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Musicians Corner Launches in Centennial Park

A new Nashville destination, dubbed Musicians Corner, will showcase and celebrate Music City’s ties that bind. Ensconced in the West End Avenue corner of Centennial Park, Musicians Corner provides the ideal epicenter for a multi-cultural musical hive. The location will be inaugurated with a series of free Saturday afternoon lawn parties, starting July 10 and continuing every Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. through October 16. A pastiche of musical…
Crowdsourcing: Road to Bonnaroo Contest Elevates Caitlin Rose

Nashville native Caitlin Rose won the latest installment of the Road to Bonnaroo contest held Monday, April 19 at the Mercy Lounge, securing the third of four performance slots for Bonnaroo 2010. The contest, sponsored by BMI, Mercy Lounge, Yuengling, Camping World, and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, features the best of Nashville’s indie crop. The competition is staged during designated nights of BMI’s free 8…
Indie Spotlight: Pico vs. Island Trees

Pico vs. Island Trees’ new six-song EP, “Futura,” ups the musical ante, achieving a level of artistic maturity and originality that critics and longtime fans have come to expect. Originally from North Carolina, the band has crisscrossed the country, serving up buzzed about live versions of their sound: There's something for everyone in the Pico vs. Island Trees’ pop, from the disco pop of
Check Out BMI’s April Round of Indie Trendsetters

BMI continues its proud support of all things indie with the April batch of introductory profiles highlighting free-thinkers, trendsetters, and head-turners, who all happen to share one characteristic: each profiled artist offers fiercely independent music. The new collection of featured indie artists includes Gamble House, the Globes, illScarlett, Violent Soho, Dinosaur Feathers,
Road to Bonnaroo Returns for 2010 Round

The Road to Bonnaroo runs through 2010, picking up where its inaugural year left off. The contest, sponsored by BMI, Mercy Lounge, Yuengling, Camping World, and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, will feature 32 bands with Nashville ties vying for four slots at Bonnaroo 2010, slated for June 10-13, in Manchester, Tennessee. The Road to Bonnaroo will take place over four designated nights of BMI’s free 8 off 8th…
