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honky-tonk

No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk

Luis Andres Henao, AP

August 11, 2024

Robert’s Western World is Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk and practically synonymous with country music. But for an hour on Sunday mornings no one can drink alcohol and they can only listen to Christian music.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Christian, country music, gospel, honky-tonk, religion

Under 21 in Nashville? Here are nightlife options for you.

Jackie LlanosandDereen Shirnekhi

August 15, 2022

Turns out, there’s still plenty to do in the Nashville nightlife scene for people who are under 21. Despite the city’s tourism industry reputation that is so closely tied to the consumption of alcohol, folks under the drinking age have managed to find their niche in the spots that welcome them.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Features, WPLN News Tagged With: honky-tonk, nightlife, Plaza Mariachi

Live Music Is Back In Nashville, But Safety Guidelines Could Be Hard To Follow

Samantha Max

May 27, 2020

Nashville honky tonk mask
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On Monday, something happened at Robert’s Western World on lower Broadway that hadn’t been possible for more than two months. Two musicians walked onto a stage, guitars in hand, to play before a live audience.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, country music, honky-tonk, Lower Broadway

Reopening Nashville’s Broadway Bars — A Possibility, Although It Won’t Likely Be Business As Usual

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

April 17, 2020

downtown Nashville Lower Broadway pandemic

As businesses prepare to reopen, Nashville officials are considering what that would look like for the bars in the Lower Broadway tourism district.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Alex Jahangir, Coronavirus In Tennessee, downtown Nashville, honky-tonk, John Cooper, Lower Broadway

Listen: What It’s Like To Be A Bouncer At One Of Nashville’s Busiest Honky-Tonks

Emily Siner

June 16, 2014

Andrew Kingery, who usually works Friday and Saturday nights, has pretty much seen it all. In 90 seconds, here’s what it’s like working the weekend crowds, fending off unwanted advances and keeping the bar under control.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Gotta Hear It, honky-tonk, Lower Broadway

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