Events for the Week of May 8
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Monday, 5/8
🎸 Nigel Wearne @ Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge, 8p, Info
+ guitarist and multi-instrumentalist blending blues, folk and Americana-noir
🎸 John Mellencamp @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $110+, Info
🎸 The Nude Party @ The Basement East, 8p, $18, Info
+ six-piece rock band
🎷 Jazzy Monday @ Helen's Hot Chicken, 8p, $13, Info
💀 Grateful Monday @ Acme Feed & Seed, 8p, Free, Info
🕺 Motown Monday @ The 5 Spot, 9p, $5, Info
🎹 Jazz Jam @ The Villager, 11p, Free, Info
Tuesday, 5/9
🎸 Sunburned Hand of the Man @ The Blue Room, 8p, $15, Info
+ experimental rock band
🎸 The Veldt @ Eighth Room, 8p, $12.37, Info
+ soul-powered shoegaze band
🎸 John Mellencamp @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $110+, Info
🎸 Honky Tonk Tuesday @ American Legion Post 82, 5p, Free, Info
+ two-step lessons @ 7p, The Cowpokes @ 8p
🎺 Todd Day Wait @ The Underdog, 11:30p, Free, Info
+ Honky Tonk Tuesday afterparty, down the street
Wednesday, 5/10
🪕 The David Parmley Band @ Station Inn, 8p, $15, Info
+ includes members of Continental Divide
🎸 John Mellencamp @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $110+, Info
🪕 Bluegrass Night @ The American Legion Post 82, 7p, Free, Info
🥁 The Wednesday Beat @ The 5 Spot, 9p, $10, Info
+ record spinner + drummer
Thursday, 5/11
🎸 The Flaming Lips @ Ryman Auditorium, 7:30p, $39.50+, Info
🎸Kenny Loggins with Yacht Rock Revue @ First Bank Ampitheater, 7:30p, $49+, Info
🎻 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7p, $61, Info
🍀 Live Irish Music @ McNamara’s Irish Pub, 6p, Free, Info
🎸 Kelly’s Heroes @ Robert’s Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
🎸 Open Mic @ Fox & Locke, 6:30p, Free, Info
+ vet community here
Friday, 5/12
🎸 Gov't Mule @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p0, $25+, Info
🎸Keller Williams @ The Caverns, 8p, $55+, Info
🎻 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7p, $61, Info
🎸 The Wormholes @ The Cobra, 8p, Free, Info
+ psychedelic art-pop
🪕 The Cowpokes @ Acme Feed & Seed, 12p, Free, Info
🎙 Live Irish Music @ McNamara’s Irish Pub, 6p, Free, Info
🎸 Kelly’s Heroes @ Robert’s Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
Saturday, 5/13
🪕 Nick Chandler & Delivered @ Station Inn, 9p, $20, Info
🎸 Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band @ Ryman Auditorium, 8p, $39.50+, Info
+ Americana singer-songwriter
🎻 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7p, $61, Info
🎸 The Lonely Owls @ The Underdog, 9p, Info
+ Nashville-based indie rock
🍀 Live Irish Music @ McNamara’s Irish Pub, 6p, Free, Info
🎸 Kelly’s Heroes @ Robert’s Western World, 6:30p, Free, Info
Sunday, 5/14
🎸 The Gaslight Anthem @ Ryman Auditorium, 7:30p, $35+, Info
+ beloved indie rock band
🎻 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 2p, $61, 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
🪕 Old Time Jam @ Dee's Lounge, 7:30p, Free, Info
🎸 Timbo @ Robert's, 10:30p, Free, Info
+ Honky Tonk