![]() on Saturday, singing every word of Alan Jackson’s “Drive” with feeling. They caught my eye because they were watching Kyle Brooks and the Storm on the Rise Band at The Second Fiddle (420 Broadway, 61, ) at 2 p.m. My new best friends: Christopher McAvor and Keelan McGaghran, both 18 and from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It also is filled with nice, helpful folks so proud of their city they work it to make sure you’re having a good time. Sleep at this place: If you can afford The Renaissance Nashville Hotel (611 Commerce St.), it has the bonus of being 25 stories high and thus visible from anywhere downtown, making it easier to make your way back after a night of club-hopping. Service is friendly, the music is loud, and this can be quite the scene. S., 61), designed intriguingly like a treehouse, which has nothing to do with its delectable seafood-and-barbecue menu. S., 61) for its plates packed with killer versions of its namesake foods and amazing service despite the fact that the line is out the door from the time it opens at 6 a.m…Jack’s Bar-B-Que (416 Broadway, 61), even though it’s a tourist trap, because the guys who dish up the deliciously greasy ribs and falling-apart brisket love Nashville, love their own food, and love you…South Street Original Crab Shack and Authentic Dive Bar (907 20th Ave. That means being treated to those famous “acoustics second only to the Mormon Tabernacle,” according to, oh, every cab driver, country music star and Nashville native you run into.įor tickets (starting at $46.50, and worth every penny to watch the longest-running radio show, complete with Martha White flour ads and two or three songs each from a dozen acts twice nightly, including little-known up-and-comers and well-knowns such as Emmylou Harris and the Charlie Daniels Band), go to or visit the box office when you arrive.Įat at these places: Pancake Pantry (1796 21st Ave. No one wears anything but jeans and boots anywhere but the opera – and certainly not at the Grand Ole Opry, which through February is performing back at its original home in Ryman Auditorium (116 Fifth Ave. It isn’t overloaded with stuffy museums or expensive, trendy boutique malls, so there’s no pressure to do anything educational or drop a lot of dough – you can just put on your cowboy boots and throw back a few beers while checking out some bands and chowing down on barbecue.ĭenverites can feel especially welcome because Rocky Mountain formal is the dress of the day…and night. Why you should be here too: Nashville is just plain, good fun. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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