So a few months ago Jed Hilly was about to mow his lawn. It was a Saturday like any other, and—b-r-r-ring!—Merle Haggard rang him up. Hilly didn’t know Merle. They weren’t buds or work associates. But there it was, Haggard…
Along with sweet tea, seems to me Nashville has an unquenchable thirst for estate sales, a designer “show house,” or, best of all, that subdivision smorgasbord known as a “parade” of homes. We’ll park in the next county, scale…
It is not easy to describe seeing the Jubilee Singers perform. Some of the songs are soothing and harmonious, while others are gut-wrenching and powerful. Most striking, though, is the overall effect: the experience creates a connection to the…
Bringing Timeless Culture to Life
A Shen Yun performance is an entrée into a timeless past. An unprecedented gathering of world-class dancers, choreographers, vocalists, and musicians with a singular purpose: to rekindle the best of China’s classical dance heritage and to…
Larry Carlton’s guitar on the Steely Dan track “Kid Charlemagne” is often cited as evidence of his musical mastery. It is, of course, a masterpiece, certified by Rolling Stone, no less, as among the greatest rock guitar solos of all…
When a boat takes on water, you bail and then reseal. A symphony hall is a bit more complicated.
By the time the flood crested in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center—8 p.m. on Monday, May 3—the waters were of…
12.29.2010 | ARCHITECTURE, MUSIC, NEWS, VIDEO
In this video:
Master Puppeteer, Brian Hull, deftly manipulates marionette and hand-and-rod puppet versions
of master artists including Van Gogh, Picasso, and Michelangelo, as they create their
masterpieces.
Tracy Silverman performs original pieces with his instantly recognizable trademark sound…
Sitting on the porch, enjoying another pink and orangesunset and the lush greenery that surrounds our backyard, he says to me with a lilt of gratitude in his voice, “Honey, why didn’t we do this a lot sooner?”
Darrell Scott plays his song, “The Open Door,” for Nashville Arts Magazine readers:
10.4.2010 | MUSIC, NEWS, PERFORMING
by Marshall Chapman
Last week I received a photo in the mail of my mother riding on the back of a Harley motorcycle. The photo was taken on the Fourth of July. Independence Day. So was there a hidden message…
