Madison

An old Madison Kmart has been transformed into a visually dazzling, warmly welcoming new addition to Nashville’s cultural map. Eastside Bowl, on Gallatin Pike at Briley Parkway, runs four different but complementary entities, including a new music venue, under a wide, repurposed roof, “the big top, if you will,” says co-founder Jamie Rubin.

Many years ago, during a stay in Amsterdam, I learned a beautiful word. Gezelligheid, whose pronunciation is unspellable with our crude 26 letters, is a…