A handful of Muslim-owned shops in Nashville want to make sober nightlife cafe culture a year-round thing.
How major players in bourbon are responding to a shift in business
After leaning into a bourbon identity, Louisville’s future of high proof jobs and tourism looks a bit murky.
Nashville rapper SeddyMac makes the most of being invited to a songwriting camp by mistake
How Nashville rapper SeddyMac landed an unexpected songwriting opportunity.
Floods may have damaged 800-year-old Native American cave art in Clarksville
Dunbar Cave State Park announced that floodwaters had “completely submerged” the cave art, something park manager David Britton said had “never happened before.” Archeologists are examining potential impacts to the cave drawings and bracing for the worst.
AEG makes its mark on Music City with its first Nashville venue, The Pinnacle
While it can seem commonplace for another venue to open here, The Pinnacle is more than a venue; it is the physical manifestation of corporate synergy in the live music experience. And it’s a big play for AEG.
Flipping through the stacks of Nashville Public Library’s vinyl record lending program
Nashville Public Library’s vinyl lending pilot program is booming. More than 65% of the records in the collection have been checked out, according to Noelle Rutherford, materials services manager at the downtown branch of the library.
Two of country music’s iconic women will get the Broadway treatment (not on Lower Broad)
Two stage musicals inspired by country music icons — Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn — are making news.
First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later
Malinda Russell’s “A Domestic Cookbook” was first published in 1866. It contains at least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne — and remedies for toothaches.
Stax Music Academy’s teen students mark 25th anniversary, Black History Month with concert
The Memphis music studio where some of America’s most recognizable songs were recorded decades ago is now a museum. But next door, trumpets blare, drums boom, and singers craft the soulful sounds of Stax Records’ biggest hits.
With the nationwide release of ‘MLB,’ Tim Gent and A.B. Eastwood reach another level with Nashville hip-hop
The track “MLB” has the type of industry muscle behind it that Nashville hip-hop has rarely seen in the last two decades. Not that it had that sort of importance at the beginning, when it came out of a casual session in 2022.
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