Takin A Walk Nashville Concert Calendar

Summary

Podcast Summary: Takin' a Walk Nashville Concert Calendar

Podcast: takin' a walk
Host: Buzz Knight
Guest: Sarah Harrelson
Date: November 3, 2025
Episode: Takin' a Walk Nashville Concert Calendar

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Overview

This episode of "Takin’ a Walk" focuses on the vibrant concert scene in Nashville, especially what's coming up in November 2025. Host Buzz Knight is joined by singer-songwriter Sarah Harrelson to preview upcoming concerts, discuss favorite Nashville venues, and spotlight music community events. The conversation also explores Sarah's experiences as an artist, her involvement in a new documentary about women in music, and a call to action for supporting local musicians in Music City.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Highlighting the Muscle Shoals Concert & Exhibit

• Country Music Hall of Fame Event:
  • A new exhibit dedicated to Muscle Shoals at the Country Music Hall of Fame, culminating in a special concert on November 14th featuring the Muscle Shoals Aces as the house band, with artists including Tierra Kennedy, Maggie Rose, Shenandoah, and Wendy Moten.
  • Sarah Harrelson: “I think I'm most excited about the Country Music Hall of Fame Muscle Shoals concert coming up on November 14th.” [00:23]
  • The CMA Theater is the venue for this show.

2. The Allure of Country Music Hall of Fame

• Constantly Evolving Exhibits:
  • Sarah: “What I love about the Hall of Fame is they're always changing up their exhibits, so there's always a reason to go back…” [01:14]
  • Buzz: “It touches everything...when it comes to Americana...the historical part and the legacy of it. It just has so much dynamic to it.” [01:29]

3. Personal Experiences in Muscle Shoals

• Sarah shares her connection:
  • “I have, yes. I've toured the different studios down there in Muscle Shoals and have family in Birmingham, Alabama.” [02:20]
• Both guests express excitement about seeing the musical connections between Nashville and Muscle Shoals.

4. Favorite Nashville Venues & Upcoming Gigs

• Venues Discussed:
  • Sarah: “The Ryman is one. Margot Price is playing there in November. We have the Listening Room, the Bluebird Cafe, if you can get a ticket… there’s a brand new music venue in Nashville called the Pinnacle… Paul McCartney is playing at the Pinnacle this November.” [02:57]
• Buzz reminisces about previous podcast walks to the Ryman and the venue’s historic charm.
  • “When we first met, we took a walk up to the Ryman and recorded our episode there...the Ryman remains certainly for one of my favorite places.” [03:35]

5. November’s Noteworthy Concerts

• Margot Price at the Ryman
  • November 20th with opener Rattlesnake Milk.
  • “Great Americana lineup…That’ll definitely be a popular show to attend.” – Sarah [04:09]
• Thomas Dolby at The Basement East
  • Noted for his hit “She Blinded Me with Science.”
  • Buzz: “I didn’t know he was still out touring… Thomas Dolby bringing an act on the road and he's playing in Nashville.” [05:17]

6. Venue Profiles: The Basement & The Basement East

• The unique charm and resilience after tornado damage.
  • Sarah: “They had some flooding issues and tornado damage…So they've rebuilt since and I've been to many concerts there.” [04:48]

7. The Listening Room: A Songwriter’s Haven

• Sarah discusses performing at The Listening Room, where the focus is on storytelling and songwriting in an intimate, attentive atmosphere.
  • “What’s fun about the Listening Room… people are quiet and they're actually listening to the songs being played. But it's more of a songwriter venue…” [06:13]
  • She describes the “end around” format—a circle of songwriters sharing their stories and songs.

8. Supporting the Local Music Community

• Buzz invites local artists to share their gigs for promotion on the podcast:
  • “If you're going out and you want us to publicize your gig that's coming up in the near future, certainly you can get a hold of us, and we're happy to give you a little props and a little publicity there…” [06:47]
• Sarah emphasizes the importance:
  • “When there's so many shows going on at once, sometimes it's hard to break through the noise…any way we can help to promote shows and get people to show up, we would love to help.” [07:44]

9. Upcoming Documentary on Women in Music

• Sarah shares about her upcoming documentary project featuring herself, Wendy Moten, Judy Pastor, and Delaney Ann, focusing on the experiences and challenges of being a female independent artist.
  • “It just takes a look in the life of what it's like to be a female in the music industry and maybe struggles we go through or what it's like for on the road as more of an independent singer songwriter.” [08:43]
• The artists will perform together at the Listening Room and a Strings for Hope benefit, supporting female survivors of interpersonal violence.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Country Music Hall of Fame Praise:

  • “It touches everything…it just has so much dynamic to it. That's certainly how I love getting lost at the Country Music Hall of Fame, walking through it.”
    —Buzz Knight [01:29]

• On the Power of Quiet, Writer-Focused Shows:

  • “What’s fun about the Listening Room… people are quiet and they're actually listening to the songs being played. But it's more of a songwriter venue.”
    —Sarah Harrelson [06:13]

• On Supporting the Music Community:

  • “The goal of the doing this concert calendar is not only to highlight folks like Margo Price and acts like Paul McCartney…we are so pro artist and pro musician that anybody that's out there that maybe wants us to put in a word, happy to do that…”
    —Buzz Knight [06:47]

• Reflecting on the Challenges of Local Artists:

  • “When there's so many shows going on at once, sometimes it's hard to break through the noise or sell tickets or get people to show up.”
    —Sarah Harrelson [07:44]

• About the Upcoming Documentary:

  • “It just takes a look in the life of what it's like to be a female in the music industry and maybe struggles we go through or what it's like for on the road as more of an independent singer songwriter.”
    —Sarah Harrelson [08:43]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:20] — Muscle Shoals exhibit and concert preview
• [01:14] — Dynamic exhibits at Country Music Hall of Fame
• [02:20] — Sarah’s connection to Muscle Shoals
• [02:57] — Top Nashville venues and Pinnacle opening
• [04:09] — Margot Price at the Ryman and opening act
• [04:48] — The Basement & Basement East venue discussion
• [05:17] — Thomas Dolby concert excitement
• [06:13] — The Listening Room and songwriter “end around” format
• [06:47] — Invitation for artist gig promotion
• [07:44] — Supporting local artists amid a crowded scene
• [08:43] — Details about the new documentary and benefit show

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Tone and Atmosphere

The episode is warm, enthusiastic, and deeply respectful of Nashville’s music culture. Buzz Knight and Sarah Harrelson’s conversation is full of camaraderie and passion for live performance, local venues, and the importance of nurturing the local music community. Their dialogue offers both practical information for concert-goers and heartfelt encouragement for aspiring and working musicians.

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Final Notes

This special "concert calendar" episode is both a guide to Nashville's can't-miss November concerts and an inspiring call to celebrate and support all artists—superstars and up-and-comers alike—in the heart of Music City.

Transcript

[A]

Taking a Walk Nashville. Well, this is Buzz Knight, the host of Taking a Walk, and I'm so happy to have Sarah Harrelson for Taking a Walk Nashville. We're gonna do the Taking a Walk Nashville concert calendar. So let's take a look and see what's happening in Music City. Sarah, what do you see on the horizon?

[B]

There's a lot of fun events coming up in Nashville, as always, but so much packed into this November. I think I'm most exc. The Country Music hall of Fame Muscle Shoals concert coming up on November 14th. So country music hall of Fame, they're opening a new exhibit all based around the music of Muscle shoals. So during November 14th at the CMA Theater, the house band of Muscle Shoals Aces will be performing. And some of the featured artists include Tierra Kennedy, Maggie Rose, Shannon doa, and Wendy Moten, who I know very well.

[A]

Well, now, when was the last walkthrough you had for the amazing Country Music hall of Fame?

[B]

It's probably been a few years. I've been there quite a few times and been to a lot of concerts at the CMA Theater. But what I love about the hall of Fame is they're always changing up their exhibits, so there's always a reason to go back to see their new exhibits.

[A]

I think it's one of the best museums that. That I've certainly been to. And, you know, there's. There's some amazing ones out there. The Rock and Roll hall of Fame being. Being one of them. But what I love about the. The Country Music hall of Fame is, is that it touches everything it takes on country. When it comes to Americana, when it comes to certainly the historical part and the legacy of it, it just has so much dynamic to it. That's certainly how I love getting lost at the Country Music hall of Fame, walking through it.

[B]

Me, too. And this will be a fun night because we get to see how country music made its way down to Muscle Shoals and the country music that was recorded down there.

[A]

Now, have you spent any time in Muscle Shoals?

[B]

I have, yes. I've toured the different studios down there in Muscle Shoals and have family in Birmingham, Alabama. So it's definitely a town I passed through many times.

[A]

So since we are talking concerts coming through Music City, and there's so many of them, and since Taking a Walk, Nashville will cover certainly the wide breadth of music that is in Nashville. I wanted to ask you, first of all, before we look at some particular dates and artists playing, what are some of your favorite venues In Nashville in.

[B]

Music City, there's so many great music venues. The Ryman is one. Margot Price is playing there in November. We have the Listening Room, the Bluebird Cafe, if you can get a ticket. But everywhere you go in Nashville, there's always music playing. East Nashville, there's some great music venues too. And there's a brand new music venue in Nashville called the Pinnacle that was opened in February of this year. And Paul McCartney is playing at the Pinnacle this November. So that's another great concert for people to go to.

[A]

Wow, that's amazing. And I'm sure there's even room for other places to. To develop as well. Let's go back to the Ryman and. Well, first of all, when we first met, we took a walk up to the Ryman and recorded our episode there. But the Ryman remains certainly for one of my favorite places. And you know, knowing that Margo Price is coming through, sounds like a pretty exciting take coming up in November. I would guess that's a pretty hot ticket.

[B]

Yeah, that's coming up on November 20th. Great Americana lineup. Besides Margot Price, it looks like Rattlesnake Milk, Texas band is opening up for her. So that'll definitely be a popular show to attend.

[A]

How about East Nashville in terms of venues? There's a place that I got to visit one time that from the outside you would be scratching your head about what's going on inside there. But when you get inside, and I'm talking about the basement, it's a pretty. It's a pretty amazing venue. What's your take on the basement?

[B]

Yeah, so we have the basement on 8th Avenue, which is the smaller version, and then the basement east and East Nashville, like the bigger venue of the basement. But they had some flooding issues and tornado damage when we had a tornado here a few years ago. So they've rebuilt since and I've been to many concerts there. That's a great venue. And it looks like Thomas Dolby is playing there this November as well.

[A]

Which when I saw that I was like, wait a minute. I didn't know he was still out touring. Now. Thomas Dolby had this song called she Blinded Me by Science, as was the. The hook. But I found it so interesting that of all people and of all places, Thomas Dolby bringing an act on the road and he's playing in Nashville.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, that should be an. A fun show to go to. I'm not sure if he's released new music in a while, but maybe he will for this tour or like some.

[A]

Artists when they repertoire is A little shorter. They play the hit twice. Have you ever seen one of those? No. So as a. As a singer songwriter, you see venues a little bit differently to go out and play at. So what are some of your favorites as an artist going out to play at?

[B]

I definitely love the Listening Room. I'm playing there shortly. And what's fun about the Listening Room and that kind of venue is, you know, people are quiet and they're actually listening to the songs being played. But it's more of a songwriter venue. So it's about three or four songwriters, what they call end around. And each songwriter will take a turn sharing their story of how they wrote the song and then play a song and they just go around. So that's always my favorite format of show to play.

[A]

Well, I want to just throw out something to the members of the listening audience that might be from the musician community. If, if you're going out and you want us to publicize your. Your gig that's coming up in the near future, certainly you can get a hold of us, and we're happy to give you a little. Little props and a little publicity there to support Music City and to support the. The music community. So the. The goal of the doing this concert calendar is not only to highlight folks like Margo Price and acts like Paul McCartney who don't necessarily need our support, but we are so pro artist and pro musician that anybody that's out there that maybe wants us to put in a word, happy to do that, I hope. Sarah, we've opened up the floodgates by doing this. How's that?

[B]

I think that's a great point, Buzz, especially because, you know, it's great that we have so many events and concerts happening constantly here in Nashville, but when there's so many shows going on at once, sometimes it's hard to break through the noise or sell tickets or get people to show up. So any way we can help to promote shows and get people to show up, we would love to help.

[A]

So we ask one last favor of those listening. If you like this podcast and want to share it with your friends, please do. Tell the world about taking a walk Nashville. Tell the world about taking a walk. We're. We're happy for you to share all of it. Lastly, we want to share your project that has been in the works for a long time. By the time we probably play this episode, there'll be a lot that has happened for your project. But tell everybody about that exciting project.

[B]

Yeah, I've been a part of an upcoming documentary. It's been in the works for probably a year and a half now, but it's finally happening. We've already done some filming for includes myself and Nashville artist Wendy Moten and Judy Pastor and Texas artist Delaney Ann. And it just takes a look in the life of what it's like to be a female in the music industry and maybe struggles we go through or what it's like for on the road as more of an independent singer songwriter. So I'm really excited for people to see this documentary and we are about to do a run of shows in Tennessee and Texas. We're performing at the Listening Room. We're doing a benefit show with Strings for Hope, a wonderful, wonderful organization that supports female survivors of interpersonal violence. So we're just really excited to come together and perform together this week.

[A]

Sounds awesome and thank you, Sarah. And encourage everybody to check out Taking a Walk Nashville. And we are part of the iHeart podcast network and wherever else you get your podcast. Thanks, Sarah.

[B]

Thanks, Buzz. This is an iHeart podcast.