Bluebird Cafe's songwriter-spotlight etiquette jokes

The Bluebird Cafe at 4104 Hillsboro Pike is a small listening room famous for intimate songwriter performances and "songwriter rounds" where writers take turns performing. Its strict low-volume, attentive-audience expectation has led locals to jokingly warn tourists to "shh or you'll get shown the door." The venue is widely credited with helping launch the careers of numerous Nashville songwriters and remains a regular stop on music tours.