Industry Ink (1/2/14)

The 21st Annual Alive at the Bluebird concert series launches tonight (Jan. 2). More than 90 songwriters will come together at The Bluebird Cafe to aid Alive Hospice with 23 shows slated from Jan. 2 through Feb. 1. Artists include Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Kristian Bush, John Oates, Lori McKenna, Scotty Emerick, Larry Gatlin, Kim Carnes and others.
The first show, slated for Jan. 2, begins at 9 p.m. and features Ellen Britton, WT Davidson, Sally Barris and Henry Hipkens. For more information, visit bluebirdcafe.com.

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This year’s annual New Year’s Eve Bash in downtown Nashville drew a record crowd, with an estimated 85,000 people crowding onto Broadway to watch the star-studded concert featuring Striking Matches, the Kopecky Family Band, Brett Eldredge, and Hank Williams Jr. and the midnight Music Note drop and fireworks.
This was the fifth year for the event, which has grown in popularity each year.

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