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Ready or not, here it comes. There’s just the one day left to shop, if you’re that guy.

We know Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson as flinty, deeply intelligent, somewhat reclusive songwriters from rural Kentucky. But in that sense, they are heirs to Chris Knight who had that role nailed down back in the early days of the Americana format. We’re honored and excited to have this humble master of country music on our Finally Friday bill this week. Also up, California garage rock by Leroy From The North and trippy surf rock by Galvezton.

Performances will include Cafe Rooster owners Sally Jaye, Jon Latham, and Brian Wright, but you never know who may join them!

I’ve started compiling my essential albums list for 2022, and it’s clear already what a fine year it’s been for traditional country and bluegrass music. From Molly Tuttle and Del McCoury to Charley Crockett and Kelsey Waldon, the timeless strains of our art form endure and live in subtle, personal iterations. Two very new albums from that lane arrived in recent weeks, and we’ll be hearing from their authors on the Finally Friday stage. Jason Carter is the Del McCoury Band’s fiddler. Emily Nenni is a fresh voice in honky tonk country. Progressive minded string band Arcadian Wild is on...

I’ve had East Nashville’s legendary indie music scene on my mind lately because of my conversation here with Derek Hoke, architect of the late great Two Dollar Tuesdays at the 5 Spot, the coolest place to hear or be heard throughout the 2010s. This week’s Finally Friday could easily have been a TDT lineup back in the day, a sublime sampling of women who’ve made roots music livelier, smarter, and farther reaching.