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Donate and help

Donate to Crisis Assistance or Funeral Benefit Fund and HELP musicians struggling with a crisis. Plus links and resources.

Donate and help musicians

Money for you?

If you performed as a guest musician on the Nashville Network’s Music City Tonight, hosted by Crook and Chase, recorded between October 1993 and October 1995, we may have some money for you.

Money for you?

Live Music

One reason we're Music City is this: Live music abounds! Bluegrass, country, jazz, classical, rock & roll! We have it all. Browse a sampling on our Gig Calendar, and get ready to groove!

Live Music

Read our magazine

Read our quarterly magazine online at issuu.com! Our magazines feature the latest Local 257 news, member features, reviews and much more!

Read our magazine online!

Join us!

Our musicians run the gamut, from superstars to session players. Grow with Local 257!

Join us!

Hall of Fame

As a member of the American Federation of Musicians, you are eligible to nominate up to 10 musicians, two producers, two arrangers and two engineers.

Hall of Fame

Carry-on Law

If you have an instrument issue while traveling let us know. Click here for a guide to the carryon law.

Carry-on Law Finalized

Nashville Cats

Guitarist Jimmy Capps played on hundreds of hits like "Stand By Your Man," "The Gambler," and "He Stopped Loving Her Today." He's the master of smooth.

Nashville Cats