Join Underground Music Collective at The UnderDog on Wednesday, April 30 for a special networking mixer and writers round, in celebration of our creative community!
6 p.m.: Doors open for networking!
7 p.m.: ARREIS, Kfhox, Timothy Myles, Virtues
8 p.m.: Adam Lawrence, Da’ Healerz, Kelsey Muse, Nicolas Soul
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One of our goals for 2024? Get out on the town — that is, whichever town we happen to occupy at that time — at least once per week!
And so, we kicked off this noble pursuit by heading to Live Oak Nashville this past Wednesday, where our friends at Native Manor hosted their monthly Heavy Hitters songwriter round.
The evening consisted of four rounds of Nashville-based songwriters, encompassing genres like country, pop, soul, and more. This month’s lineup was as follows:
7 p.m.: Dan Harrison, Melissa Erin, Ryan Danvers, John Strandell
8 p.m.: Brian Fuller, Shantaia, Chris Sligh, Hannah Geiser
9 p.m.: Keith Eric, Kenny Dewitt, Tyra Madison
10 p.m.: Max Boyle, Jess Antonette, Bonner Black
We snapped a handful of photos, which you’ll find below. We’ll also be continually rolling out videos from the night on our YouTube channel (click those links above to watch the first couple).
Lastly, we’re excited to join Native Manor for the next Heavy Hitters night on February 7. The location changes every month, so stay tuned to their Native Manor Artist Instagram for updates!
Our first hometown show in five years is coming to Bethlehem, PA this Friday, November 17. That’s when we’ll team up with Your Next Favorite Band to present Nashville Meets Bethlehem: An All-Local, Nashville-Style Songwriter Night at SteelStacks, sponsored by Tuk Business & Entertainment Law.
As the big night approaches, we teamed up with Your Next Favorite Band over the past few weeks to interview ALL EIGHT artists on the lineup — Roi and the Secret People, Greg Adams of TIOGA, Carly Comando of Slingshot Dakota, Chelsea Mitchell of Dirty Dollhouse, The Beautiful Distortion, Bronte Fall, Bobby Siegfried of Chasing Daylight, and Billy Bauer of Billy Bauer Band.
Below, we present you with clips from all of those interviews. And, if you still need tickets for this Friday night at SteelStacks, we have what you need right over here!
You may have heard us talking about this thing we’re doing back home in Bethlehem, PA next week. The concept: take eight local (or locally-tied) songwriters, and put on a mega-event in the form of a Nashville-style writers round.
The event? It’s Nashville Meets Bethlehem, taking place on Bethlehem’s iconic SteelStacks campus on Friday, November 17. And — as we’re known to do — we’re so excited that we decided to make a playlist about it!
Nashville Meets Bethlehem: The Playlist features a total of 16 tracks — two each from our lineup of The Beautiful Distortion, Billy Bauer (of Billy Bauer Band), Bobby Siegfried (Chasing Daylight), Bronte Fall, Carly Comando (Slingshot Dakota), Chelsea Mitchell (Dirty Dollhouse), Roi and the Secret People, and TIOGA.
In other words, we’ve given you 16 good reasons to get your tickets to the show — and we’re sure you’ll find many more good reasons to be in the building when the big night arrives!
Give yourself the ultimate preview below, and make sure you get yourself to Bethlehem next Friday!
Phillip Reese and David Moore are the co-hosts of Your Next Favorite Band, a podcast which features the songs and stories of a growing community of musicians and industry pros.
This episode returns the favor from our previous mash-up on their show earlier in 2023, and highlights the story behind Your Next Favorite Band alongside our co-presented Nashville Meets Bethlehem Songwriter Night at SteelStacks on November 17.
Theme song: REVEL 9 – All I’ve Become
The Quinn Spinn
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fhgcfrjZt19NLFagfRB5o
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-quinn-spinn/id1455228949
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quinnspinnofficial/
Your Next Favorite Band
Apple Podcasts: Your Next Favorite Band on Apple Podcasts
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/726o45ueh3RH9sN1p9STf8?si=4e34573075c54bcf
YouTube: Your Next Favorite Band – YouTube
This holiday season, we’re taking this thing back to where it all started!
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NashLive! will be taking over Nashville’s iconic The Listening Room Cafe on Monday, October 3 with a special writers round event — featuring songwriters from here in Nashville… and beyond!
Billy Bauer is a Bethlehem, PA-based songwriter and the frontman of Billy Bauer Band, an acoustic rock quartet who has opened for the likes of Tim Reynolds, Phillip Phillips, Third Eye Blind, and many more, and whose popular Dave Matthews Band tribute show sells out venues across eastern Pennsylvania. Billy will bring his Martin Guitar all the way to Nashville to perform selections from the band’s catalog, which dates all the way back to 2006’s full-length debut, Another Day is Coming.
Erin McLendon is a country artist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Music on the Move Studios, a community organization which provides educational and performance opportunities to Nashville’s robust community of female musicians and entrepreneurs. Erin is gearing up to release a new album later this summer, with the first two singles — “Millie” and “Sunday Crowd” — available for streaming everywhere!
Speaking of powerhouse female musicians-slash-entrepreneurs, J.Antonette certainly fits the description. Not only is the New York native a force to be reckoned with on the pop country circuit — her latest single, “Heartbroken in a Honky Tonk,” is out now — but she is the founder of Native Manor, a boutique entertainment company based in Nashville and New York City, and Bundle Up Nash, a charitable organization known for its holiday clothing and toy drives.
Growing up in a self-described “wacky, doomsday Bible cult,” Wesley David sought refuge through music. His passion has served him well — for many years, Wes has toured the country performing his whimsical, tongue-in-cheek blend of pop and rock for live audiences of all shapes and sizes. This October, he’ll join us as he hits the road in advance of his 6-song EP, Satori, due out later this year.
As announced just a few days ago, NashLive! will be taking over Nashville’s iconic The Listening Room Cafe on Monday, October 3 with a special writers round event, featuring songwriters from here in Nashville — and beyond.
We couldn’t wait any longer. Let’s introduce you to the four songwriters who will join us in front of The Listening Room’s brick wall backdrop!
Meet the Songwriters
On Friday, we brought another vitual installment of the Underground Writers Round to you. Naturally, our quarantined format allows us to bring songwriters from anywhere into the fold — so, we took full advantage of the opportunity, and showcased writers from all over the country!
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