Events for the Week of August 17
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👋🏻 Good morning! Here are some highlights from this week's happenings in Nashville:
Alternative rock band Helmet are playing The Basement East on Monday.
On Wednesday, someone has combined records, pedal steel and synthesizers all together in the same time and place at Vinyl Tap. Jeff Snyder invented an instrument called an Electrosteel that is part pedal steel and part synthesizer. He will be providing a hands-on showcase, followed by performances from Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves and pedal steel master Luke Schneider.
This month's Pamphleteer event, Whitepilled with Scott Greer, will take place Thursday. Join Scott Greer and Davis Hunt for a conversation on the rise of the online Right, the collapse of the old conservative consensus, and the political realities that followed.
I was told you all like jam bands; Lettuce are headlining The Caverns in Grundy County on Friday. Nashville-based Hannah Cole will be playing The Blue Room on Friday, blending 90's grunge and pop in a way that I personally find very charming.
Last but not least, indie folk darlings Big Thief are playing Ryman Auditorium both Saturday and Sunday.
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Monday, 8/17
🎸 Helmet w/ Spirit In The Room @ The Basement East, 7p, $29.11, Info
🎷 The Joshua Constantine Quartet @ Rudys Jazz Room, 6p, $12, Info
🪕 Bluegrass Mondays with Kyle Tuttle @ Dee's Lounge, 6p, $10, Info
💀 Grateful Monday @ Acme Feed & Seed, 7p, Free, Info
🕺 Motown Monday @ The 5 Spot, 9p, $5, Info
Tuesday, 8/18
☮️ Happy Together 2026 @ Ryman Auditorium, 7:30p, $37+, Info
+ with The Association, The Troggs, Chicago lead singer 1985-2016 Jason Scheff, Gary Puckett, The Fortunes, Ron Dante from The Archies and The Turtles, The Vogues and The Cowsills
🪕 The Borrowed Mules @ Station Inn, 8p, $20, Info
🎸 Persh @ Dee's Lounge, 7p, $10, Info
+ "psychedelic skunk funk"
🎸 Twang Tuesday @ Acme Feed & Seed, 7p, Free, Info
🎸 Honky Tonk Tuesday @ Eastside Bowl, 8p, $10, Info
+ two-step lessons @ 7p, The Cowpokes @ 8p
Wednesday, 8/19
🎸 Buddy Guy 90 @ Ryman Auditorium, 7p, $73+, Info
🎸 We Are The Merle: Celebrating the Music of Merle Haggard with Shawn Camp with Erin Viancourt @ 3rd and Lindsley, 7p, $18.44, Info
🎸 Legend Zeppelin w/ Obscured By Meddle (Pink Floyd Tribute, Curated by Greasy Chicken Review) @ The Basement East, 8p, $24.75, Info
✨ Electrosteel Showcase with Owen Lake (Release Show) and Luke Schneider @ Vinyl Tap, 6p, No Cover, Info
🪕 Songs & Stories with Larry Cordle and Friends @ Station Inn, 8p, $20, Info
💀 Tennessee Dead @ Tennessee Brew Works, 6p, Info
🎸 Kelley's Heroes @ Robert's Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
🎸 The Cowpokes @ Robert's Western World, 10:30p, Free, Info
🪕 Bluegrass Night @ The American Legion Post 82, 7p, Free, Info
Thursday, 8/20
🎙️ Whitepilled with Scott Greer @ 6p, $50, Info
🪕 Thomas Cassell @ Station Inn, 9p, $20, Info
🎸 The Del McCoury Band w/ The Travelin McCourys @ Ryman Auditorium, 7p, $77+, Info
🤘 "Dad Rock Night" (a tribute to 2000's Rock) Presented by Council Hill @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, 8p, $27+, Info
🥁 The Hal Kolodney Trio @ Vinyl Tap, 7:30p, No Cover, Info
🎙️ Open Mic @ Fox and Locke, 6:30p, Free, Info
🎸 Kelley's Heroes @ Robert's Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
Friday, 8/21
🎸 Lettuce @ The Caverns, 8p, $66+, Info
+ funk/ jam band
🎸 Rick Springfield @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $73, Info
🎸 Hannah Cole @ The Blue Room, 7p, $25.34, Info
+ alternative grunge pop
🎸 Country Club Day ft. The Cowpokes @ Acme Feed & Seed, 12:30p, Free, Info
🎸 Kelley's Heroes @ Robert's Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
Saturday, 8/22
🎸 Big Thief @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $109, Info
🎸 Megan Moroney @ Bridgestone Arena, 7p, $222, Info
🪕 Kristy Cox @ Station Inn, 9p, $25, Info
🎸 Kelley's Heroes @ Robert's Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
Sunday, 8/23
🎸 Big Thief @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $109, Info
🎸 Alt Rock Heroes Brunch w/ Rayon @ Dee's Lounge, 1p,$10, Info
🪕 Bluegrass Jam @ Station Inn, 7p, Free, Info
+ a night for musicians and singers from all over the world to gather and enjoy making music together
🪕 Sundays Between with Easy Green @ Tennessee Brew Works, 1p, Info
+ a fusion of two beloved musical genres – Bluegrass and the iconic sounds of the Grateful Dead!