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Music City Landmarks #3—Owen Bradley Statue
Location: Music Square East (just off the circle at Demonbreun and Division Streets) Along with Chet Atkins, country record producer Owen Bradley was a key player in creating the “Nashville Sound” in the 1950s and 1960s. Music City has memorialized the late Bradley in a bronze statue as it did for Atkins. The Tennessee native […]
Old Crow Medicine Show @ The Woods Amphitheatre at Fontenal / Nashville TN / August 3, 2013
My first encounter with Old Crow Medicine Show was on Valentine’s Day 2004 at a Bob Goldstone-produced in-store at the old Tower Records on West End. They were there to celebrate the release of their debut record, O.C.M.S. Unfamiliar to me at the time, I remember Grimey telling me to get there early since they […]
The Psychedelic Furs @ War Memorial Auditorium / Nashville TN / August 1, 2013
Mention to someone that you are going to see English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, and they will rattle off these three songs: “Pretty in Pink,” “Love My Way,” and “The Ghost in You.” Everyone knows “Pink” from when it was hijacked and re-recorded as the featured song to the 1986 John Hughes film of […]
ON THE ROAD: Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group @ Atlanta Botanical Gardens / Atlanta, GA / July 26, 2013
Back in 2008, I stumbled on to the summer concert series at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens when my sons needed a weekend escort for an activity in ATL. Since then, seeing a show at this fabulous concert venue has been a highlight of every summer. There are only a handful of shows each season, and […]
The Monkees @ Ryman Auditorium / Nashville TN / July 24, 2013
The Ryman crowd for “A Midsummer’s Night with The Monkees” was evenly split between two generations of fans. One was the original baby boomers who tuned into NBC every Monday night in the late 60’s to watch prime time television’s answer to The Beatles. The other was those who later discovered them in the 80’s […]
Mike’s Playlists—Rock Anthems
Being a self-proclaimed music geek, my iPod is full of thematic playlists that I love to painstakingly spend hours creating with an aim for aural bliss. Here is one that will help get you going on your morning drive to work, or whenever you need a little jolt to the system. These are ten great […]
The Wild Feathers @ Third and Lindsley / Nashville TN / July 21, 2013
I was really taken with The Wild Feathers’ song “The Ceiling” which was getting heavy airplay in Music City on Lightning 100. It’s a well-crafted tune that can really get stuck in your head. After seeing the Nashville-based Feathers at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, I thought I’d just seen the next band to break […]
Seven Nights to Rock: Music City Mike’s Weeklong Adventure
In the late 70’s, a New Jersey music writer with the pen name of “Everynight Charlie” tried to go to a concert every night. I often wonder if this is what my life would be like if I were single. Although live music every night is not my ultimate desire, with my wife out of […]
Classic Rock Audiences Suck!
Steely Dan @ The Woods at Fontanel / Nashville TN / August 19, 2011 This is a re-edit of a post I made previously to Facebook. Thanks to @ChrisWillman for unintentionally renaming this for me. Steely Dan was absolutely brilliant. (Hey!) Nineteen songs played expertly for 2½ hours by some amazing players and sung beautifully […]
Music City Landmarks #2—Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
Location: 422 Broadway (between Fourth and Fifth Avenues North) A trip to visit the Honky Tonk bars on Lower Broad is a must for any tourist visiting Nashville. Even if you only have a few minutes, take a break, walk-in (there’s no cover charges), grab a beer, and catch a few live country tunes. And, […]
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