Josh Womack

Two weeks ago, we had a grand ole time laying down a @turquoisegate power set before a cadre of OUTamatons assembled as The Tennessee Vomiteers to pay tribute to the music of Col. Bruce Hampton on his ascension day. Lucas Ketner sat in with Turquoise Gate for our set and was the “Count M’Butu” for the evening. Here’s all the other players that got up to help make the joyous noise. Me (guitars,vox), Joel Forlines (vox, guitar, steel guit), Bill Ferri (bass), Rich Mahan (guitar), Kaitlyn Connor (keys), Ray Dunham (drums), Brook Sutton (bass), Daniel Cox (drums), Jonathan Abel (drums), Dave Yoke (guitar), Matt Wise (guitar), Ben DeBerry (guitar), Mike “Spanky” McCluer (bass), Jefferson Crow (keys), Keegan Pavlovic (bass) and last but not least, Nick Buda (drums) and Ted Pecchio (bass). Both sets can be seen/heard on Jim Johnston’s YouTube channel called HeARTIST4life Just search that and “Turquoise Gate” and/or “The Tennessee Vomiteers” and you’ll find them After paying the Production Costs to help @thebasementnash on May Day, we are able to donate $230.58 to Stand Up Nashville (@standupnashville ). Thanks to @maryamfortn for speaking that night a little about their mission and Kate Briefs for talking about the importance of voting in local elections. Here are a few candid vid snippets that our friend @redhotjohnna (Johnna Neel) caught of Turquoise Gate doing Gary Wright’s “Love Is Alive” and Bruce Hampton’s “Elevator to the Moon” and the Vomiteers during “Lovelight”. Nowhere is Now Here and Space is the Place. #zambiforlife

Friday Night. May 1st, 2026. At the OG Basement in Nashville. The Tennessee Vomiteers - A tribute to the music of Col. Bruce Hampton, proceeded by Josh Womack’s Turquoise Gate. Show starts at 9pm. Net proceeds go to Stand Up Nashville. So many great players will be there playing and maybe a couple of special, surprise guests too! $13 tix today, $15 day-of-show, tix available now at

COL. BRUCE HAMPTON TRIBUTE - 2 WEEKS FROM TONIGHT - at the OG @thebasementnash In 2018 and 2019, I brought together a variety of great Nashville Musicians to pay tribute to the music of Col. Bruce Hampton. The pandemic hit and we stopped doing them. Well, we’re bringing it back! On May 1st, the day of his passing, many Nashville (and beyond) Musicians have assembled a rescue unit to celebrate the music of Southern Avant-Garde Sage - Col. Bruce Hampton. Nashville-based Josh Womack’s Turquiose Gate gets the evening started at 9pm sharp. The Tennessee Vomiteers will play a long set of Col. Bruce music from 10pm until ??? After covering production fees and gas money for the players, the net proceeds will go to Stand Up Nashville. @standupnashville , or SUN’s, mission is “To mobilize & empower our communities to stand up and take action to create lasting change for the racial & economic good of all Nashvillians.” SUN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Pre-sale tickets are available at thebasementnashville-dot-com It will be a incredible night soulful, energetic music and shenanigans. We hope you all will join us

This Saturday is our First #LoungeFest! A full day of live music from Noon - close in the Lounge! See our full lounge menu at eastsidebowl.com/lounge

On Saturday April 11th, TURQUOISE GATE returns to the Low Volume Lounge stage at Eastside Bowl for LOUNGE FEST # 1. This is an all day FREE event from 1pm-11pm+ with multiple bands taking the stage. Turquoise Gate has the honor of closing the event. We’ll be celebrating the release of “Philistine with a Forked Tongue” which was just released only at: Turquoisegate.bandcamp.com Our set begins at 9:30. But get there early and hear all the other acts. Don’t miss, Rich Mahan (Turquoise Gate guitarist) and his wife Jen’s 70’s SoCal rock vibes duo GOLD COAST at 6pm. C’mon out and have a (disco) ball with us! Turquoise Gate music to make you…think, feel & dance

My (newish) band @turquoisegate releases a song today. I hope you will take it for a spin. This song was many years in the making. At this point, it's almost hard to know when it began, or if it's even really finished (is anything?). Releasing this on 3/27/26 as Turquoise Gate's first song to the world, felt topically apropos. With very little Production embellishments, this is a song made by humans, for humans. Turquoise Gate is recording an album ,hopefully to be released in 2026. This song may be released on the streaming platforms, or perhaps not. But for now, you can go to our Bandcamp Page at turquoisegate-dot-bandcamp-dot-com and take an 8-minute journey with... More announcements coming very soon..., With thanks always, Josh

No filters, No A.I. Just me, a human, with some news to share while sitting on a log by a creek on this first day of Spring. 3/26 at 5pm CST on Facebook/Insta. Playing a (new) song for MagnoliaRoads’ Songs of Protest & Hope 3/27 - TURQUOISE GATE song release at Turquoisegate.bandcamp.com 4/11 - Turquoise Gate closes the Low Volume Lounge stage for “Lounge Fest” at Eastside Bowl. 9:30pm -11pm+ Stay safe and alert out there my friends. Get the good while you can get it and seize joy from the claws of dystopia. #Bandcamp #nashvillemusic #wmot #protestsongs #dontletthebastardsgrindyoudown

The final 615 Indie Live lineup is officially set! We debuted TURQUOISE GATE last year at the inaugural 615 Indie Live fest. We’re honored to be part of this festival again this year that supports Nashville’s independent venues, celebrates our local music community, and creates real opportunities for discovery. Proceeds benefit @mvanorg and @wnxpnashville . Pull up and catch us live FOR FREE on the Low Volume Lounge at Eastside Bowl at 5pm sharp on February 7th! We’re releaseing music the day before so come celebrate with us! Jeff can’t make this one, but we’ve got Kaitlyn Connor fillin ’ in on keys for this one. Grab your tickets + See full event schedule + Download the app today: https://linktr.ee/615indielive #615IndieLive

Rare TURQUOISE GATE live show this Friday, October 24th at Dee’s Lounge in Madison, TN. We play at 8pm SHARP(ish). We’re only playing one roughly hour-long set, so don’t be late if you plan on coming. We went in the studio last week to start recording an album. You can hear songs live from what we did last Thursday with @_danjosbanjo (Dan Davis) at Southern Ground studio. Only a $5 cover for our set on Friday (we need your support so the band gets paid…I play for free). Josh Morrison plays before us and PJ & The Bear comes after us. Pass through the gate and enter a new place.

Tonight. August 22nd, 2025. FOOTIN’ THE BILL - a benefit for Bill Ferri’s family. 9PM at Dee’s Lounge in Madison, TN. Bill is my friend and musical collaborator…most recently in @turquoisegate . A slimmed down version of Turquoise Gate will play a few songs alongside many other friends and artists like Tommy Womack, Chris Keating & Favorite Days, Secret Commonwealth, Todd Greene and many more. Please come out and help give a hand to Bill and his family. The proceeds will go towards paying for the funeral costs for Bill’s father’s who recently and unexpectedly passed away. .

Doing some live music stuff over the next couple of weeks. Stoked to get out and get at it a bit. Here’s what’s on deck… 7/26, 4-6pm, TN Brew Works (solo, acoustic - Originals and Covers, FREE) 7/29, 6-8pm , Tie Dye Jam, 5 Spot (Doing a couple of protest tunes with the Tie Dye Jam crew, $5 cover) 8/1, 8-11+pm, Annual JERRY GARCIA B-DAY Party, Basement East (Best and most fun Nashville celebration of the year! Multiple Artists, $20) 8/8, 4-6pm, Pre-DBT/Deertick, The Tavern at The Caverns (Originals & Covers in The Tavern at The Caverns before the DBT/Deertick show, Free) Working on another Turquoise Gate show for early fall and also getting in the studio to record some new music. More info on all that soon. Hope to see y’all out there!

3 weeks ago, we had a great time at The 58 at @eastsidebowl . Thanks to Chark, Jamie, Santo and the crew over there for being so kind and treating us right and for letting us go long into the night. Thanks to everyone who came out to support, listen and dance. Thanks to all the players in Turquoise Gate, The Funky Joules, Favorite Days and the After Midnighters (JJ Cale tribute). I appreciate you all so much! Special shout out to @hearmetravel (Laura Gifford) for being one of Nashville’s biggest supporters of live music. She got the dance party going for The Funky Joules. Laura’s a gem and has had a tough week this past week so send her your love and hug her if you see her. Next TURQUOISE GATE show is tracking for September. More on that soon. Here’s some clips. Turquoise Gate - “Philistine With A Forked Tongue”, a clip from the song’s bridge. The Funky Joules - Precious Soul (@anniesellick ) and Dante Joules (@thejazzmanic ) side project debut Chris Keating & Favorite Days Turquoise Gate - a clip from “Arms For The War” The After Midnighters - All sing and play finale playing After Midnight