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    Mercy Lounge

    4.1 (117 reviews)

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    The worst LIT ever!!
    Melissa M.

    Worst LIT I've ever had. I didn't want lemonade. The music was amazing but a little light on the alcohol.smh

    Dustin H.

    Somehow I've never reviewed Mercy Lounge. I notice I've covered most of the other music venues in Nashville but slipped up with this one--and some of my earliest Nashville shows took place here. Before I even lived in the area I took a few roadtrips to Nashville to see shows here when bands I really liked were playing. It's mostly a solid place to see a band with a few notable issues. First---it's a great size and decent layout for a mid-sized (popularity wise) band. It's an intimate, up close kind of place. Bigger than the End, smaller than Marathon. They have on-site parking (huge plus) for only $5 (not bad at all). Drinks are cheap. Easy in and out and I've seen some pretty great shows here. So what's not to love? Well...even if you're not an ear-plug fan (and I've made myself become one anyway over the past few years to save my hearing and still keep going to shows) you better become one at least for the night if you're headed to Mercy. That's because the acoustics in this place are outright deafening. One of my favorite bands played here a few years ago and though they are a fairly loud band this was the loudest I've ever heard them and I've seen them 10 times in 10 different venues over the years. Here I could barely make out a word of the vocals (and they have clear vocals typically, a very narrative song-writing is important kind of band). I left with the worst headache of my life. Plus there are some posts and polls in odd places so if it's an active show watch out. And getting to and from the bar with a drink at any point can be cumbersome. That all said, I saw one of the most active shows by one of the loudest bands around here not that long ago and it worked really well with little to no issues for me. Sound was clearer than in previous visits. I've noticed some great shows coming to Mercy in the next few months so I may have to revisit, particularly for the more singer-songwriter style events.

    $3.00 PBRs
    Robyn W.

    I like the Mercy lounge for a small venue. The sound and lighting was respectable - which is a must to see live music. I enjoyed that they had an outdoor patio so you could sit outside and view the Nashville sky line for a bit if you wanted. The bathrooms were a tight squeeze, but manageable. It did take a bit of time to get a drink, but when you're trying to serve that many people with only a few b-tenders, what else do you expect. I was saddened in the beer selection and the fact there were no drafts on tap! Really you're a bar for brew's sake! So we opted for the $3.00 PBR's which I guess is a good deal if you're 21 and broke LOL.

    Courtney B.

    The Mercy Lounge is the favorit-est of my favorite venues in Nashville. Almost all of the bands I like, local and touring, play here at least once when they come through town. It's a smaller, intimate type venue where you can get right up in a performer's face if you want or you can chill out off to the side at a table. It's what I'd picture my own club to be if I was lucky and financially secure enough to have one. Their main bar is long and decorated with vintage pin-up girl characters which helps lend to its rock-n-roll attitude. One of the best things about the Mercy Lounge is it's variety of shows that come there. I think it's one of the few, if not the only, venues in town which are not type-casted to a specific genre or music. Their calendar hosts bands from all ranges of the music spectrum and some weeks I can find myself there almost every night. They have a full bar with a decent selection of beer on draft, you can get local brew Yazoo here which is alright by me. Their drink pricing is pretty standard for a venue but they offer drink specials sometimes on nights they do events with local bands. Every Monday night they have 8 off 8th which is a hosting of various local musicians and bands that rotates from week to week. It's always free and it's a good place to be to cure the Mondays. They have a couple of pool tables and some booths in the back room which is a fun place to hang out in-between sets or during an opening band you're not interested in. They have a limited menu, which I have yet to try, but it looks like you're run of the mill 'i've drank a little too much and need to munch on something to clear my head' kind of bar food. Not overtly disgusting but nothing really to excite me into trying the fare. Their door man is touted as the best in Nashville and the bartenders are nice, but usually busy. The parking lot is limited so come early if you don't want to pay, otherwise the independent lot next door can range anywhere from $5 to $15 depending on the expected turn out and how evil the people that own it feel like being. Another thing to note is that the Mercy Lounge tends to sell out easily, especially for bigger name bands. It's best not to wait on buying tickets to shows here or you might find yourself standing in the parking lot hoping someone has a mercy ticket they'll throw your way. Also its located in the middle of an industrial district next to the railroad tracks, so there isn't really anything within walking distance. So if you feel like continuing your evening somewhere else after a show at the Mercy Lounge I suggest you keep your alcohol intake down to a beer or two.

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    Caitlin C.

    Adding to the 5 star trend, is there really anything else to say that others haven't already said? We came to see Pantha Du Prince who was opening for Blonde Redhead. Can't imagine a more awkward combination of folks mingling. The Redhead crowd filtered in slowly over time, probably wondering who the heck was making all that noise with glass bottles and wood on the stage, and why only two people were dancing (me and my date) at the front. I sure as heck don't know why we were the only two people moving around at the front, I mean it's Pantha people! Anyway I digress. So overall: parking was a cinch, getting in was a cinch and since we got there early, we got to the front no problem. Smaller, darker, more intimate, but without being stuffy, claustrophobic or smelly, well not yet at that point in the night. I can't speak for later on after all those hipsters, hipped out to Blonde Redhead. See you soon Mercy!

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    Sharon K.

    The Mercy Lounge is one of my favorite venues to see bands in Nashville. It feels a lot like a "Nashville Venue" if there can be such a thing. The building has a very lofty feel with exposed brick, large floor to ceiling windows, and exposed wood support beams. The wood makes the venue feel kinda down home, but the huge windows and the good views of downtown Nashville out the Northern windows make it feel urban. That to me, is the dichotomy of Nashville, it is that little big city. The Mercy lounge stage is at the end of the long rectangular space. There is a lot of standing room from the front of the stage through the center and towards the back of the room. Off to each side of the room they have tables, and the long red bar to one side. The lighting setup for the stage is really good. It helps create a nice mood during the shows, and I think they actually have someone running the light system during the bigger shows. They will often run a recording for the bands as well. Not a lot of venues will do this, but the Mercy Lounge occasionally does. From the perspective of someone who has gone to see bands play, and also played several shows at the Mercy Lounge, I give this venue five stars. The sound system is high quality, and they have good competent sound people. They actually know how to run their monitoring system, so you can hear yourself when you are on the stage. The venue is non-smoking! But, all the cool kids take their smokes and stand around outside on the second floor balcony to mingle and smoke. A good show for locals is the Monday Night 8th off 8th where they showcase 8 artists, each artist plays 3 songs. It's a fun night because all kinds of different people show up, and if the band is bad you know they only have a couple more songs to play! Also, Lightning 100 does some showcases for Local Spotlight artists here, and that always brings out a good local crowd. This is a great venue for local music, and smaller national acts. Oh, Lord, have Mercy!

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    Kyla A.

    Mercy is one of my favorite places to see a bigger act because it is easy to get close to the stage even when the crowd is large. It manages to bring the intimate setting of some of the smaller venues into a larger space. Mercy takes good care of the bands that play there and thus are able to maintain a good enough reputation to draw in shows that wouldn't play at a lot of Nashville's other venues. That being said, when shows could have fit in smaller venues I often wish they had because as a hang-out Mercy is less than ideal. The mixed drinks are served teeny tiny and they very rarely have specials (though the $1 Yazoo at the Cream Anniversary last weekend was a great treat). They've been doing a lot of remodeling lately so I look forward to Mercy's future. The new floors were a good sign of progress. The remodeled bathrooms were as well, until they seemed to stagnate at the half-finished point (hopefully not a fitting metaphor for the Mercy's overall progress). It's hard to be a girl in the midst of a sweaty show and not have a bathroom mirror. All in all, Mercy may have its faults, but I know I will keep returning because really, what's my alternative?

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    Gai P.

    An excellent venue for music and other cool events for all the hip artists of Nashville! Good looking people and great sound systems they have in place. Makes the band experience exactly what it should be. The small Parkin lot gets full fast. Don't pay for the other lot, parallel park on the well lit Palmer PL which is one street over & save a few $

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    It is attached to the same building as Cannery Ballroom, but the layout of the Mercy is much better.

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