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East Nashville

Across the Cumberland River from downtown Nashville, East Nashville draws the city's creative class and has built one of the densest live-music corridors in the area, concentrated around Five Points and Riverside Drive. The Basement East, opened in April 2015, has hosted a wide range of nationally touring acts including Beck, Brandi Carlile, Cage the Elephant, Luke Combs, and Yo La Tengo. Known locally as "The Beast," it holds around 400 people and books shows seven nights a week. The 5 Spot, an independent venue operating since 2003, hosts live music seven nights a week and runs roughly 150 bands a month. Its Monday night Motown party is a neighborhood institution, and the booking ranges from indie rock and funk to soul and R&B. The 5 Spot gained national attention when Lady Gaga chose it as the first stop on her 2016 dive bar tour. The Cobra leans into its identity as a dingy, divey east-side club, hosting rock acts where Nashville artists share songs and road stories. The East Room is a low-key spot for rock, indie, and experimental music that also programs live comedy and theater. The neighborhood's other venues, from Grimey's record shop and Skinny Dennis to brewing spots like East Nashville Beer Works and Living Waters Brewing, fill out a scene where a folk-and-indie tradition going back to the 1960s and 1970s still informs the independent spirit of the area today.

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Upcoming shows200

Tomorrow · Friday, September 4 · 10 shows

Saturday, September 5 · 11 shows

Sunday, September 6 · 12 shows

Skinny DennisEast Nashville
Skinny Dennis
8:00pm

BEGINNER TWO STEP LESSON WITH ZG SMITH

Sunday nights start with a beginner's Tennessee Two-Step lesson at 8pm that covers the basic steps, rhythm, footwork, partner connection, and a few easy moves (turns and dips). Learn how to lead or follow; come with a partner, or meet someone new, then put your new skills to work when the live band kicks off at 9pm. No experience necessary!

No cover

Monday, September 7 · 6 shows

Tuesday, September 8 · 7 shows

Wednesday, September 9 · 7 shows

Thursday, September 10 · 9 shows

Friday, September 11 · 7 shows

Saturday, September 12 · 11 shows

Sunday, September 13 · 10 shows

Skinny DennisEast Nashville
Skinny Dennis
8:00pm

BEGINNER TWO STEP LESSON WITH ZG SMITH

Sunday nights start with a beginner's Tennessee Two-Step lesson at 8pm that covers the basic steps, rhythm, footwork, partner connection, and a few easy moves (turns and dips). Learn how to lead or follow; come with a partner, or meet someone new, then put your new skills to work when the live band kicks off at 9pm. No experience necessary!

No cover

Monday, September 14 · 9 shows

Skinny DennisEast Nashville
Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers
7:30pm

AN EVENING WITH JIM LAUDERDALE & THE GAME CHANGERS

Come spend an evening up close & personal with a two-time Grammy winning singer songwriter, and one of Nashville’s most respected musical voices who has had his songs recorded by some of the biggest names in Country music including: George Strait, Patty Loveless, The Chicks, George Jones, Lee Ann Womack, Lucinda Williams, Vince Gill, Blake Shelton and many others. Jim performs on the first Monday of every month with his top notch Nashville band The Game Changers starting at 8pm. No Cover ever!

No cover

Tuesday, September 15 · 6 shows

Wednesday, September 16 · 6 shows

Thursday, September 17 · 8 shows

Friday, September 18 · 9 shows

Saturday, September 19 · 11 shows

Skinny DennisEast Nashville
Skinny Dennis
12:00pm

TEXAS TAKEOVER DAY PARTY

The First Annual Texas Takeover comes to Nashville on Saturday, September 19, as the official AMERICANAFEST Texas Day Party, showcasing some of the best Americana artists from Texas. Presented by the Texas Music Office and Travel Texas, with support from Prekindle, Hear Fort Worth, Visit Dallas, and Kessler Presents, the free event takes place from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Skinny Dennis, 2635 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216. Open to the public, no AmericanaFest wristband is required to attend, making it an opportunity for music fans to experience Texas talent during one of the genre's premier festivals.

No cover

Sunday, September 20 · 8 shows

Skinny DennisEast Nashville
Skinny Dennis
8:00pm

BEGINNER TWO STEP LESSON WITH ZG SMITH

Sunday nights start with a beginner's Tennessee Two-Step lesson at 8pm that covers the basic steps, rhythm, footwork, partner connection, and a few easy moves (turns and dips). Learn how to lead or follow; come with a partner, or meet someone new, then put your new skills to work when the live band kicks off at 9pm. No experience necessary!

No cover

Monday, September 21 · 6 shows

Tuesday, September 22 · 8 shows

Wednesday, September 23 · 5 shows

Thursday, September 24 · 9 shows

Friday, September 25 · 7 shows

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