Music row

[Honkey tonk]

Did a 34 in Nashville TN , on the weekends that place has a ton of bands playing at pretty much every store ( bar ) front and pretty much wherever , lots of music happen ...
And it's all covers they are a-playing or so it seemed?

as music rich, as Nashville is you would think ; more originality ...

 

[Pilgrim]

Just keep in mind that "covers" is another word for "music people like."

Playing music people like puts butts in seats and sells drinks.

 

[Honkey tonk]

I get most people want to hear stuff they're familiar with ...
Just walking down the street seemed like changing the dial on the top 40 radio with every diffrent venue.
To me it's like going to a town with lots of art galleries and everyone has there own picasso reproductions

 

[ZedLepp]

Hey Honkey tonk, you should be at least thankful that the bars there are hiring live bands.
Most of the bars where I am at are going to Karaoke because it's cheaper for them.
There's only a handful of places to play and it is dwindling by the day.

 

[fhm555]

I get most people want to hear stuff they're familiar with ...
Just walking down the street seemed like changing the dial on the top 40 radio with every diffrent venue.
To me it's like going to a town with lots of art galleries and everyone has there own picasso reproductions

Bills have to be paid and the unwashed masses want what the unwashed masses want, or better, they want what they will sit and buy drinks while listening to.
A DJ friend of mine told me the listening public wants safe and familiar so if the goal is turning music into folding cash, there must be a demand for your product. Or you could play what you want and hope it generates income or you can play what you know will generate income. I won't even get into how commercialized Nashvegas has become but the music is just one bit of tangible evidence of what the true intent of music row is these days. Kinda like Beale street in Memphis, safe and familiar.

 

[eJake]

These "music strips" (Bourbon, Beale, Broadway) are tourist driven. Just something to think about.

I'm sure Nashville has great local music, but the strip is not where you'll find it.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

These "music strips" (Bourbon, Beale, Broadway) are tourist driven. Just something to think about.

I'm sure Nashville has great local music, but the strip is not where you'll find it.

This is truth. There are venues in Nashville where the "pickers" hang out. That is were you find the songwriters hawking their wares. I don't know if it is still there, but one of my favorites was The Old Time Pickin' Parlor.

 

[Honkey tonk]

Hey Honkey tonk, you should be at least thankful that the bars there are hiring live bands.
Most of the bars where I am at are going to Karaoke because it's cheaper for them.
There's only a handful of places to play and it is dwindling by the day.

So true ...

 

[Honkey tonk]

These "music strips" (Bourbon, Beale, Broadway) are tourist driven. Just something to think about.

I'm sure Nashville has great local music, but the strip is not where you'll find it.

I'm certain many of these bands are good but its someone else's ( art ) music

 

[Slough Feg Bass]

Those bands in Nashville on the main strip there don't get paid...they playin for tips.
I feel so bad for some of them are amazing musicians playing for tips 10 hours a day.
Ouch!
Yes, there are other clubs there that pay the bands but they also have a cover charge.

 

[Honkey tonk]

This is truth. There are venues in Nashville where the "pickers" hang out. That is were you find the songwriters hawking their wares. I don't know if it is still there, but one of my favorites was The Old Time Pickin' Parlor.

I shall look it up next time I roll through

 

[jmarcus2]

This is truth. There are venues in Nashville where the "pickers" hang out. That is were you find the songwriters hawking their wares. I don't know if it is still there, but one of my favorites was The Old Time Pickin' Parlor.

I agree. Here in New Orleans you have to get away from Bourbon and check out the clubs featuring more original.music on Frenchmen (not so much anymore), the major venues likeTipitinas, Maple Leaf, HOB, and the growing number of clubs on St. Claude.

 

[4dog]

bluebird..songwriters showcase club..if its still there.

 

[Honkey tonk]

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[guy n. cognito]

Two things:

1: there are plenty of places to hear original music in Nashville. Tons, actually

2: what's "a 34 in Nashville"?

 

[crankypants]

Yeah, what's a 34?

 

[Honkey tonk]

A 34 is a reset of my clock . I drive for a living

We have 4 clocks
8 hour
11 hour
14 hour
70 hour

To reset the 70 hour clock one needs to take 34 hours off
14 hour clock is max hours of on duty pr day
11 hour clock is maximum drive time pr day
8 hour clock limits how long I can drive without a break

 

[Richland123]

Covers put people in seats and on the dance floor. Then, a band can mix a few originals into their show while keeping the masses happy.

 

[Kmonk]

Just keep in mind that "covers" is another word for "music people like."

Playing music people like puts butts in seats and sells drinks.

Just keep in mind that "covers" is another word for "someone else's originals".

Without new original material, bands will all be playing the same covers.

 

[Nevada Pete]

A 34 is a reset of my clock . I drive for a living

We have 4 clocks
8 hour
11 hour
14 hour
70 hour

To reset the 70 hour clock one needs to take 34 hours off
14 hour clock is max hours of on duty pr day
11 hour clock is maximum drive time pr day
8 hour clock limits how long I can drive without a break

How things have changed. I used to drive the Interstate 5 from Frisco to LA and back all the time. I'd stop for breakfast at the bottom of the Grapevine and order steak and eggs, a side of hot cakes, a cup of coffee and an LA turnaround. I don't recall there being a lot of truck accidents back then. You hardly ever heard about them. The waitress would put the turnaround under the saucer. They didn't try to whip drivers as much back then as they do now, which I think is what lead to all the bureaucratic paper work, etc. Stay safe, brother.