Since its first show in 2011, the Gay Ole Opry has spotlighted queer musicians whose work often challenges the orthodoxy of country music. On Saturday at The Basement, the latest edition of the long-running show features a set of artists who strive to broaden country’s reach. For Lizzie No, who moved from New York to Nashville in late 2023 and played in the city for the first time as a resident in March 2024, Americana is the jumping-off place for a singer who carries on the tradition of confessional folk music. No’s 2024 album Halfsies features the backing vocals and clarinet of fellow Americana exponent Allison Russell, and No’s songs are cast in the mildly experimental, post-folk vein that Russell favors on her 2021 album Outside Child. Halfsies includes a song titled “Annie Oakley,” which is about a motel, not the legendary Ohio-born sharpshooter and early media star. Halfsies is both decorous and emotive — No might be the next breakout star in Americana. Meanwhile, Lauren Horbal is a Nashville drummer, singer and songwriter who has played with the Nashville pop-rock sextet Fame & Fiction. Kennedy Ann Scott hosts the proceedings, and Lonely Hunter and Again & Again round out the bill. The show benefits advocacy group Trans Aid Nashville.
9 p.m. at The Basement
1604 Eighth Ave. S.
