Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Nashville Scene's Top Picks for the Week

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Liars at Exit/In
How Liars albums are like episodes of Lost, and how they duped Nashville. Read more.

Phosphorescent at Exit/In
On Here's to Talking It Easy, Matthew Houck's Phosphorescent let the song do the talking. Read more.

The Music City Soul Food Festival at Riverfront Park
The enduring legacy of Cameo, from "Word Up" to Mariah Carey. Read more.

Mary Chapin Carpenter at TPAC
“I’ll never be safe in crowded rooms,” Mary Chapin Carpenter sings on “I Have a Need for Solitude,” ... Read more.

Tim Chad and Sherry at Grimey's
In addition to manning the skins for indie favorites the likes of Silver Jews, prodigious local drummer Brian Kotzur ... Read more.

Judd & Maggie CD Release Show at The Rutledge
After weathering a brief tenure on RCA/Victor, this Baltimore-bred brother-sister duo transplanted themselves to an East Nashville cottage ... Read more.

Two-Dollar Tuesdays at The 5 Spot
There’s an old expression my dad likes to use whenever the weather gets as sweltering and oppressive as it’s been in recent weeks ... Read more.

The Tams at Crockett Park
Like a lot of vocal groups from the golden age of R&B that are still touring ... Read more.

Nashville Sounds ’80s Throwback Night
Even if you’re not a hardcore Sounds fan, this Thursday night’s game against the Omaha Royals has a lot to offer. Read more.
 
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School at The 5 Spot
On the third Sunday of every month, folks gather at The 5 Spot and with dry media (no paint, please) sketch images of beautiful young women. Read more.
 
Alex Heard Signing and Discussion at the Nashville Public Library
Alex Heard’s The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex and Secrets in the Jim Crow South documents a case that’s been called a real-life version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Read more.
 
Woodbine Farmers' Market at Coleman Park Community Center
If last week’s blockbuster opening holds steady, Nashville’s newest farmers’ market could become one of its biggest and best. Read more.
 
Gwynne Dyer Signing and Discussion at Davis-Kidd
London-based Canadian journalist Gwynne Dyer explores the climate change’s military, political and strategic implications. Read more.
 
Cooks Rule Cooking Camp at the Second Harvest Food Bank
Instead of letting your restless teen lounge around tweeting his or her diary in installments, send your little future foodie to a cooking camp for a good cause. Read more.
Alice in Wonderland at Dalewood United Methodist
Street Theatre Company is merging youth programming with an opportunity to mount a fresh musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s timeless tale. Read more.
 
Funny Money at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre
Summer is the time for lighthearted plays, and this is the last weekend for Nashville theatergoers to catch this farce at Chaffin’s. Read more.
 
Doubles at Encore Theatre Company
David Wiltse is a fairly prolific and multidimensional writer, his oeuvre including stage works, teleplays, screenplays and especially novels ... Read more.
 
Playing by Air at Nashville Children’s Theatre
Locals familiar with the Juggleville troupe from Vanderbilt should gravitate to this celebration of music, circus arts and theatrics ... Read more.
Eyewitness to the News: A Chronicle of Our Times: Photos From The Nashville Banner Newspaper at the Nashville Public Library
Twelve years after the demise of Nashville’s venerable afternoon daily, the Banner, it’s possible to spot a single bittersweet outcome ... Read more.
 
Concept of Space at Estel Gallery
Moco Sasamoto's wooden sculptures are biomorphic forms, and Dana Constello's acrylic canvases depict the goings-on between not-so-nice school girls. Read more.
 
ARTini: The Golden Age of Couture Paris and London at the Frist
The Frist’s current exhibit on couture is more than just a breathtaking look at the standard of craftsmanship that came out of fashion houses in the ’50s … Read more.
 
Critical Thinkers' Art Soiree at Billups Art
Local artists Michael McBride and James Threalkill attempt to combine food for thought with food, drink, music and the artists themselves. Read more.
 

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