Jim and I went to the Grand Opening show at the new Listening Room Cafe in downtown Nashville a couple weeks ago. Jim's parents were in town, and they had a great time at the show with us.

You may recall, I've written about the Listening Room Cafe in Franklin, TN before. Well, they recently closed the Franklin Listening Room Cafe and moved everything to its new Nashville location.

Fortunately, Nashville is only a short drive from Franklin (where we live), so I'm sure we'll still be regular visitors at the Listening Room Cafe. Plus, it's also a great place to take guests who are in town visiting.

Following are photos and highlights from the first big show at Nashville's Listening Room Cafe featuring:

Tony Mullins

Bob DiPiero

Chris Wallin

Aaron Barker

We've been fortunate to see Shawn Mullins perform numerous times -- mostly at very small venues like 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville. He's definitely one of our all-time favorite artists of all time. He's just a down-to-earth guy with an incredible voice and amazing guitar skills, and remarkable storytelling abilities.

Last night we got to see Shawn Mullins perform "in the round" at the Bluebird Cafe. What a treat! There's nothing better than seeing your favorite performers in small settings like such small, intimate places.

Along with Shawn Mullins were Chuck Cannon and Mac Davis. I know... what a group! And we had great seats.

Here are some photos and highlights from last night...

Isaac Hayes came to the Tennessee Senate one day.

I used to work there. (That's me in the red shirt.)

Actress Sean Young is the last person you might expect to see singing country music in Nashville, Tennessee. But she came prepared... and she dressed the part, too!

Here are photos of Sean Young performing at the Wildhorse Saloon for the final taping of Gone Country 2.

Jermaine Jackson was one of the tamest performers on stage during the final taping for Season 2 of Gone Country.

He's just a low-key kind of guy, that's all.

But he sure looked good!...

Raise your hand if you're the saddest Country music songwriter in the business.

Yep, the folks at Anheuser-Busch have created a new Bud Light Real Men of Genius commercial.

This one is called Mr Sad Country Song Songwriter, and they've dedicated it to none other than Dierks Bentley -- one of Nashville's top singers and songwriters!

[This was a photo I took at the 2007 Dierks Bentley Celebrity Motorcycle Ride in Nashvile.]

Lorenzo Lamas was trying really hard to be "country" at the season finale of Gone Country 2 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville.

He certainly gave it a valiant attempt.

But it was hard for those who know him best from shows like Falcon Crest and Renegade to get past his "hollywood" status (...and those rock-hard abs!).