Archive for the ‘A&E’ Category

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Miss B.

The Beat ‘n’ Track with Miss B.
For the first installment of The Beat ‘n’ Track, Vision editor Erin Carson caught up with Bianca Edwards, better known as Miss B., via Skype to talk about life as a rapper inside and outside the Belmont music scene. Miss B. began writing poetry as a kid, but now finds herself a junior music business...
August 25th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

10 things to do for under $10

Spending wisely during your college years is one lesson to learn early.  Not only is calling home to beg for money a hassle, but it also annoys your parents. So, why not learn about some fun things to do in Nashville that aren’t expensive? There are plenty of things to do and see in Music City for...
August 25th, 2010 | A&E | Read More

On stage this season

Get ready for a plethora of playbills to hit because Belmont University’s Theater Department is in full swing getting ready for the 2010-2011 theater season, and there are additional highlights from local to international artists. For all you theater lovers and goers here’s a preview of a few things...
August 25th, 2010 | A&E, Art | Read More

Where the art is: Gallery 121 and Leu Gallery show wide-ranging exhibits

Where  the art is: Gallery 121 and  Leu Gallery show  wide-ranging exhibits
When to see it Hours for Leu Art Gallery in the Lila D. Bunch Library 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 1-7 p.m. Sunday. Hours for Gallery 121 in the Leu Center for Visual Art are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 2-7 p.m. Sunday. Exhibits of work by painter Mike Holsomback and photographer...
August 25th, 2010 | A&E, Art | Read More

Ranch Dressing: At Katy K’s on 12th South, it comes with fringe and rhinestones

Ranch Dressing: At Katy K’s on 12th South, it comes with fringe and rhinestones
Settled on 12 South, a trendy neighborhood near Belmont, is a building with an unimpressive gray stone façade, an architectural relic of the late ‘60s. But it’s distinguished by a sign –a large torso and head of a pinup cowgirl in a red bustier with matching hat and fringed skirt. She guards rope...
August 25th, 2010 | A&E | Read More

Pinball Wizard

Pinball Wizard
Interstate towns are not often my destination. They are waypoints, signs and reminders of how much farther I have to navigate around incompetent drivers and cope with the ever-growing presence of tractor-trailers bearing down in my rearview mirror. Occasionally, if the length of the trip warrants it,...
April 30th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
Middle Tennessee is home to dozens of music venues, some of them iconic pieces of local history. That number explodes into the hundreds if bars, coffee shops, band shells, record stores and anywhere else where guitars are strummed are considered. But despite Music City USA’s musical economy most music...
April 30th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

Vandy’s Rites of Spring washes out

Vandy’s Rites of Spring washes out
A series of band cancellations, rain and the looming threat of a tornado watch marred Vanderbilt’s Rites of Spring music festival last weekend. The festival officially kicked off on Friday afternoon, with performances by soul band Lubriphonic, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and indie rock stalwarts...
April 30th, 2010 | A&E, Music | Read More

Student visual art in four sites on campus

Student visual art in four sites on campus
Belmont visual art majors will host a Belmont-centric art crawl on May 13 from 6-9 p.m. The event features work by around 20 students majoring in art education, studio art and design communications, including graduating seniors who will receive their diplomas only two days later. “It’s like the equivalent...
April 29th, 2010 | A&E, Art | Read More

Lennon biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’ opens 2010 Nashville Film Festival

Lennon biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’ opens 2010 Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival opened last night, kicking off its 41st year celebrating independent film at Regal Green Hills 16. Over the next week, from Apr. 15 to Apr. 22, movies like “Clash of the Titans” and “Hot Tub Time Machine” will share a space with less familiar films with titles like...
April 16th, 2010 | A&E | Read More