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Listening to and learning about this week’s distinguished artists for our weekly Finally Friday series at 3rd & Lindsley brings to mind the phrase ‘old school.’ Whether torchy and traditional-leaning like west coaster Cassandra Lewis, literary/rural like JD Clayton or honky-tonk-hippie like Ben Chapman, there’s a through line of country music - not the industrial strength, focus-group music you’ll hear next week on the CMA Awards, but something more individual and true.

Finally Friday and the forecast is perfect! We will have high temperatures today in the mid-70s with a breeze from the north east. Well have a mix of clouds and

This week’s Finally Friday tells an important story about Nashville, because Tommy Womack and Jason Ringenberg don’t merely have history together. They made history, changing the narrative of rock and roll in Music City.

It's our annual T-Shirt Tuesday during our Fall Fund Drive. Donate $5/month or $60/year (or more) and you'll get our Fall Members T-Shirt.

Finally Friday is back in its happy place, which is to say live-in-person on a weekly basis at the tried and true venue 3rd & Lindsley with three artist bills playing noon to 1:30 for your mid-day getaway pleasure. We welcome songwriter/memoirist Whit Hill, Nashville’s distinguished folk singer Amy Speace and Grammy-winning artist Paula Cole.

It’s a landmark week for Finally Friday, because WMOT’s lunchtime artist showcase is returning to an all-live calendar after more than two years of at-home shows required by the Covid-19 pandemic. And we’re returning to the last venue where the community-based shows regularly took place, historic 3rd & Lindsley. To celebrate, we’ve got a stacked triple play of important songwriters with new music to share: Oregon’s insightful Anna Tivel, British American roots rocker Lilly Winwood ...

From our final Finally Friday from Home series before we return to weekly live shows at 3rd & Lindsley starting October 7th, hear new music from Michelle Rivers and Cecilia Castleman.

Finally Friday Live returns to 3rd & Lindsley on October 7th, but this Friday, September 30th, tune in at 12 PM CST to hear four songs from Michelle Rivers, Cecilia Castleman, & Dead Horses on Finally Friday from Home.

Fort Lauderdale city commissioners cannot go through staff to spend on projects. They must go to the city manager. Commissioner Robert McKinzie's $432,000 concert, held days before his county commission race, appeared to violate that rule.

On this week's edition of Finally Friday from Home, two new albums spur on performances from Vandoliers and Kyle Frederick.