Who's playing Pilgrimage Music Festival this year? | The Pick
Fall can't come soon enough. Seriously. Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival returns this September to Franklin, boasting a lineup that features Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant, Maren Morris and more. Two-night Pilgrimage joins Bonnaroo and AmericanaFest in a growing list of Middle Tennessee music events set to return later this year after COVID-19 cancellations in 2020. Now, more on music news out of Music City.
Bonnaroo history
How did Bonnaroo, described by one USA TODAY Network writer as "America's favorite music festival," come to be? In an in-depth interview, festival co-founder Ashley Capps digs into what led to birthing one of the most anticipated music weekends of each year.
Speaking of shows ...
Concerts are coming back, and Nashville leads the charge. Floodgates for major tours began to open earlier this month when Eric Church, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton and others confirmed dates for late summer and fall 2021. A return to touring signals confidence in artists, promoters and venue owners to host mass gatherings in the coming weeks.
Noise from Nashville
- What did Grace Potter learn from a year of socially distanced shows? "The joy is still there," she said. Read more in a new Tennessean interview.
- On his new album, Todd Snider gets funky and sings for John Prine.
- Charlie Black, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer, died last week at 71.
'Country Again'
When did Thomas Rhett know he would lean into being "Country Again" for his next album? He points to a moment in 2019, when a pair of Lucchese boots — the same he's worn since high school — felt better than another night in sneakers. Rhett tells The Tennessean why being "Country Again" marks a creative new path for the singer.
Spin this song
Rising country singer Caylee Hammack enlisted Chris Stapleton for a new version of her song "Small Town Hypocrite." Spin it here.