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On Monday Night we were treated to a very special performance, and it wasn’t by the Minnesota Vikings as they were dominated by the Los Angeles Rams 27-9. It was in the cards that the Rams would win as all of LA, and most of the country, was supporting the team due to the devastation that was happening in their hometown via the wildfires. The true joy was what happened prior to the opening kickoff and that was cause by Rachel Platten.

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December 24, 2024 Jason Shrum

Female Power Rocks The Ryman

“Never did I think the next time I’d be here would be opening for my favourite artist with my friends and family in the crowd 🥹,” she continued. “Thank you @taylorswift for this once in a lifetime opportunity to perform in my beloved London and for the unwavering support in my own journey as an artist.” – Suki Waterhouse

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December 9, 2024 Jason Shrum

Happy Elke Day!

As I stood outside The Blue Room, I felt my body battling both the 25-degree weather and the sheer excitement of the show that I was going to see. Tonight, attached to Jack White’s Third Man Records, the shivering crowd was going to be let in to Elke’s record release party. Elke was debuting her new project Divine Urge. It is her sophomore record. The show was being sponsored by Nashville’s public radio station WNXP and the former “Record of the Month” artist, Meg Elsier, was slated to be the opener. This was going to be a beautiful culmination of talent, music and like-minded folks gathered to share in the mystical power that live music holds over us.

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December 6, 2024 Jason Shrum

Mickey Raphael Plays Well With Others

Mickey Raphael Welcomes Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Billy F. Gibbons, Margo Price, T Bone Burnett and More for Debut Headline

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December 4, 2024 Steve Lynch

Kenny Garrett Infectious at Blue Note

Last Sunday I was able to cross a venue off my concert bucket list by going with my wife and daughter to the Blue Note in NYC. My 17-year-old loves jazz and wanted to go to a jazz club while we were visiting New York for Thanksgiving week. If you are going to go to your first jazz club it has to be the Blue Note, one of the most recognized clubs in the US.

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November 17, 2024 Jason Shrum

A Space Disco with The Weird Sisters

They are the self-described “Dance Commanders” and that aptly chronicles the status of their compilations. Funk has collided with electronica and slammed danced with jazz and soul with punk-EDM and psychedelia ploughing into the onslaught. Are you getting it yet? You will just have to listen for yourselves. In fact, I implore you to dive into the pool. The water is nice, but you cannot see the bottom and if your feet do not touch, you are in the right place.

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September 28, 2024 Jason Shrum

Bourbon and Beyond: Days 3 & 4

Days One and Two of Bourbon & Beyond were highly organized and very strict when it came to the front gates. The event was constantly posting on their socials and emailing out rules and regulations for standards that they wanted upheld throughout the long weekend. You could only bring in chairs if you had a “Chair Pass”, which cost gobs of extra money, and they sold out in 45 minutes. You could bring in a towel to sit on if your towel met specific requirements as far as size and, get this, thickness. Water bottles had to be clear, and empty upon arrival, and not have a capacity of over 20ozs. There were also lists of “Do’s and “Don’ts” that festival runners hammered into your brain repeatedly. Then came day three.