
American Songwriter
3rd Annual Road Ready Talent Contest featuring The Como Brothers, Pug Johnson & Tabitha Meeks
Tue, 20 Oct, 7:30 PM CDT
Doors open
6:00 PM CDT
3rd and Lindsley
818 3rd Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37210
Description
The 3rd Annual Road Ready Talent Contest brings American Songwriter's national search for undiscovered talent to the 3rd and Lindsley stage. Three finalists, selected from thousands of submissions, perform live for a room of Nashville industry and fans. Doors 6PM, show 7:30PM. $15 GA.
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages

Music
Road Ready Talent Contest
Road Ready Talent Contest
Music

Rock
The Como Brothers
The Como Brothers
Rock
Hailing from Long Island, NY, The Como Brothers are a dynamic music duo blending heartfelt original songs with high-energy performances that capture audiences everywhere. Known for their catchy melodies, inventive arrangements, and playful approach to music, they’ve built a devoted following both online and off.
In addition to creating original music, The Como Brothers perform daily on social media, sharing live sessions, covers, and creative renditions of classic songs — including their hugely popular Beatles interpretations that have delighted fans worldwide.
Their music has also been featured on major TV shows, including General Hospital, The Young & the Restless, E! Network’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, MTV’s The Real World, and more.
Over the years, they’ve achieved milestones including sold-out local shows, viral video moments, and a growing online fanbase that spans continents. Their mission is simple: make music that resonates, inspires, and entertains, while inviting fans to join them on every step of their musical journey.

Americana
Pug Johnson
Pug Johnson
Americana
Raised on the bars and backroads of Beaumont, Texas, Pug Johnson's mission is simple: be a gateway. He wants listeners who think they don't like country to find him, feel something, and go digging into the long, rich history the genre was built on.
On his third full‑length, From a Beaumont Bar, Johnson doesn’t soften the past so much as define it, turning the bruises and barroom debris of his messier years into solid country gold heartbreak songs – sharpened by hindsight and delivered in a borderline‑nasal drawl that probably owes Shotgun Willie a few rounds.
The result is a rueful songbook that doesn’t romanticize the past so much as report it, line by line, from a stool that’s seen too much. Deliberately old‑fashioned in the best way, the record nods to Bob Wills, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Merle Haggard while staying rooted in lived experience.
By mining the memories of his past mistakes and the musical legacies of his heroes, Johnson crafted a collection that not only bears the weight of history but promises to blossom into something timeless.

Americana
Tabitha Meeks
Tabitha Meeks
Americana
Trained in classical and jazz piano, her songwriting is a combination of her love of folk and the genres she has studied on keys. The music she plays and writes is often compared to Norah Jones, Randy Newman, Ashe and Regina Spektor. Tabitha can be found playing all around Nashville with her jazz/pop trio as well as the Pitch Meeting band. She has performed with artists such as Lainey Wilson, Charles Kelley of Lady A, Lucie Silvas, Cassadee Pope, Chris Young, David Ryan Harris and more. She has had her music featured on Netflix series “Love is Blind” Season 4 and the “Ultimatum” Season 2.
