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Nashville is changing rapidly. It has been for several years now. Cool old places are closing down and being replaced which much less cool places or being abandoned altogether. It can be disheartening sometimes.
My roots here are deep, and I am not leaving anytime soon. So, what am I to do?
Fortunately, I am still reminded on a regular basis that Nashville is a great city for original, independent live music. Take last night, I headed to Dee's in Madison - caught the tail-end of some fine world-class bluegrass (which happens every Monday), and then caught some awesome songwriters for this weeks edition of the Madison Guild Monday.
Hosted by Ryan Sobb, the night featured E2TG Artist of the Year (2017), Rayvon Pettis, the always amazing Jeremy Ivey, Bob Lewis and Megan Palmer - trading songs and backing each other, the wonderful Tommy Womack and Lisa Oliver Gray, Rayvon's talented sister Grace Pettis (filling in for the ailing Anna Joy Harris), and then Ryan Sobb. Sobb's songs are witty and heartfelt - he is one of my favorite writers these days. Then, Ryan did a stunning cover of Tommy Womack's epic, classic "Alpha Male and the Canine Mystery Blood" - which knocked my socks off.
This was what Monday nights can look like in the Nashville area - if you know where to look.
On to the Trending Tuesday shuffle!
