Nashville, TN

I've recently made my first, and second trip to Nashville. I have only driven through Nashville and never really stopped to even look around. What a great city! My friend Angela had her bachelorette party down there a few weeks ago and we went out to all the typical downtown Nashville bars. I was absolutely amazed at all the karaoke and how good everyone was! The stereotypes are true...everyone in Nashville can sing! I know a lot of people move there and sing karaoke in attempts to get discovered, but I guess I never knew how true that was until I visited. So great. I was also impressed by all the dancing on bars. I didn't participate in that, but had a great time watching Angela take shots off the bartender's stomach at Coyote Ugly! It was a great place to have a bachelorette party.

Downtown Nashville

Coyote Ugly Saloon

Angela's Bachelorette party outside the random limo we rode in! (someone took our taxis).

Anne, Ang and me

I went back down to Nashville last week to see Louis (Gasoline Heart) and Mike Herrera play. They played at a venue called Exit/In and it was really cool place. The sound was good, the stage was big and the room was nice. They had names all over the venue (outside, inside, in the green room) of all the acts that have played there over the 30+ years it's been open, and it was quite an impressive list! It was fun to hear Mike play MxPx songs again, and of course, I'm still digging all his new Tumbledown stuff. I'm so glad we made the trip to see him play...hopefully Tumbledown will be coming to the Mad Hatter in the fall!

Our hotel...apparently Billy Ray Cyrus stays in that room on the top right.

Louis, Gasoline Heart

Famous wall of famous bands

Mike Herrera

I love all the music in Nashville and the constant excitement of music in the air. No other city is really like that. Other big music towns usually have other things going on as well (movies, TV, etc), and Nashville is strictly music...and I love it. I don't know if I could hang out at the karaoke bars on a regular basis (ok, I know I couldn't)...but I wouldn't mind the great music scene!