newton
21 Oct 2005Just got back from seeing Newton play at the 5spot over in east Nashville.
He played a quick set, and it was pretty rockin (I’d say he stole the show, but I didn’t stick around for anyone else, so..) His songwriting and singing are both pretty strong, but I had to admit that the rocknroller in me was wishing for a band backing him up. Full bands make everything rockinger.
But I enjoyed the stuff, and we even got a Springsteen cover.
On a slightly related note, when did East Nashville turn into corner-pub central? I honestly hadn’t really been over there since the tornado hit, probably. It looks like a pretty fun area – hipster doofus central, but still pretty fun nonetheless.
A lot of these places opened within the last 2-4 years. I know Alley Cat opened in 2003, as did 5 Spot and I think Beyond the Edge. 3 Crow bar is maybe a year and a half old now, and Rosepepper, Margot, etc were all there when I moved in 2 years ago, but they hadn’t been there too long. So it’s all fairly recent.
I have most of the local hangouts linked if you want to get the virtual tour.