Ace: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Bobby Weir

On October 9, we'll gather at The Basement East to celebrate the life and music of Bobby Weir --- exactly one week before what would have been his 79th birthday. The last concert I saw before the world shut down was Bobby at the Ryman on March 7, 2020. The show had been sold out for months --- long before any of us knew what was coming. Then, in the early morning hours of March 3, devastating tornadoes tore through Nashville and Middle Tennessee. When Bobby learned of the destruction and what the city was going through, he did something that has stayed with me ever since: he turned his already sold-out Ryman show into a benefit for tornado relief. Proceeds from the night supported the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, helping a community suddenly in need. Bob being Bob. So it feels especially fitting that, more than six years later, we gather again in Nashville --- this time to celebrate him --- and close... Read more .