1st time to Nashville, what's not to miss

[Skins_in_the_game]

Going from April 12 thru 16. Need ideas for music and places that are high on the dont miss chart

 

[Madmarian]

Hi, maybe check out Forks Drum Closet in Nashville.

 

[Wishoot]

Johnny Cash Museum.
Peg Leg Porker BBQ.

 

[Nyama74]

Ryman Auditorium Tour
Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum

 

[Tornado]

Hattie B's chicken! Or another chicken place. Don't get too brave, they are serious about the heat!

 

[Houndog]

The Johnny Cash and Musicians museums are pretty cool ..

 

[Pedal_Pusher]

From South to North: Nashville New and Used Music, Forks Warehouse and Educational Sales (next to the fairgrounds), Forks Drum Closet, Drum Supply House, Nelson's Drum Shop

 

[Wishoot]

Hattie B's chicken

The lines are crazy long for this place. Must be good.

We were too hungry to wait.

 

[Skins_in_the_game]

thanks for that, keep m coming. Any venues prefered for music shows on a week day vs weekend? Best bars with music, good drinks?

Also if wife will only put up with 2 drum shops, which 2? will be staying near downtown.

 

[MustangMick]

Venues -
3rd and Lindsley
Rudy's Jazz Room
Robert's Western World (on the strip)

Museums -
Johnny Cash (a must)
Studio B tour (but you also have to buy tickets for Country Music Hall of Fame, which was a huge disappointment to me, too many current acts)
Ryman Auditorium Backstage tour

Mick

 

[Wishoot]

Any venues prefered for music shows on a week day vs weekend? Best bars with music, good drinks?

Man, you can't swing a dead cat in Nashville without hitting some bar or venue bursting with amazing music. Just walk around until you hear something that resonates with you.

***no offence to cat lovers***

 

[Pedal_Pusher]

thanks for that, keep m coming. Any venues prefered for music shows on a week day vs weekend? Best bars with music, good drinks?

Also if wife will only put up with 2 drum shops, which 2? will be staying near downtown.

I don't know about any venues because I am too broke after going to all of the wonderful drum shops. If you can only swing going to two of them, then go to Drum Supply House (Andy Foote) and either Forks Drum Closet if you like new stuff, or Nelson's Drum Shop for vintage gear. Nelsons is only about a mile from Drum Supply House and all of these are near downtown. If you happen to be at Drum Supply House near lunch time, there is good Tex-Mex next door to Andy and a very good Middle Eastern restaurant across the street. Happy hunting!

 

[paulwells73]

Another vote for the Musician’s Hall Of Fame Museum. Absolutely essential.

 

[LudwigGuy]

Go see Kelly's Heroes on Lower Broadway at Robert's Western World. They play like Thurs-Saturday. (Use Uber when going to Lower Broadway because you don't wanna park down there. Some hotels have a shuttle that runs back and forth for a cheap price, so check there first.) I can't really recommend anywhere else on Lower Broadway besides Robert's because all of the venues are just cover bands playing rock songs.

For new drums, go to Forks.
For old drums, go to Nelson.
Country Music Hall of Fame is a lot of fun.
Go to the Texas Troubadour and see who's playing. They have great bands there at the Midnight Jamboree on Saturday nights.

 

[mfry2112]

Have fun, you can start partying at 10 in the morning

 

[swayed1]

Show Calendar – Page 4 – The Bluebird Cafe

bluebirdcafe.com

I saw quite a few great shows at the Bluebird café. It's a very intimate setting and there's always great music, usually singer songwriter/unplugged stuff. I recall being a bit shocked when I found The Blue Bird was in a small strip mall right next to a dry cleaner.

 

[old_K_ride]

hit Robert's Western World to see my old friend Maxwell Schauff playing with "Brazilbilly"

 

[old_K_ride]

Have fun, you can start partying at 10 in the morning

it's amazing how LOUD lower Broad can be at that hour...

 

[ppfd]

Music is everywhere, most places just open the front windows to the bar.
Ryman and the grand oprey are musts.
We went to so many places, I can't remember them all.

 

[Topsy Turvy]

Musician's Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame - at least 10 times better than the Rock and Roll Hall, and I'm not a country music fan
Studio B tour is awesome!
The Ryman offers a tour as well

Edley's BBQ blows away Peg Leg Porker- best ribs I have ever had....anywhere.

Broadway is insanity but definitely worth checking out. The cacophony of sound is like nowhere else I have been to.

Nelson's Drum Shop
Fork's Drum