March 20 marks the “official” kickoff to spring, but if Nashville’s calendar is any indication, Music City isn’t waiting ...

As summer winds down and fall approaches, Nashville is gearing up for weeks of excitement. From live music and food-and-drink festivals to marathons and fundraisers, there’s something for everyone.

Some of that emotion had to do with women’s perpetual underdog status in this company town’s main business, country music, where it’s oft-stated that female singers have to work twice as hard to do ...