THE NASHVILLE SCENE
As the mother of all songwriter festivals, Tin Pan South, wraps up this weekend, there will be no shortage of hit writers strapping on their guitars and stripping down the arrangements—the list, even with less than a week to go, is still staggering. Among the many worthwhile performances, here are a few that stand out.
The Wrights
There's nothing wrong with love. And there's something about wife-and-husband duo The Wrights that sets them apart from other similarly minded combos. They're not trying to rewrite the wheel—you could accurately call them bluesy Americana without risking a tomato to the face—but they have a feel for their material that's effortless where others try too hard, and smart where others are merely clever. (Playing Saturday, 4th at the Listening Room Cafe in Cummins Station with Sara Beck and Mark Irwin.)