Tonight’s Americana Music Festival in Nashville kicks off with the week’s highlight, the 10th Annual Americana Honors and Awards show. Performers include Lucinda Williams, the Civil Wars, Elizabeth Cook and Buddy Miller, plus many more.
Club showcases begin at 10 p.m., with the reunited Jayhawks (currently in the top spot in Americana radio with “Mocking Bird Hill”,) headlining the Cannery Ballroom at 11 p.m.
At exactly the same time in the adjoining Mercy Lounge, Will Hoge will take the stage in support of his new album “Number Seven,” which is #13 on the Americana chart.
The Station Inn features Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore at 10 p.m., followed by storied songwriter and singer J.D. Souther. In addition to a rich solo career and his role in the Souther Hillman Furay Band, Souther wrote “Best of My Love”, “Heartache Tonight”,”New Kid in Town” and “Faithless Love.”
Here’s the full line-up for tonight:
The Basement
10 pm Amanda Shires
11 pm Malcolm Holcombe
Midnight: Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
The Station Inn
10 pm Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore
11 pm JD Souther
The Rutledge
10 pm Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
11 pm Gurf Morlix
Midnight: Lori McKenna
The Mercy Lounge
10 pm Lera Lynn
11 pm Will Hoge
Midnight: Romantica
The Cannery Ballroom
10 pm Carrie Rodriguez
11 pm The Jayhawks