Nashville Independent Venues Study (NIVS)
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- Nashville Metro Council Takes Action to Save Independent Music Venues
Missed the open house event but are still interested in participating in the research? Sign up here Nashville’s independent music venues—widely understood as a core part of the city’s identity—are threatened. Nashville Metro Council requested an inventory of venues to understand better what’s happening and what can be done. This year, Metro Planning Department staff, - Nashville Independent Venues Study to Host Open House for Community Input on Supporting Local Music SpacesMetropolitan Nashville Planning Department and the Nashville Independent Venues Study team are inviting locals to participate in their upcoming Open House on May 23, 2023. The Nashville Independent Venues Study aims to better understand the independent music venues ecosystem in Nashville and to aid local government and the community in supporting, preserving, and promoting these
- In 2013, The New York Times dubbed Nashville the “It City.”
Over the past 10 years, that moniker has become synonymous with Nashville’s explosive growth and the influx of new money and new people into the city. Read more - Nashville Residents called for additional funding towards the “Metro Arts Commission”The majority of the people who addressed the council called for an additional $30 million dollars for the Metro Arts Commission. “Investing in the arts is always good business, but especially in Nashville where we need to live up to our name,” added another resident. Read more here
- Nashville’s most important historic music venue is set for restoration on the National Historic Register
“Exit/In has become one of Music City’s most influential music venues, as it has created a welcoming place for artists that span all genres and therefore honouring an accurate representation of Nashville’s music history” AJ Capital’s vice president of government affairs and community relations Pablo David. Read more about Nashville’s independent music venues here