[Will be updating & adding throughout the week.]
The 2021 AMERICANAFEST week is upon us, and while the amount of showcases and panels are dizzying, we went ahead and highlighted select showcases that should be on your radar.
Check ’em out.
Wednesday September 22nd
Cannery Ballroom
Who: Leigh Nash
When: 10:30
Who: The Mavericks
When: 11:30 PM
Exit/In
Who: Braison Cyrus
When: 11 PM
3rd & Lindsley
Who: Paul Thorn
When: 10 PM
Who: Tim Easton
When: 11 PM
The Basement East
Who: Jonathan Tyler’s The Dance (Jackson+Sellers, Joshua Ray Walker, Grady Spencer & The Work)
When: 10 PM
Mercy Lounge
Who: David Ramirez
When: 11:59 PM
Thursday September 23rd
The Wash At Eastside Bowl
Who: The Wash & Nine Mile Day Party (Sierra Ferrell, Greyhounds, Early James, Michaela Anne, & more)
When: 1 PM
Mercy Lounge
Who: Oh Boy Records 40th Anniversary (Kelsey Waldon, Tre Burt, Arlo McKinley, Dan Reeder, Emily Scott Robinson)
When: 2:30 PM
6th & Peabody
Who: Barbaro
When: 7 PM
City Winery
Who: Raye Zaragoza
When: 7:30 PM
Who: Chris Pierce
When: 8:30 PM
Who: Kiefer Sutherland
When: 9 PM
Who: Steve Forbert
When: 10 PM
High Watt
Who: Bendigo Fletcher
When: 11:59 PM
Cannery Ballroom
Who: O.N.E. The Duo
When: 6:45 PM
Who: The Texas Gentlemen
When: 8:30 PM
Who: Natalie Hemby
When: 11:30 PM
Exit/In
Who: Arlo McKinley
When: 10 PM
Basement East
Who: S.G. Goodman
When: 8 PM
Who: Langhorne Slim
When: 11 PM
The 5 Spot
Who: Clint Roberts
When: 11 PM
3rd & Lindsley
Who: Leah Blevins
When: 10 PM
Who: Kelsey Waldon
When: 11 PM
Mercy Lounge
Who: Daniel Donato
When: 11 PM
Friday September 24th
3rd & Lindsley
Who: Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur
When: 7 PM
Who: Hogslop String Band
When: 8 PM
Who: Jim Lauderdale
When: 9 PM
Who: Sierra Ferrell
When: 11 PM
AMERICANAFEST Day Stage (The Wash @ Eastside Bowl- Presented by WMOT & NPR)
Who: Sue Foley
When: Noon
Who: Brandy Clark
When: 1 PM
Who: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
When: 2 PM
Who: The Dead South
When: 3 PM
Who: Jade Jackson and Aubrie Sellers
When: 4 PM
Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge
Who: 7th Annual Wild Ponies Happy Hour (Will Kimbrough, Crys Matthews, Wild Ponies & more)
When: 5 PM
Musician’s Corner @ Centennial Park
Who: Aaron Lee Tasjan
When: 8:10 PM
ONE @ Cannery
Who: Jeremie Albino
When: 10:30 PM
Who: Colin Linden
When: 11:30 PM
The Basement
Who: Brit Taylor
When: 9 PM
Cannery Ballroom
Who: Chance McCoy
When: 10:30 PM
Mercy Lounge
Who: John R. Miller
When: 9 PM
Who: Tre Burt
When: 11 PM
Who: Great Peacock
When: 11:59 PM
Saturday September 25th
AMERICANAFEST Day Stage (The Wash @ Eastside Bowl- Presented by WMOT & NPR)
Who: The Whitmore Sisters, Jason Eady, Tre Burt, & more
When: Noon – 5 PM
Musician’s Corner @ Centennial Park
Who: Joshua Radin, AHI, O.N.E. The Duo, Joshua Ray Walker & more
When: Noon – 6 PM
The Basement (Outdoor)
Who: Bendigo Fletcher
When: 3 PM
The 5 Spot
Who: Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
When: 7 PM
3rd & Lindsley
Who: Rodney Crowell
What: 8 PM
Basement East
Who: Lilly Hiatt
When: 10 PM
City Winery
When: 7 PM
Who: Matt Costa
When: 10:30 PM
Mercy Lounge
Who: FRETLAND
When: 10 PM
6th & Peabody
Who: Caleb Caudle
When: 10 PM
Who: Shannon McNally
When: 11 PM