36 Hours in Nashville

The Protomen, photo by Noah Kalina
The Protomen, photo by Noah Kalina

9) Watch Protomen at Mercy Lounge

Housed in a flour mill built in 1883, the Mercy Lounge / Cannery Ballroom is the place to catch local bands like The Protomen and stand slack-jawed while ogling Southern indie-rock chicks under a fake snow machine. Think to yourself, “Why don’t more clubs back home have smoking balconies?”