Even a deadly tornado and a pandemic couldn't keep Nashville's beloved Basement East down for long.
Brown estimates the damage from the structural collapse and flooding totaled more than $750,000. “We were in shock,” says co-owner Mike Grimes, who is also the proprietor of another Nashville institution, Grimey’s New & Preloved Music record shop. “We immediately talked to our investors and our landlord, and in very short order it was determined that, yes, we will rebuild. That was a major comfort at the time.
Andrew Leahey, a solo artist and lead guitarist in Elizabeth Cook’s band, was onstage at the Basement East just an hour before the tornado hit. He played one of the first concerts back at the club with Cook in April. “When I played with Elizabeth, it was limited capacity, at tables, and everyone in masks,” Leahey says. “It was a great example of how to do an inside show in that era of Covid.
Nashville-based artists like Nikki Lane, the Foxies, and Becca Mancari have also been on the venue’s calendar, along with regular tribute nights to icons like Bruce Springsteen and John Prine. That mix of the national and the uniquely Nashville is what makes the club so special to both fans and performers.
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