Big Bang piano bar finds temporary downtown home

Lizzy Alfs | The Tennessean

Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar has found a temporary home inside another downtown bar and restaurant: Dick’s Last Resort.

The piano bar will take up residence on Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the restaurant known for its “service with sarcasm” shtick at 154 Second Ave. N.

The partnership, which becomes official on Friday with Big Bang piano bar's first night at Dick’s Last Resort, provides a temporary home for Big Bang, which was previously located on the second floor of the Paradise Park building where the owners plan to open new multilevel venue next year.

“I heard Big Bang was losing their location on Broadway and immediately reached out to see if we could provide a temporary home. I’ve always loved the experience Big Bang offers so it was natural to offer them a home at Dick’s, creating an exceptional entertainment experience downtown,” Marc Buehler, CEO of Nashville-based Dick’s Last Resort, said in a statement.

Big Bang is in negotiations for a new permanent home on Broadway, according to a media release. The opening time frame has not been finalized.

Sam Leatherwood, co-owner of Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar, said taking up temporary residence at Dick’s Last Resort helps keep the venue's musicians working.

“We are excited that we can keep the tradition alive and the Big Bang show uninterrupted at Dick’s Last Resort,” Leatherwood said in a statement.

The dueling piano entertainment will occupy the front dining room at Dick’s on Fridays and Saturdays, and the restaurant will continue its normal operations in the back dining room on those days.

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