
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The Ryman Auditorium filled with mostly Baby-boomer hipsters awaiting this legendary music force. My background with Jethro Tull was for the most part the album Aqualung from 1971. Somehow the Thick as a Brick album never found the same sweet place in my music library. That...

Jack White
The Ryman presents… Jack White with opening act Alabama Shakes in Nashville, TN. The Ryman was a buzz Wednesday night with a somewhat different crowd than most nights. Being a White Stripes fan I knew who Jack White was and that he lives in Nashville and runs Third Man Records. During the week before this...

Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls with Ryan Star opening at the Ryman in Nashville, TN. The Ryman slowly started to fill in for the pre-show but as start time approached it was obvious that the show wasn’t going to be a sellout. Ryan Star led off the night with his high energy set. You may remember...

Motley Crue
LiveNation presents Motley Crue with Poison and New York Dolls in Nashville, TN. On a hot Summer day I followed a group of men and women all in glam attire and makeup past the Ryman down to Broadway. As I got ready to cross Broadway to the the venue, there was a team of two young...