For The Black Keys Radio Special WNXP’s Jason Moon Wilkins sat down with the Keys’ Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney at Easy Eye Sound studio around the release of their new album No Rain, No Flowers. The duo share how Nashville changed the way they make music, how they’re highly publicized tour cancellation changed their approach to the music business and share their unique perspective on the Old Nashville vs New Nashville debate.

Nashville artist Daniel Donato went from busking on Lower Broadway as a teenager to a regular gig at a honky tonk and now brings his "Cosmic Country" band and brand to way bigger stages, like that of the revered Ryman Auditorium, just paces away from where he got his start playing guitar. His new record, the third studio LP, is called Horizons.

This Saturday August 30 is also Play Music on the Porch Day. The idea behind the international event is what if everybody took one day and stopped and we all just listened to music. One of the places participating in the day is Prospect House Music, located in the historic Edgehill area. Sunny McClure, home owner and facilitator of Prospect House hopes to provide a creative space where musicians from all over can come together. 

Alabama native Jahnah Camille released her 'My Sunny Oath' EP in June, having worked with one of her favorite producers Alex Farrar in Asheville, North Carolina to write and record this batch of six songs. Sourcing some softer lo-fi sounds and also emulating fierce female rockers from multiple generations, like Liz Phair and Paramore, Camille continues to evolve her songwriting and embrace touring.

This week we feature Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s Summer Shakespeare performances of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" happening Thursdays through Sundays from August 21 to September 21 on The Yard at OneCity. The Nashville Shakespeare Festival was founded in 1988 by a group of actors who wanted to do Shakespeare free-of-charge in Centennial Park. Growing over the last 37 years to be what it is today, the mission of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival is to educate and entertain the Mid-South community through professional theatrical experiences. 

Artsy Fartsy is a semi-annual event started by Nashvillian Morganne Allen. It began in her front yard in 2022 with three bands and three vendors. After her landlord threatened to evict her if she did it again, she expanded to venues all across Nashville.

Happening this Thursday (August 14) at Brooklyn Bowl, each event aims to raise funds for local charities through raffles or canned food drives while featuring live performances from artists such as Avalon, Summer Joy and Jarren Blair alongside vendors including visual artists, chefs and tattoo artists. The fest is designed to ensure that all people have the opportunity to share their talents in a welcoming and accessible space.

This week is the 2025 Tomato Art Fest on Friday and Saturday in East Nashville’s Five Points. Featuring activities and contests, the parade, Bloody Mary Garden Party, of course tomato art, and musician performances from Nashville artists Brennan Wedl, Gee Slab, Pressure Heaven, BEAN., and more. If you are looking for pre Tomato Art Fest activities, there’s a pre-view party on Thursday. An unofficial Tomato Art Fest celebration is Pre-Mater Party happening at the East Room on Thursday (August 7). 

Pro Wrestling Symphony mission is to provided pro wrestling for everyone in the heart of Music City. The promotion officially ran their first show back in June with their latest event happening this Sunday (August 3) at Brooklyn Bowl blending wrestling and live music from Nashville band Year of October. 

Owners Rory Miller, Connor Casey, and Pat Dooley, met at a wrestling training school. Wanting to go to wrestling shows consistently and feeling like no one was running them in Nashville properly, the three thought, why not us? Miller says they put a lot of care, time, and attention into this, wanting to see pro wrestling succeed on the independent level, especially with its history in Middle Tennessee.

The Symphonic Blues Experience will stop in Nashville on Friday, September 26, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. According to the show's description, this immersive musical performance fuses the raw, aching power of authentic Delta Blues with the grandeur of a symphony orchestra, creating a soundscape that is both deeply rooted and breathtakingly expansive.

Featuring cinematic narration by Freeman and powerful storytelling, masterful performances by Blues artists from Ground Zero Blues Club, and sweeping orchestral arrangements, Symphonic Blues unveils the Delta’s profound cultural legacy and its indelible influence on music across the world. 

This year's 2025 Kindling Arts Fest is happening Thursday through Sunday. Kindling Arts is an organization that helps support and provide the practical infrastructure necessary for creatives to make original, innovative and independent live performances. The festival will feature 19 original projects ranging from an electropop musical and contemporary dance to interactive performances at eight different venues across Nashville.