News/Previews

A Guest Author Contribution:

Ambitious, Controversial, and Avant-Garde: The New TPAC Design

Earlier this spring, the Nashville Planning Department received an approval application for a parcel addressed 20 Victory Avenue, directly north of the eastern approach of the pedestrian bridge. The application, submitted by Hastings Architecture on behalf of a team of contractors, gives the public its first glimpse into the ambitious, controversial, and avant-garde plans for the new home of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Setting the Stage: The East Bank Over the last few years, a collection of government entities and private developers have been collaborating on plans for what will become the East Bank neighborhood. The area, identified asRead More

The MCR Interview

Tim Biskup on “Graphite Memory” and ‘Drifting Agency’

Few contemporary artists move as fluidly between illustration, design, painting, and improvisational drawing as Tim Biskup [TB]. In conjunction with his exhibition Drifting Agency at the Haley Gallery which beginsRead More

Back in the Day

Anton Weiss Retrospective at Bennett Galleries

On May 16 from 6 to 8 PM Bennett Galleries is opening their retrospective exhibition on the life and works of Anton Weiss. The exhibition will feature a number ofRead More

Jazz Beat — May

This Month’s Highlights Here are the performances this month that I have picked out as really special, ones you won’t be able to catch any day of the week. TheyRead More

Coming Soon: BloodSuckingLeech

BloodSuckingLeech follows Erica, a woman desperately trying to shield her aging mother from online scammers, only to find herself caught in a web of paranoia, guilt, and unexpected hilarity. AsRead More

Coming Soon: Water for Elephants

The critically acclaimed bestselling 2006 novel has not only been adapted into the 2011 film, but is now a Broadway musical on tour! In the 1930’s, a grieving young manRead More

Coming to the Schermerhorn

Sound and Story: Mason Bates Returns to Nashville with Three Defining Works

Next weekend and at the end of the month, the Nashville Symphony spotlights the music of composer and DJ Mason Bates in two programs that showcase the breadth of hisRead More

MTSU’s Carmen: Sassy and a Little Dangerous

Entering Middle Tennessee State University’s Hinton Hall on the evening of April 18th, I was looking forward to seeing their Opera Theatre’s final production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen. One ofRead More

Coming Soon:

Incognita’s Infamous Adventures

A delightful mix of online entertainment and live performance are coming to Nashville! The local web series Incognita’s Infamous Adventures is raising money to fund its second season. The four-episodeRead More

A Preview of the Nashville Ballet's 'Sherlock'

Practical Artistry: A Three-Lens View into Nashville Ballet Magic

Recently, MCR Journalist Y. Kendall was able to attend one of the Nashville Ballet’s glamourous Relevé Society events ahead of their exciting spring performance of the Attitude Series which includesRead More