Retro Piano Karaoke Bar Sid Gold’s Request Room Opens in East Nashville (Minus the Karaoke, For Now) | Eater Nashville

"I’m excited to report that the New York–born popular piano karaoke lounge Sid Gold’s Request Room is opening its third location in East Nashville, next to the old El Fuego on Gallatin. The original was launched in 2015 by Paul Devitt (founder of Beauty Bar) with former Psychedelic Furs keyboardist Joe McGinty, and a Detroit outpost opened in mid-2019 on the ground floor of the Siren Hotel; in Nashville Devitt partners with locals Keith Thompson, Glen Pangle, and Kira Small (who also plays piano at the bar on occasion). The Nashville spot mirrors the first two with a cocktail bar up front and a piano lounge in back, offering a menu similar to New York and Detroit: classic cocktails like French 75s and Hemingway daiquiris, music-inspired drinks such as the Velvet Underground (bourbon, lime, velvet falernum), plus beer and wine. Future karaoke crooners can order from a limited kitchen menu with snacks like pigs in a blanket, vegetarian egg rolls, and hummus, as well as heartier options like a Cuban sandwich and a charcuterie spread. Traditionally known for its eclectic, live-pianist-accompanied karaoke spanning pop, punk, soul, and classic rock, the bar also regularly showcases burlesque at its other locations and plans weekly burlesque in Nashville eventually; given COVID-19 restrictions, they’re opening initially solely as a piano bar with a great lineup of talent including Micah Hulscher (plays with Margo Price, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell), Randy Leago (Duane Eddy, the Beach Boys, Shelby Lynne), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick, Midland), and John Pahmer (Al Green, Yacht Rock). Current Nashville hours are Wednesday–Saturday, 5–11 p.m., and Sunday noon–7 p.m." - Delia Jo Ramsey