Favorite Places
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Listening Room Cafe
- 217 2nd Ave. S. (map)
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Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End
259-3600
- (based on 2 user reviews)
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Mercy Lounge
- 1 Cannery Row (map)
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Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End
615-251-3020
- (based on 25 user reviews)
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Starlite Club
- 3976 Dickerson Pike (map)
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Dickerson Pike
868-2147
- (based on 3 user reviews)
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3rd & Lindsley
- 818 3rd Ave. (map)
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Nolensville Rd./ Woodbine/ Murfreesboro Rd.
259-9891
- (based on 24 user reviews)
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Station Inn $
- 402 12th Ave. S. (map)
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Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End
255-3307
- (based on 11 user reviews)
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The Basement
- 1604 8th Ave. S. (map)
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Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End
254-8006
- (based on 16 user reviews)
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The 5 Spot
- 1006 Forrest Ave. (map)
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Five Points/ Shelby Bottoms
650-9333
- (based on 11 user reviews)
Nashville’s historic Cannery Row, off Eighth Avenue South in an old converted warehouse, lie the Mercy Lounge and the Cannery Ballroom, two of Nashville’s premier music venues. The second-story Mercy Lounge offers standing room for 500 people and features pool tables, a large bar and pinball machines. Downstairs sits the renovated Cannery Ballroom, a massive venue with standing room for 1,000. Since the ’80s, The Lounge/Ballroom has welcomed some of the nation’s top touring acts, including Jane’s Addiction, Gregg Allman and Iggy Pop.
Hosts local, regional and national acts as well as the Sunday night WRLT-100.1 FM broadcast, a first-rate live radio show from the club featuring national touring acts.
The Basement books an interesting mix of touring acts, local rock/pop bands, singer-songwriters and more, thanks to the participation of Grimey’s partners Mike Grimes and Doyle Davis. Below Grimey’s New & Preloved Music lies a small, dark cave, where the music flows like Yazoo brew and the audience sits within spitting distance of performers on the low-rising stage. Run by Geoff Donovan—one of Nashville’s best bartenders—and Grimey’s owner (and Guilty Pleasures guitarist) Mike Grimes, The Basement books everything from indie blog darlings like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to the Altar Call Old Time Gospel Hour. The Basement’s 100-person capacity and no-smoking rule make it a great venue to relax and listen rather than jockey for space and a view of the performers
With live local music nightly ranging from old time country to punk and indie rock, The 5 Spot provides a laid-back atmosphere to catch a show. Emphasis is on local, but the occasional touring act can jump on the bill.
