This is what makes Nashville, Tennessee an amazing place to see some of the best music in the world. It is why I refer to it as "the songwriting capital." Some of the best songwriters in the world live in this little town and and due to it's super casual nature, you will often times see many of them on one stage together, popping in to sing a song, be in the audience supporting each other and be asked to come up on stage. No other city in the world has such a strong community as Nashville. Los Angeles, the city I come from is a great city for music, but everyone is so concerned with getting deals, they sometimes lose sight on what they are really there for, the MUSIC!! Who cares how it will make you look, how you will sound, just be a part of the team and play music. Every night of the week I go out, I always see something that gives me chills, whether it's an amazing song about the songwriter's son that was killed in an accident ("What Hurts the Most" performed by Rascal Flatts written by Jeffrey Steele), or Mark Slaughter singing "Fly to the Angels" acoustically with Big Kenny of Big and Rich on harmonies, Jack White surprising audiences with special shows, bands like Autovaughn playing to their hometown crowd, to artists like Ricky Young pouring their heart and soul into their songs. This town is a community. Everyone supports each other. When one band is playing a big show, every other band, even those signed to major recording/publishing deals- American Bang, Autovaughn, Paper Route, Jeremy Lister, etc, will show up to support. These artists and writers usually co-write together also, which contributes to the community aspect.One of the best results of this is TEN OUT OF TENN
These are the voices of Nashville. Sure there are the huge writers like Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman, who have written some of the biggest country hits in the world. But these faces are the ones that matter to me. They are the ones bringing Nashville to the 21st Century. Making this city matter to the rest of the world, not just those who are country fans. But fans of music. For people who love to seek out the newest and best music. People who go to festivals, concerts, shows, South By Southwest, CMJ. These artists may not become huge "stars" but you can always guarantee one thing: you will always here the best SONGS with this group and from Nashville. Sometimes the songs are sad, sometimes they're happy. But they will always be songs from the heart. Every artists in Ten out of Tenn is having great success. You may have already heard of a few Jeremy Lister, I'm sure, and Katie Herzig has has songs all over TV. The fact that they have been on tour together is brilliant. It's a team effort! Here are a few tracks:
Griffin House - "The Guy That Says Goodbye"
Katie Herzig - "Hologram"
Not only was the show amazing, but they way they left the stage gave me chills. They walked off and into the audience with instruments in hand singing Bob Dylan with unplugged guitars in the middle of everyone. Like a drum circle. And got everyone in the packed house singing along while they walked off. It was amazing. I thought to myself "this is what makes Nashville so badass....this right here!"
I texted my friend Heather Peggs who was by the mixing console setting up to spin some fresh tracks with a Hell Ya! set before the afterparty and set of the Features and she agreed "this is amazing," she said in return. Chills I'm telling you, chills.....
Oh hell, here are a few more :)
Matthew Perryman Jones - "Don't Fall In Love"
Erin McCarley - "Go On"
Enjoy!!
