Last night in NJ, the choice for the cover song at the Sugarland show seemed rather obvious: REM’s ‘It’s the End of the World’. The duo assisted Matt Nathanson with the help of Little Big Town. The result is pretty incredible, especially the work of Mr Nathanson on the verses!

If you’re not already a Matt Nathanson fan, take a moment to check out mattnathanson.com

You never know who you might run into during a night out in Nashville. At Rippy’s last Saturday, we came across 19-year-old Sammy Arriaga. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a bunch of talent, he entertained everyone with covers of contemporary country hits. His set contained several Keith Urban songs and we later learned that Keith is his number one inspiration.

As an introduction to Sammy,

James Taylor and his Legendary Band – Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA – May 28, 2011

How do I write this review without using every superlative my thesaurus can throw at me? Amazing, wonderful, blissful, paradisiacal…?

Alongside a summer tour with his son Ben, James Taylor is also playing dates with his Legendary Band. The first of two sold-out nights at Chastain Park Amphitheater

Sometimes you just have to break with convention. While Nashville is known for country music, it is home to many musical genres. Over the past few months, everyone who spent more than half an hour in my presence has heard about Chris Nathan. I have been trying to find an excuse to write about him here until I realized I didn’t need one. (I did previously sneak in a mention) His material is so

I can write rave reviews all I want, nothing substitutes seeing a show for yourself. As I can’t take everyone who reads this with me to some of these performances (though I really wish I could), UCN will continue to bring Nashville Saturday nights to you via video.

This edition features Chris Nathan who rocked, pretty much literally, Nashville’s Blue Bar last Saturday night, May 28.

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