After the sychophants, there’s a Lone Official

October 24, 2006

Nashville has a bad habit of ignoring her best and brightest children; Nashville culture produces an artistic endeavor that is truly original, even revolutionary, and nobody who “matters” in music city seems to pay any attention.
Luckily, Nashville has a great aunt of sorts named London. She takes our wayfaring children under her wing, [...]

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Collards & Caviar Productions present “Having Our Say”

October 19, 2006

Punctuate Your Thanksgiving Holiday with a Collards & Caviar Productions presentation of “Having Our Say” a play by Emily Mann, adapted from the book by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth.
Collards & Caviar, is Nashville’s newest and most unique theater company and they’re off to a terrific start. Their first [...]

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Is East Nashville Becoming A Recording Studio Mecca?

October 14, 2006

East Nashville has seen a dramatic transformation in the past decade. Historically the east side of the river has always been more progressive than the other parts of Nashville, and today it is a hotbed of what just might be an artistic renaissance… especially if you are involved with music performance and production.
There is something [...]

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Experience Chinese Traditional Dance in Nashville

October 14, 2006

What happens when East meets West in the world of dance? Join an exciting opportunity to experience Chinese Traditional Dance presented by TPAC. Panelists will discuss how the arts reflect world cultures, specifically highlighting Chinese and Western dance traditions and their influences on each other. Jen-Jen Lin and additional dancers with the Chinese Arts [...]

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Actor’s Bridge of Nashville Presents “How I Learned to Drive”

October 14, 2006

Actor’s Bridge of Nashville presents How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel, which will be their final and most exciting show of the season at the Darkhorse Theatre in Nashville.
How I learned to Drive has been described by the New York Times as a “Superb comic drama… haunting… a lovely, harrowing guide to the [...]

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Tara Thompsons Heaven’s Coast at The Art House

October 14, 2006

“Heaven’s Coast” is a series of photographic images that capture connections to the ocean and the coast. The show, with the title inspired by a memoir by Mark Doty, tells a story about the unique ways in which we experience our coastal landscapes. Using a photojournalistic style to document different activities and moments, the images [...]

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The Features and John Lennon’s Ghost

October 13, 2006

So the Nashville Scene prints a huge cover story on The Features dramatic drop by 800 lb gorilla, Universal Records: the article chronicles how the poor lads had to choose between covering a Beatles song for a credit card commercial and losing their record deal. They chose to get dropped and keep their credibility. [...]

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The Comfies Are Irresistable Pop Tarts

October 13, 2006

Nashville-Based The Comfies are lead by former Feeble Weiner bassist Ben Harper. Bringing along some of the infectious pop sensebility of the Murfreesboro / Nashville breakthrough band that had everyone jumping up and down and screaming “Weiner!” over the past few years, The Comfies extend that with a somewhat less campy, yet just [...]

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Curt Perkins’ Portable Sunshine Sound

October 13, 2006

If you like the feelgood 70’s philly-esque sound of Josh Rouse, you will undoubtedly dig the latest release by Nashville’s Curt Perkins, titled Get Something Started. Several friends recommend that I check out Curt live, and I have to admit, it was a phenomenal show. The music has a great vibe: Part [...]

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Urban frescoes features the photography of Bill Brimm

October 12, 2006

Art and Invention Gallery located in Five Points, East Nashville presents Urban Frescoes by photographer Bill Brimm. The main focus of this exhibition is images on walls within urban areas and their relationship to society. Graffiti, signage, color, texture and decay are integral parts of the palette that creates these revealing photographs. This body of [...]

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Reeves Gabrels Weekly Wizardry at The Family Wash

October 12, 2006

The one and only Reeves Gabrels has been appearing every Sunday down at the Family Wash with “Loud Night,” backed by a revolving group of fantastic musicians from East Nashville and beyond. Gabrels is considered one of the most revolutionary guitarists working today, having worked with Bowie, Tin Machine, Public Enemy and many others.
Sets consist [...]

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