East Nashville

The grim toll of 2020 affected us all, but consider this. As we processed the deaths of John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker last April and October…

In a world of roots artists who can be self-effacing and self-critical, Ben DeBerry makes a refreshing observation. “I think we’ve made some great…

Music venue The Basement East, destroyed just shy of its fifth birthday, quickly became a rallying symbol of ruination and resilience after a tornado…

Among its many blessings and changes, fatherhood can bring spells of quiet, unstructured time at home. And in that blissful, sleep-deprived void,…

In a power move for the ages, Taylor Swift said last week she plans to re-record her first five albums, after her back-catalog masters were sold to an…

Erin Rae’s sound is soothing and dreamy but her lyrics wrestle candidly with struggle and regret. That bewitching combination, plus a decade of patient…