Year in and year out, musical history occupies a prominent place in Nashville, so central is it to how the Music City brand is marketed to the outside world. When a towering legend passes, as Loretta Lynn did this year, we expect reverent, public tributes from other country stars, like the medley that opened the […]
Since Tim Gent is preparing to roll out a string of singles, his first release of new music in a couple of years, it’s a good time to revisit his catalog and take in how his sound and sensibilities, his verbal and lyrical style, his posture, tone and attitude, have changed over a decade of […]
British singer-songwriter Samm Henshaw was born to be a musician — that’s what his grandmother told his parents when he was born. Raised by Nigerian parents in South London, Henshaw’s love for music developed quickly in his household, but that love grew even greater when he learned to play instruments in the church where his […]
During recent a soundcheck at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, lead singer Tierinii Jackson warmed her voice up by singing Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Stay Together” while the rest of Southern Avenue, the Memphis soul band she fonts made up of her sister Tikyra Jackson (drums and background vocals), Ori Naftaly (guitars), Jeremy Powell (keys) and Evan Sarver […]