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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that southern Louisiana was hit hard by record breaking flooding earlier this month, and tens of thousands lost homes and have been displaced during the historic event. So, what are we going to do in Music City to help them in their time of need? Throw…
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Allen Thompson, the man sitting front and center in that photo above, is a face, and more importantly a voice, around Nashville’s east side. You may recognize him as the leader of the ever-popular Allen Thompson Band, or you may know him as a friendly face and cool bartender to chat with at…
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What an incredible night over at Mercy Lounge for local bluesy soul rockers Luella & The Sun on Friday. Lines formed early and the room reached capacity by the midway point in the night. Things got started with another fun set from the busy band of the weekend, James Wallace & The Naked Light…
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We recently sat down with Luella (aka Melissa Mathes) and guitarist Joe McMahan of Luella & The Sun to discuss how appreciative they are of the support for their benefit concert, what happened with the fire, and what we can expect from them in the very near future. For those of you still not…
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Hear, hear! Those of you that read us regularly know that we are helping out, with a number of other great folks in town, to throw a benefit on Friday night (August 2nd) to help Luella & The Sun recover after fire damaged the home and studio of guitarist Joe McMahan and Luella (aka…
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The “hot topic” in Nashville this week, with the possible exception of some half-dressed Darlins on 8th Ave South, has to be the clash between musicians and the police on its police fleet vehicles on Lower Broad late last week. We’ve kinda kept out of this because we consider ourselves friends with these guys, and don’t…
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It’s been very cool to see the outpouring of love in Nashville as we have been preparing for the upcoming Luella & The Sun benefit concert on August 2nd at Mercy Lounge. We had the opportunity in the lead up to chat with one of the performers from the upcoming event, Justin Townes Earle,…
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A few weeks ago, we told you about a devastating fire at the house of Luella and the Sun guitarist Joe McMahon, which destroyed the Nashville group’s recording studio. Though, fortunately, no one was hurt, countless equipment and possessions were damaged, and the band’s recording plans have been momentarily halted. Though McMahon has insurance, it’s unclear how much of…