Ellie Goulding at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN May 20, 2013 “I know this venue is supposed to be seated, but I like having people near me.” With that, Ellie Goulding defied the Ryman Auditorium’s ushers and stage managers — the same people who’d been spending the first third of her set rushing from aisle [...]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds take over Nashville’s Mother Church on a Saturday night to perform songs from their new album, Push The Sky Away. 3/16/13.

The Indigo Girls turned in a spirited set at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on March 9, 2013. They were backed by openers The Shadowboxers. Highlights included a show-closing cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue.” Country chanteuse Holly Williams also performed.

“Please don’t make me face my generation alone!” Fun frontman Nate Ruess pleads during “All the Pretty Girls” at Fun’s sold out show at Nashville’s Ryman Theater Saturday night.  And he ought to be careful what he wishes for. Because though he claims to be very alone, he is facing much more than just his [...]

It’s less than two hours before Crosby, Stills & Nash are set to walk on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, and Graham Nash and I are sitting in his backstage greenroom checking out each other’s tattoos. Crosby – whom everyone refers to as Croz – has gone down the street to Gruhn [...]

Ray LaMontagne originally cancelled his appearance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium due to strep throat. A week later, he returned to rock the Mother Church. Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan opened, and also joined LaMontagne during his set for a few songs.

What we saw from the cheap seats: Regina Spektor at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on 11/11, 2012.

(Ian Anderson and Ryan O’Donnell) The first words to come out of Ian Anderson’s mouth at the Ryman Auditorium last Tuesday set the tone for the rest of the show. Or maybe not just the words, but the slithering, breathless voice he rattled them out in: “Really don’t mind if you sit this one out.” [...]

  Rufus Wainwright brought his Out of the Game tour to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Friday, October 19, 2012. Opening the show was New York singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson.

Gotye at the Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN October 3, 2012 To everyone who left the Ryman as soon as Gotye played “Somebody That I Used To Know”: what the hell, guys? Do you turn off Nevermind after “Smells Like Teen Spirit?” A businessman would’ve told Gotye to save his biggest hit for the encore. Instead, [...]

Annie “St. Vincent” Clark showed Nashville she can dance with the best of them (and by best, we mean David Byrne) Tuesday night when she and Byrne conquered the Ryman. If you think St. Vincent and David Byrne sounds like a weird pairing, you’re right. Everything about the show was strange, from the syncopated steps [...]

  Crosby, Stills and Nash perform  at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN 7/27/12