AmericanaFest has fully descended upon Nashville! Remember that Offspring record? Of course you do. Everyone remembers that Offspring record.
Anyway, let's talk about something more relevant than The Offspring! Like shows. It's a pretty strong weekend, both within and outside of the AmericanaFest haps. tonight you've got: Cory Branan and others at Cannery; Hayes Carll, Jim Lauderdale and others at 3rd & L; The Flying Burrito Brothers at Acme; the Benefit for Mollie show with The Long Players and others at Cannery Ballroom; Baskery and more at Third Man Records; Woozy at The East Room; The Ascent of Everest at The Stone Fox; FMRL with Kevin Brown and Sam Jacobs at Emma; and more. Tomorrow you're looking at: The Avett Brothers and more down on the riverfront; the Aussie BBQ at The 5 Spot; Paul Burch, Greg Garing and BR549 at Country Music Hall of Fame; Vote No! on 1 with Apollo Up! and others at Exit; Cory Chisel's Soul Obscura and more at City Winery; and more. Have a look at the rest — compiled by music listings editor Adam "Dexter Holland" Gold — after the jump. Let us know what we missed, and have yourselves a killer weekend.
Friday:
* AmericanaFest feat. Cory Branan, Ian McLagan, The Dirt Daubers & more at Cannery Ballroom
* AmericanaFest feat. Hayes Carll, Suzy Bogguss, Howlin' Brothers, Jim Lauderdale & Moot Davis at 3rd & Lindsley
* AmericanaFest: Marah Presents Mountain Minstrelsy feat. Shakey Graves, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Jim Oblon & Sons of Bill at The Basement
* The Flying Burrito Brothers at Acme Feed & Seed
* Cancer Sucks: A Benefit for Mollie feat. The Stand Up for Mollie Comedy Show with Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue & The Long Players at Marathon Music Works
* AmericanaFest: Baskery, Danny and the Champions of the World, Pete Molinari, Jonah Tolchin & The Haden Triplets at Third Man Records
* AmericanaFest feat. Joe Purdy, Black Prairie, Green River Ordinance & The Bros. Landreth at Mercy Lounge
Robyn Hitchcock at Grimey’s (6 p.m.)
* Woozy w/Sallow, Designer & Daddy Issues at The East Room
* The Business People w/Creature Comfort, Tame and the Strange & Ivory Coast at The End
* The Ascent of Everest w/Old Baby & Pale Pools at The Stone Fox
* AmericanaFest feat. The Silks, Matthew Ryan, NQ Arbuckle & Truth and Salvage Co. at The High Watt
* 615 Palmetto Bash feat. Bryson Jennings, Patrick Cooper & James McNair at Exit/In
* FMRL Presents Kevin Brown and Sam Jacobs w/Deli at Emma Bistro
* Heathen Indian w/Youth Model & Joal Rush at Springwater
* Luv Hub feat. Ba-Kuura, Hydrabadd, Meth Dad, No Eyes & Treekeeper at Queen Avenue Art Collective
* QDP at The 5 Spot
* Chainshot w/ Animal Chin, Waxed & Badge Collector at Phat Bites
* AmericanaFest: Lone Star Music Magazine Showcase feat. Cory Branan, Howlin' Brothers, Matt the Electrician, John Moreland, Courtney Patton & David Ramirez at The Groove Records
* AmericanaFest feat. The Mae Trio, The Hot Nut Riveters, The Quebe Sisters Band, Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay & Chatham County Line at Station Inn
* AmericanaFest feat. Howard Fishman, Falls, Lauren Shera, Griffin House & James Maddock at The Rutledge
* AmericanaFest feat. Allison Moorer, Ethan Johns, Josh Ritter, Peter Bradley Adams & Kristina Train at City Winery
* AmericanaFest: Sounds Australia presents A Taste of Australia feat. Falls, The Audreys, Brooke Russell and the Mean Reds, The Mae Trio & Immigrant Union at Blue Bar
* AmericanaFest feat. Zachary Lucky, Oh Susanna, Cale Tyson, The Audreys & Carolina Story at The Listening Room Café
* The Floacist at 12th & Porter
* The Hello Strangers w/Steve Ivy at Two Old Hippies
* Grand Ole Opry feat. Steep Canyon Rangers, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Mo Pitney, The Willis Clan, Kelleigh Bannen, Mark Chesnutt & more at Grand Ole Opry House
Saturday:
* AmericanaFest 2014 feat. The Avett Brothers, The Lone Bellow, Shakey Graves & Angeleena Presley at Riverfront Park
* AmericanaFest: Americanarama VII feat. Ian McLagan, Jonah Tolchin, Kevin Gordon, EDJ, Mike Farris, Hymn For Her, The Banditos & The Silks at Grimey’s (noon)
* AmericanaFest: Sounds Australia Presents The Aussie BBQ feat. Kevin Bennett, Daniel Champagne, Chad Mason & more at The 5 Spot
* AmericanaFest: Honky Tonkin' — 20 Years on Lower Broad feat. BR549, Paul Burch, Greg Garing, R.B. Morris & more at Country Music Hall of Fame
* AmericanaFest feat. Billy Joe Shaver, Doug Seegers, Jason Eady, Tony Joe White & Chuck Mead and His Grassy Knoll Boys at Mercy Lounge
* AmericanaFest feat. Steep Canyon Rangers, Paul Burch, Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, Bradford Lee Folk & Rebecca Frazier and Hit and Run at 3rd & Lindsley
* Songwriter Session feat. Billy Joe Shaver at Country Music Hall of Fame (noon)
* Vote NO! On 1 feat. Take the Power Back, Apollo Up! & Idle Bloom at Exit/In
* AmericanaFest feat. Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons, New Country Rehab, Los Colognes, Matt the Electrician & Anthony D'Amato at The Basement
* AmericanaFest feat. Lera Lynn, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Caroline Rose, Harlan Pepper & Blackie and the Rodeo Kings at The High Watt
* AmericanaFest: Bootleg BBQ feat. Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, Police Dog Hogan, Austin Lucas, Pete Molinari, Israel Nash & Danny and the Champions of the World at The Groove (2 p.m.)
* AmericanaFest feat. Liz Longley, Nathaniel Rateliff, David Ramirez, The Grahams & Ernie Hendrickson at The Rutledge
* AmericanaFest: Canadian Blast feat. NQ Arbuckle, Tim Chaisson, Steve Dawson, Jess Reimer & Carleton Stone at Soulshine Pizza
* AmericanaFest: Musicians' Corner feat. Over the Rhine, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys & The Brothers Comatose at Centennial Park
* AmericanaFest feat. Cory Chisel's Soul Obscura, Joe Purdy & Holly Williams at City Winery
* AmericanaFest: Thirty Tigers presents Rock My Soul feat. The McCrary Sisters, Amos Lee & The Fairfield Four at Downtown Presbyterian Church
* The Great Aspirations of Sun Conductor feat. Brooke Waggoner, Ben Kaufman, Brian Holl & more at Old Made Good
* End of Summer Benefit Show and Dance Party feat. The Bro-Moans, The Beach Boys and Girls Surf Club, Baast (Pixies tribute set), Hungry Heart DJs & more at Phat Bites
* Jon Byrd and Byrd's Auto Parts w/RB Morris & more at Family Wash
* East C.A.N. Benefit feat. Wayne Town at The 5 Spot
* Kid Freud w/Staying For The Weekend, Modern Royals & Color Me Circle at The End
* Silent Monolith w/The Simpletons & Beitthemeans at Springwater
* Space Is the Place at Stone Fox
* Elevaders w/Harrison Anvil at 12th & Porter
* AmericanaFest feat. Grace and Tony, Michaela Anne, The Deadly Gentlemen, Feufollet & The Danberrys at Station Inn
* Grand Ole Opry feat. Ricky Skaggs, Steep Canyon Rangers, Ry Cooder, The Henningsens, Chris Carmack & more at Grand Ole Opry House
And the rest
