Nashville Symphony goes into today’s Grammys with 14 nominations, 6 wins
Symphony president and CEO Alan Valentine talk about the highlights of the upcoming season at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Feb. 7 before leaving for the Grammy Awards (Photo: Sanford Myers/The...
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John Hoomes, Artistic Director for the Nashville Opera (photo: Jae S. Lee/The Tennessean) LOS ANGELES – Nashville Symphony President and CEO Alan Valentine describes it as the “golden age of classical...
View ArticleEric Brace, Peter Cooper make most of Grammy nomination
'Songs of Fox Hollow' producers Eric Brace, left, and Peter Cooper, right, with Tom T. Hall, center LOS ANGELES - Eric Brace, frontman of Nashville roots-rock band Last Train Home, had a different kind...
View ArticleWhat happened with the WannaBeatles’ quest to meet Paul McCartney?
The WannaBeatles: Bryan Cumming, left, David Toledo, Dennis Scott and Nathan Burbank (photo: Martin O'Connor Photography) So close: 200 feet to be exact. To update the quest of Nashville’s WannaBeatles...
View ArticleBonnaroo suspends ticket sales due to demand, technical difficulties
Click to see a gallery of who's performing at Bonnaroo 201w (this image: Shelley Mays/The Tennessean). Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival suspended ticket sales on launch day after fans tried for hours...
View ArticleMarc Martel preps new album, gears up for ‘Queen Extravaganza’
Marc Martel at the Love Shack recording studio in Nashville, Tenn. (photo: Dipti Vaidya/The Tennessean) Marc Martel is finding a new sound in 2012. At times, that will sound like Freddie Mercury; at...
View ArticleDarius Rucker unveils ‘True Believers’ with his songwriting friends
Pictured at Tuesday’s “True Believers” performance are, back row left to right, Bob Diperio, Ashley Gorley, Mark Nesler, Monty Criswell, David Lee Murphy, Rhett Akins, Rodney Clawson and Dallas...
View ArticleTim McGraw throws big ol’ party
Tim McGraw performs Thursday at the 46th annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena. (photo: Larry McCormack) The night before Tim McGraw took the big stage to perform at the 46th annual CMA Awards, he...
View ArticleTracy Lawrence recovering after hospitalization, still set to perform at CMA...
Tracy Lawrence (photo: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean) Tracy Lawrence is OK, everybody. While preparing for his annual fan club party today, the country artist experienced an allergic food reaction,...
View ArticleJack Johnson announces Ryman date, post-Bonnaroo headlining gig
Jack Johnson plays at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Manchester, Tenn. (photo: John Partipilo/The Tennessean) (Click here to see a photo gallery of Jack Johnson...
View ArticleTaylor Swift at Bridgestone Arena, Night 2
Click here for a gallery from Thursday, the first of Taylor Swift's three-night run at Bridgestone Arena. Here, she performs on Friday night. (Photo: Linda Zettler/The Tennessean) On the second night...
View ArticleTaylor Swift closes out Red Tour in Nashville with another surprise guest
Click here for a photo gallery of Taylor Swift's Thursday-night show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Swift ended the U.S. leg of her Red Tour with three sold-out shows there. (Photo: Larry...
View ArticleAlabama’s second sold-out show at the Ryman is full of surprises
Jason Aldean joins Alabama on stage at the Ryman Auditorium Monday. Click the photo to see more pictures from the band's second sold-out show at Ryman Auditorium. (photo: Alan Poizner) Nashville is...
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