Our pick
Fats Kaplin Gang
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM · The 5 Spot, East Nashville
The Read
Kaplin is one of those Nashville players whose name shows up in the credits of records that sound nothing alike — fiddle, pedal steel, accordion, banjo, whatever the session called for. Turned loose with his own band, the material tends to wander across old-time, country, cajun, and whatever else the room seems to want. He is not selling a genre. He is selling range. Six o'clock at the 5 Spot is a happy-hour slot, which means an unhurried crowd and a band with nothing to prove. This is the kind of neighborhood-bar booking that makes East Nashville worth living in: a player of this caliber, on a weeknight, for the regulars, with no occasion attached.
The Room
The 5 Spot
1006 Forrest Ave
A Five Points bar and venue since 2003. Motown Mondays have been running so long and hit so hard that GQ called it the most stylish party in America.
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Shape The Night
Before
Hunter's StationA food hall with several kitchens. Grab a burger at Hugh Baby's, a gyro at Music City Gyros, or Vietnamese at Vui's. Useful when the group needs dinner without turning it into a reservation project.
Show: Fats Kaplin Gang at 6:00 PM
After
Dino'sThe best burger spot in Nashville. Grab a bacon cheeseburger, special sauce, animal style fries. You'll be back.