Finally some good news for Nashville-based artists trying to make a living playing music in Music City.
For decades, the city of Nashville has been built upon the backs of the musically creative. Now, with free parking dwindling, and recent property tax hikes, Music City is making it harder and harder for aspiring artists – and anyone who could be viewed as the “little guy” – to afford to live and operate in Nashville.
If you’ve visited Tennessee’s capital lately, you know it’s nearly impossible to find a free parking spot in Nashville. Gone are the good ol’ day where musicians and artists could park near Broadway and walk down to make a buck. Now, those playing in Honky Tonks to entertain the millions of tourists that visit Music City every year have to try and come home with more money than they have to fork over for parking.
It’s become a real problem for Nashville as a whole.
There weren’t many signs of it getting better until Parking Management Company (PMC) and JamJuice came together and announced a new initiative to make parking more affordable for musicians in Nashville. All eligible artists have to do now is find PMC-owned parking, and go through the verification process with JamJuice to get $5 per day parking.
Over 30 different locations across Nashville will offer up this $5 parking benefit, and Ron Coleman – the COO at PMC – told Music Row that he felt as though its important to help the musicians and artists that help make Music City what it is:
“Nashville’s music community plays such an important role in the identity and economy of our city, and we wanted to find a practical way to support the people behind that music. This program allows us to put our expertise and resources to work in a way that helps ease a real, everyday expense for working musicians.”
There’s no doubt that this initiative will be potentially life-changing for artists heading down to Broadway and other places in and around Nashville. Working for tips, like many artists do, is challenging… especially when you know you’ve got to make $60+ just to offset your parking costs.
The CEO of JamJuice – Matthew Romero – said this partnership is just an extension of what they’ve always set out to do: Help musicians:
“Supporting musicians has always been at the heart of what we do at JamJuice, and we’re proud to continue that work alongside partners who share that commitment. This partnership with PMC is another way we can use our platform and relationships to create meaningful support for Nashville’s artists and strengthen the community they’ve built.”
Below is a list of the discounted rate locations that PMC and JamJuice have partnered to provide. Here’s to hoping other corporate parking companies that have taken over Nashville follow suit.
Discounted Rate Locations
900 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
811 McGavock St., Nashville, TN 37203
504 Fourth Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37210
1906 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
1920–1926 Hayes St., Nashville, TN 37203
2001–2005 Terrace Place, Nashville, TN 37203
112 16th Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37203
1521–1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN 37203
1500 Demonbreun St., Nashville, TN 37203
216 17th Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37203
1500 Third Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37208
909 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208
1390 Adams St, Nashville, TN 37208
100 Van Buren St., Nashville, TN 37208
601 Hagan St., Nashville, TN 37203
1621 Ensley Blvd., Nashville, TN 37210
824 Main St., Nashville, TN 37206
701–709 Main St., Nashville, TN 37206
403 Gallatin Ave., Nashville, TN 37206
521 Woodland St., Nashville, TN 37206
112 Bridge St., Franklin, TN 37064
2900–2908 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
2304 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
133 Korean Veterans Blvd., Nashville, TN 37201
150 Second Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37201
139 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN 37203
515 Fourth Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37210
300 Church St., Nashville, TN 37201
3100–3102 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
77 Guthrie St., Nashville, TN 37201
