Soul / R&B venues

On the map and by neighborhood, with what is coming up at each one

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Every place we cover, A to Z. Pick a venue for what is on, or a stop for somewhere to be before or after.

SoBro3rd & LindsleyVenue · 4 upcomingOne of Nashville's steadiest mid-sized stages, just outside the Broadway crush, built for roots and Americana bills and the session players who fill them.Next: Tue Oct 13 · 7:30 PM · Tim Miner & Friends featuring Benjy Gaither, Tabitha Fair, Chip Davis, Zach Gonzalez & Chris RodriguezDowntownAcme Feed & SeedVenue · 1 upcoming · Also a stopA river-end Broadway bar with panoramic rooftop views of the Cumberland and one of the best vantage points on the strip.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 8:00 PM · Local Love ft. Soul Vibes GlobalGermantownBrooklyn BowlVenue · 1 upcomingA Germantown venue where national touring acts share a building with bowling, food, and enough logistical ease to make group-night planning simple.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Tank and The Bangas, The Last Balloon TourSoBroCountry Music Hall of FameVenue · 1 upcoming · Also a stopA museum complex whose performance spaces put whoever's on stage inside 150 years of American music history.Next: Wed Oct 28 · 7:30 PM · Where the Soul Never Dies: An 80th Anniversary Tribute to the Stanley BrothersMadisonEastside BowlVenue · 2 upcomingA Madison complex where the stage shares a roof with the bowling lanes and the bar. It became a real north-side anchor when Honky Tonk Tuesday Nights moved in.Next: Wed Nov 4 · 7:30 PM · The Funky JoulesMidtownExit/InVenue · 3 upcomingOpened October 23, 1971. Jimmy Buffett auditioned on the half-finished stage and was hired on the spot. Steve Martin played here so often in the mid-70s that he credits those nights as making him 'really, really funny.'Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:30 PM · Melonious FunkFranklinGRAYS on MainVenue · 1 upcoming · Also a stopA 1940s pharmacy on Franklin’s Main Street, restored in 2014, with the music upstairs and the original soda fountain fittings still in the building.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 11:00 AM · Rhonda Funk SoloMadisonHarken HallVenue · 1 upcomingA Madison listening hall with clean sound and a calendar that stays north of downtown. Roots bills and community showcases, plus destination concerts well outside the usual circuit.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · Melissa ManchesterDowntownHit ParaderVenue · 1 upcomingA rock and metal club two blocks off Broadway, open Wednesday through Sunday with tribute nights and weekly showcases.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · The Asylum Radio Network Presents A Country & Southern Soul ShowcaseMarathon VillageMarathon Music WorksVenue · 2 upcomingA large, open, industrial hall in Marathon Village for the tours that need more floor than a club and less ceremony than an arena.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Ravyn Lenae Presents: Blue IslandDowntownNashville Municipal AuditoriumAuditorium · 1 upcomingA downtown auditorium built at old civic scale, with a calendar that flexes well beyond standard concerts.Next: Mon Nov 2 · 8:00 PM · Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? TourEast NashvilleThe 5 SpotVenue · 5 upcomingA Five Points bar and venue since 2003. Motown Mondays have been running so long and hit so hard that GQ called it the most stylish party in America.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 6:00 PM · "NOTHING STAYS" EP RELEASE SHOW - ISHANI with Grace Serene8th Ave SouthThe BasementVenue · 1 upcomingThe smaller, original Basement: a low-ceiling cellar under what used to be Grimey's on 8th Avenue, where songwriter, roots, and rock bills feel thirty feet from the stage.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 9:00 PM · Honey Marmalade w/ Hannah Ramsey's Pocketful of Gold and Cam Gallagher and The Tasty SoulSoBroThe Blue RoomVenue · 1 upcomingJack White opened the Nashville Third Man location in March 2009. The Blue Room has a 1953 Scully lathe, making it the only live music venue in the world with direct-to-acetate recording capability.Next: Sat Dec 12 · 7:00 PM · Thee Sinseers: Love Stories TourMidtownThe EndVenue · 1 upcomingThe smaller of the two Elliston Place clubs. Dark, close to the stage, and exactly the right scale for local and touring rock bills that don't need a production budget.Next: Wed Oct 28 · 8:00 PM · The Candidates w/Mothe, Hi Spy & Superpuller - 18+The GulchThe TruthVenue · 2 upcomingA bigger stage on the SoBro/Gulch edge where touring country and crossover bills land off the Broadway strip.Next: Sun Nov 29 · 8:00 PM · Kirk FranklinEast NashvilleThe UnderdogVenue · 4 upcomingAn East Side bar where smaller-format shows and neighborhood regulars share the same floor.Next: Wed Oct 28 · 9:00 PM · Ryan Brown +4, Transmission Talk Drum