The Venue
Barstool Nashville
123 2nd Ave S
The Barstool Sports building, south end of 2nd Avenue by the river. It books live music alongside the sports it is named for, which makes the schedule harder to read than a honky-tonk’s and worth checking before you walk down.
Shape The Night
Before
Assembly Food HallTwo dozen kitchens under one roof a block off Broadway. Useful when the group cannot agree or you need dinner without a reservation.
10:30 PM · Dex
After
Layla'sLayla Vartanian opened it in 1997, the only female-owned independent bar on Lower Broadway. While everything around it plays country radio, Layla's books bluegrass, hillbilly, rockabilly, Americana. Vintage license plates on the ceiling. Better drink prices than anything near it.