Old Dominion To Open Odie’s, A New Hangout Near Music Row

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Pictured (L-R): Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Good Time Design’s Ty Hauter, Geoff Sprung, Whit Sellers and Brad Tursi. Photo: Mason Allen

Six-time CMA and ACM Group of the Year Old Dominion will open a new local hangout near Music Row called Odie’s. The bar/music venue will open at 1919 Division St. in the summer of 2024.

Rendering of Odie’s. Photo: Courtesy of Old Dominion

To create Odie’s, Old Dominion teamed with Good Time Design, the hospitality and entertainment group based in San Diego and Nashville that’s behind Sonny’s Patio Pub and Cerveza Jack’s in Nashville.

After the band tossed around the idea of opening their own establishment during a lunch, Old Dominion’s Trevor Rosen ran into Good Time Design’s CEO Ty Hauter at his restaurant in Franklin. One thing led to another and the band began collaborating with Hauter on how to create a place that embodied the old holes in the wall around Music Row that Old Dominion’s core writers Rosen, Matthew Ramsey and Brad Tursi would frequent after writing sessions.

“We didn’t quite know what it was,” Rosen says, “but we also knew what we were missing. The more we talked, the more we realized we wanted a bar like the places we went to when we were just having our first cuts, hanging out with other writers.”

When 1919 Division became available, the group knew they had their location. It was the address of the beloved ReBar, near industry hangout Red Door and Losers and Winners.

“We wanted it to be a place where a group of songwriters who might have a band could play,” continues Rosen, “or someone starting out might be able to be part of a writers thing and get heard. You know, pay it forward because all these years later, we know it works. That’s much better than just a temple to who we think we are.”

With Odie’s, Old Dominion aims to create a space that embodies their No Bad Vibes appeal. It is intentionally located away from the frenzy of lower Broadway, which the band hopes will lure out music business folk or people who just love music.

Following the news of their new hometown hang, Old Dominion will close out their last show of the year on their “No Bad Vibes Tour” at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tonight (Dec. 15).

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