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BLuES gROuP Markey Blue Ric Latina Project will join Otis Faithful for a Saturday, March 18, concert known as Blues in the ’Boro at the Washington Theatre inside Patterson Park Community Center. The night will feature three hours of music kicking off at 7 p.m. inside a comfortable theaterstyle venue.

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coMeS To naShville March 21

ON TuESdAy, MARCh 21, The Troubadour Theater in Nashville will host Always Loretta, the ultimate tribute show to Loretta Lynn that includes a special performance by the original Coal Miners, Loretta’s touring band, and features Emily Portman. Portman will bring her signature Loretta Lynn-flaired sound to the stage, as she did during the touring production of Conway Twitty In Concert: The Man, The Music, The Legend (Live)

“We lost a legend last year and she was an artist that paved the way for so many of us,” Portman said. “I was honored to know her, to have her blessing in portraying her, and it’s a bigger honor to continue carrying on her legacy.” enter to wIn a paIr of tIckets to the March 21 Always Loretta show at boropulse.com/lynn.

Featured in this nationally touring show are members of Loretta’s original Coal Miners band, including Dave Thornhill, lead guitarist and band leader for 55 years; Bob Hempker, steel guitarist for 55 years; Dennis Digby, bass guitarist for 15 years; John Brown, drummer for 20 years; and Monty Parkey, pianist for 5 years.

“When I play a Loretta Lynn tribute show with Emily, it takes me back to 1967 when I played my first show with Loretta. After my 55 years and 10,000-plus shows, playing lead guitar with Loretta, it’s like I’m starting all over again,” Thornhill said.

This special tribute show is authorized by the Loretta Lynn family and will take the audience on a journey in remembering all the big country hits that Lynn had.

The Troubadour Theater is located at 2416 Music Valley Dr., Nashville. Tickets for Always Loretta are $50 and are available by emailing alwayslorettatickets@gmail.com or by calling 615-4833208.

The Nashville-based Markey Blue Ric Latina Project is a member of the Nashville Blues Society, a winner of the Atlanta Blues Challenge, has been nominated for various awards, and has had its music air on TV network shows including Claws, Gray’s Anatomy and Rick and Morty

Opening the March 18 show, Murfreesboro blues act Otis Faithful will take the audience on a journey from the Delta to Chicago. Visit markeybluericlatina.com for more on the Markey Blue Ric Latina Project; find Otis Faithful on ReverbNation and Facebook. Tickets for Blues in the ’Boro are $10. Patterson Park Community Center is located at 521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Murfreesboro.

SMELLS LikE NiRvANA will celebrate the legendary sounds of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain at an all-ages tribute show at Hop Springs on Saturday, March 18 at 8 p.m., performing songs from Nevermind, In Utero and Bleach as well as B-sides and rarities. Dead Original will open the show, performing a 30-minute set of original material from its first album, Bought and Sold Paul Wandtke, who served as drummer for the Grammy-nominated metal band Trivium, takes on lead guitar and vocal duties for Dead Original. The group has already performed in support of Candlebox, Seether, Jonathan Davis and 10 Years. For more on Dead Original, visit deadoriginal.com.

Tickets start at $15, on ticketweb.com. Hop Springs is located at 6790 John Bragg Hwy., Murfreesboro. Prior to the show, audience members can submit song requests via smellslikenirvanatribute.com.