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The sheer number of wannabe songwriters gigging in Nashville means you can wander into any hole-in-the-wall club and see a gifted artist performing. Lower Broadway—a row of honky-tonks including Robert's Western World— is the best place to seek out one of these aspiring Johnny Cashes; a block away, at the Wildhorse Saloon on 2nd Avenue, you can even learn to line dance between sets. How to top one of these rowdy experiences? Visit Exit/In, the city's best-known and longest-going rock club (R.E.M. played early shows here), or the Demonbreun Street strip, where a beer-soaked college crowd likes to get its dirty dance on at a line of sports bars boasting wide-screen TVs and side stages in equal measure (only in Nashville, folks&). It takes a bit more planning (and possibly a reservation) to score a seat at the Grand Ole Opry and famed Bluebird Café—each located in relatively venue-less parts of town—but the sound quality, top-notch roster of entertainers, and historical significance make them both worth the trip.
Yazoo's brewpub is open for only a few hours, three days a week. So it's a good thing you can also buy the local microbrew's award-winning beers on tap at many...more
When it's not hosting a hair-band revival (Poison recently played here) or a country-music showcase, the Wildhorse Saloon is considered one of Nashville's best...more
There are a half-dozen honky-tonks on Lower Broadway, and a dip into any of them will offer up a better-than-average band (this is Music City, after all) and a...more
For country artists, being invited to perform on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry is akin to being knighted. The rest of us can revel in their glory at two-hour...more
Shhh! Even a whisper will get you the evil eye from one of the music purists who keep this fabled singer/songwriter Mecca filled night after night. Many of...more
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