friday Night

8:00 – 8:30
Jim Ed Brown
The Whites
Carolina Rain

8:30 – 9:00
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
The Steeldrivers

9:00 – 9:30
Bill Anderson
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Buddy Jewell

9:30 – 10:00
Charley Pride
Jack Greene
Mandy Barnett

Saturday Night (early show)

6:30 – 7:00
Jeannie Seely
The Whites
Jimmy C. Newman
Del McCoury Band

7:00 – 8:00
Marty Stuart
Montgomery Gentry
Connie Smith
Charlie Daniels Band

8:00 – 8:30
Charley Pride
Jan Howard
Trace Ad

9:30 – 10:00
Jeannie Seely
Jimmy C. Newman
Mel Tillis

10:00 – 10:30
The Whites
Del McCoury Band
Montgomery Gentry

10:30 – 11:00
Charley Pride
Jack Greene
Trace Adkins
Opry Square Dancers

11:00 – 11:30
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
Charlie Daniels Band

Saturday Night (late show)

9:30 – 10:00
Jeannie Seely
Jimmy C. Newman
Mel Tillis

10:00 – 10:30
The Whites
Del McCoury Band
Montgomery Gentry

10:30 – 11:00
Charley Pride
Jack Greene
Trace Adkins
Opry Square Dancers

11:00 – 11:30
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
Charlie Daniels Band

Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium Today

Early Show

6:30 – 7:00

Jeannie Seely, The Whites, Mel McDaniel, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
7:00 – 8:00

Joe Nichols, Bucky Covington, Rhonda Vincent, Craig Morgan
8:00 – 8:30

Jim Ed Brown, Jack Greene, Old Crow Medicine Show, Opry Square Dancers
8:30 – 9:00

Bill Anderson, Connie Smith, Del McCoury Band

Late Show
9:30 – 10:00
Jeannie Seely, Del McCoury Band, Bucky Covington
10:00 – 10:30
Jimmy C. Newman, The Whites, Rhonda Vincent
10:30 – 11:00
Jim Ed Brown, Connie Smith, Joe Nichols, Opry Square Dancers
11:00 – 11:30
Bill Anderson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Craig Morgan

Del McCoury Band and Friends on New Years Eve at the Ryman

The Del McCoury Band & Friends
featuring Ronnie Bowman, Drew Emmitt & Vince Herman (of Leftover Salmon), Jon Fishman (of Phish) and Steep Canyon Rangers
Monday, December 31 at 8:00 pm
$49.50, $34.50 & $24.50




Visit the Ryman Auditorium website for more information.

Daughtry in Concert at the Ryman Auditorium

Daughtry
with The Midway State and You Are I Am
Thursday, December 20 at 7:30 pm
$33.50 & $25.50


Visit the Ryman Auditorium website for more information.

Some Music in Nashville This Week

Feist at the Ryman - November 21

The Reverend Horton Heat with Hank III at the Cannery Ballroom - November 21

Highway 101 at the Wildhorse Saloon - November 23

Banjo Demonstration with Leroy Troy at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - November 25

Downtown Nashville Details

News & Information

New Restaurant & Lounge - Agave Tequila Lounge!
118 12th Avenue S. 254-9997. New Mexican restaurant and lounge has opened in the Gulch. Over 150 tequilas behind the bar. Hours are Tues - Sat, 4 pm - 3 am.

Events this Week

CMT "Gone Country" Concert
Thursday, Oct 25. Wildhorse Saloon. 120 2nd Avenue N.
Doors open at 5:30 pm, concert at 8 pm. Free.
Concert and taping featuring the cast of the new CMT series "Gone Country." Cast includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Julio Iglesias Jr, Sisqo and more. John Rich is the host.

Urban Sun "Oktoberfest" Customer Appreciation Party
Thursday, Oct 25. Urban Sun. 209 10th Avenue South #227. 291-6800. 9 am - 8 pm.
Customer appreciation party complete with refreshments, tanning trivia prizes, and specials including 25% off new memberships and all retail purchases.

Bone Bash 2007 at City Hall
Friday, October 26.
City Hall.
405 12th Avenue S. 8 pm - midnight.
General admission tickets $25, VIP tickets $55 (includes food and drinks).
Annual fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation features a costume contest, silent auction, and fortunetellers. Live entertainment by Denny Diamond, Slippery When Wet and Appetite For Destruction. To purchase tickets, visit http://ww2.arthritis.org/communities/Chapters/TEN/BoneBash/index.htm.

Final Frist Friday and New Exhibitions!
Friday, October 26. Frist Center for the Visual Arts.
919 Broadway.
244-3340.
6-9 pm.
No admission charge for members, and non-members pay $8.50.
Guilty Pleasures, an 80's cover band, will perform in the courtyard. Light appetizers are provided and there is a cash bar. Admission includes entrance to the exhibits, including two exhibits that open on Friday - The Société Anonyme: Modernism for America and Rosemary Lang: Flight open Friday and continue through January 27.

Nashville Ballet's Fall Series
Friday, October 26 - Sunday, October 28.
TPAC's Polk Theatre. 297-2966. Performance times vary.
$19 - $59.
The Nashville Ballet will perform three works. George Balanchine's Valse-Fantaisie, Argentine dance-inspired Ballet: Tango, and Paul Vasterling's Dracula.

Encore Condominiums Open House
Saturday, October 27. Encore Sales Center.
119 3rd Avenue South. 324-3838. 11 am - 3 pm. Free.
A special limited release of homes priced from $200,000. Speak with a sales consultant, tour the model home, and learn about special buyer incentives. Catered lunch by Chili Burrito, door prizes and live broadcast by Lightning 100.

Masquerade Ball Fundraiser
Saturday, October 27.
The Standard Restaurant and Ballroom.
167 Rosa Parks Boulevard (8th Avenue North). 254-1277 x11. 7 pm.
$50.
Fundraiser for the Friends of Church Street Park. Tickets are 100% tax deductible. Black tie or festive attire. Ballroom dancing, seated dinner, and open wine and beer bar.

Nightmare in Music City - Annual Halloween Party in the Gulch
Saturday, October 27.
City Hall, Bar Twenty3 and outside. 9 pm - 2 am. $10 in advance. $15 at the door.
The annual "Nightmare in Music City" block party. Huge dance floor, costume contests, and DJ Lunchbox inside City Hall.

1st Annual Wildhorse Saloon Halloween Bash
Saturday, October 27. Wildhorse Saloon.
120 2nd Avenue North. 902-8200. 6:30 pm. $15, in advance through Ticketmaster.
Costume contest with grand prize trip for two to New Orleans, 2nd place $300, and 3rd place $100. Live music by Guilty Pleasures, Christie's Ex, and The Devonshires.

Jack's R Wild Halloween Party
Saturday, October 27. Hard Rock Cafe. 100 Broadway. 782-4018.
8 pm - 1 am.
Costume contest with prizes up to $500 and live music by Max Headroom, an 80's cover band, from 10 pm - midnight.

Black, White, Red Halloween
Saturday, October 27. Fuel. 114 2nd Avenue South.
8 pm - 3 am.
Costume contest, drink specials, live music and DJs. Free entry before 10 pm if you wear all white, all red, or all black.

Frite Nite
Saturday, October 27. Sky Lounge.
305 Broadway. 364-5678. 9 pm. $10.
Best costume contest, prize give-a-ways, and music by DJ Tinman, DJ Express, and DJ Shawn B.

Phantom of the Opera Silent Movie with Organ Performance
Wednesday, October 31. Schermerhorn Symphony Center. One Symphony Place. 687-6400.
8 pm. $10 - $25.
Renowned theatre organist Tom Trenney will provide improvised accompaniment to the 1925 silent film classic, The Phantom of the Opera. Audience members are encouraged to attend in costume and cheer, boo and hiss as part of "silent movie etiquette."

Americana Music Festival and Conference
Wednesday, October 31 - Saturday, November 3.
Various downtown venues. 386-6936.
Four-day wristband $30.
Four-day festival featuring over 60 bands. Plus, the Americana Honors & Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 1 at 7 pm featuring Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Old Crow Medicine Show, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale and more. Tickets are $35 for the awards show through Ticketmaster.

My Nashville

I have read a book called "My South" by Craig McMahon and I love it. If you get a chance to read it, do it because it is a wonderful book that gives you the feel of what makes the South so special.

I would like to create something here called "My Nashville" and hear how you all feel about Nashville. I want to hear from Nashvillians and people that have visited our great city. I want to know what part of Nashville touches you deep in your heart and why you live here or wish you lived here.I look forward to hearing your input.

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My Nashville:
Walking around inside the Ryman and imagining the history and wishing the walls could talk.

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From the book "My South"--

My south is home. It’s the tall pines under which I played in my youth. It’s the soft red clay that was a key ingredient in my mud pies.

In my South, people still say “please” and “thank you,” “yes, ma’am’ and “no, sir.”

My South is sunset symphonies and fine wines…and southern R&B so alive that you can’t sit still and gospel so good it brings you to tears.

Dylan and White at the Ryman Singing "One More Cup of Coffee"

One More Cup of Coffee- Bob Dylan and Jack White at the Ryman in Nashville

Elvis Costello and Jack White with Bob Dylan in Nashville

Elvis Costello and the White Stripes' Jack White made surprise appearances during Bob Dylan's Wednesday night, September 19, concert at the Ryman Auditorium. Although he and Dylan are officially scheduled to begin a tour together on Saturday, September 22, in Duluth, Ga., Costello told the crowd he asked to open the show after learning Dylan was playing at the Ryman.



Opening with "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes," Costello walked onstage unannounced and performed a nine-song acoustic set that included "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" and "Veronica." During Dylan's set, White showed up with an electric guitar and sang "Meet Me in the Morning," a song from Dylan's Blood on the Tracks album. After White provided the lead vocals for most of the song, Dylan joined him at the microphone for the final verse.



The White Stripes last week canceled all of their tour dates through the end of the year after announcing that drummer Meg White is unable to travel because of acute anxiety. Jack White produced Loretta Lynn's critically-acclaimed album, Van Lear Rose, released in 2004.


This comes from Country Music Television.

Walking in Nashville One Summer Night

This past Tuesday evening, we were downtown for a brief meeting at Past Perfect. Afterwards we walked around for a bit and we took a few minutes to admire the Ryman, our grand dame, which is silent and stood with pride and dignity over the honky-tonks which were all noisy, busy and much like children running around the feet of their grandmother. We soaked up the night air and thought of the history of Nashville and how things have been so good here.

We were recently looking at some old and new pictures of the Parthenon and there were people in each of the pictures. We thought of how that wonderful building has stood the test of time while people have come and gone. It seems like the people are so insignificant, in comparison, while these proud buildings watch us run around like we are the ones who are so important.



Let us not forget their are people who will be around after we are all gone, so think of how our city is led. Let's be careful with the images that we put out there for the world to see us in certain ways. Let's be the types of people who care for each other and lead this city, this state and this country forward and into further greatness. Don't let a "quick buck" or instant gratification stand in the way of doing what is best in the long term.

Take care everyone, thanks for stopping in and let's keep Nashville as wonderful and magical as it has always been.

Forget the Blue Law..Chug-A-Lug, Chug-A-Lug

Video of Nashville

Earth, Wind and Fire at the Ryman

Tickets On Sale Friday, June 15 at 10 am!

Tuesday,
August 7
at 7:30 pm

Ticket Prices
$69.50, $49.50, $32.50

Nashville Downtown

Overlooking The Honky-Tonks at 5th and Broadway


Reflection of the Ryman Auditorium


Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum- Aglow

Legends Corner

US Bank Building and Country Music Television