Opening Night for the Listening Room Cafe - Downtown Nashville

The Listening Room Cafe in Franklin, Tennessee's 5 Points has become a staple for Nashville singer/songwriters, and now it is branching out! My friend Chris Blair has opened a new Listening Room in downtown Nashville. It is located in Cummins Station behind the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Complete with a full bar, gigantic balcony, and a steady booking of hit singer/songwriters, Chris' place is sure to be around for a long time and become a Nashville staple as legendary as the Bluebird Cafe. Friday night, Chris performed songs along with 7 other hit Nashville songwriters including Brady Seals and Brian White and Stephanie Smith joined the group on stage for a few songs as well.

One of these nights, you may even find me up on that stage!

This Modern Station @ the Rutledge in Nashville

Will Witherow, the Bass player for the band This Modern Station, is an old friend of mine so I was pretty excited to photograph them at the Rutledge last night. They have some really great songs. So check out their myspace page. After I grabbed a few shots at sound check, we killed some time next door at a Mexican Restaurant and I got some fun shots of the whole band.