Americanafest Meetup!

Come say hi and get a koozie and a sticker :)

Taking a bit of a breather this week, as both of us will be running around trying to soak up all the Americanafest craziness!! If you happen to be in the same boat, we both have panels — at the same time, no less lol.

Don’t Rock The Inbox at Americanafest!

Hurray for the Riff Raff and Natalie Weiner Discuss The Past Is Still Alive — Wednesday, September 18 at 10 a.m., Embassy Suites - Meadow A&B

Navigating PR in the Current Age, with Marissa R. Moss — Wednesday, September 18 at 10:30 a.m., Embassy Suites - Riverbed C&D

If you are not conferencing but are in Nashville and want to hang out, we’ve got you covered on that front too! Come hang out at our very casual meetup, grab a drink, a sticker and a koozie (and maybe even a free signed copy of Her Country???) and let’s talk about tunes!! We’ll be right across the street from the Bloodshot Records day party, so you can swing through between sets — say hi and catch some (great! free!) music all in one fell swoop.

When: Friday, September 20th from 3 to 4 p.m.

Where: Schulman’s Bar, 1201 Porter Road

Also, if you see us around and want to say hi please do! We will try to be stocked with plenty of koozies and stickers to share :)

There are also a ton of great, free and open to the public events this week if you find yourself without a festival pass. Here are some of the events we have on our calendars:

Wednesday

• Our morning panels (if you have a pass, we hope to see ya there!)

• Secretly Distribution x Oh Boy Records at Vinyl Tap (12 - 5 pm): Emily Scott Robinson, Swamp Dogg, Dan Reeder

Thursday

• Little Saint Party at Estelle (12 - 6 pm): So many DRTI favorites here, including Jobi Riccio, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Erin Rae and Joshua Hedley

• New West Day Party at the 5 Spot (12 - 6 pm): Emily Nenni, Kristina Murray, Lilly Hiatt and More

• OUTlaw Queer Country at Lipstick Lounge (12 - 5 pm): Paisley Fields, Mercy Bell, Joy Clark, Secret Emchy Society and more

• Lone Star Shindig at Bobby Nashville (12 - 6 pm): Robert Earl Keen, Wonder Women of Country, J. Isaiah Evans and the Boss Tweed

Friday

• Cowtown Gitdown at Tennessee Brew Works (11:30 am - 7 pm): Angel White, Vandoliers, Cory Cross

• Bloodshot Records 30th Anniversary at Vinyl Tap ( 1- 5 pm): JP Harris, Lydia Loveless, The Watson Twins, Tim Heidecker, Jason Hawk Harris!!

• DRTI meetup! @ Schulman’s (3-4 pm)

• Musician’s Corner (5 pm): Kaitlin Butts, Tommy Prine, Malena Cadiz

Saturday

• Thirty Tigers Gospel Brunch (with free chicken and waffles??) at City Winery (11 am - 1 pm): Brit Taylor, The McCrary Sisters, Swamp Dogg

• Acme’s Fam Jam at Acme Feed & Seed (12 - 3:15 pm): Hannah Juanita, Melissa Carper, She Returns From War

• Commonwealth of Kentucky Party at The Basement (12 - 5 pm): Wayne Graham, Nat Myers, Kelsey Waldon

• Fluff and Gravy Records Party at Brown’s Diner (4 - 7 pm): Kassi Valazza, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs

Phew. Tired just thinking about it but so excited! See you all out there!