PHOTOS: Rites of Spring not dampened by weather

Staying true to the vision of variety, The Rites of Spring music festival brought together genres for many tastes this weekend at Vanderbilt. The set on Friday began with Archive Nights, followed by the vintage-tuned Beaker Street Blues band. Gloriana brought joy to the country fans by performing some...

April 22nd, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

Local food for local eatery in 12South

What: Sloco Where: 2905 12th Ave. South When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily Cost: $6.50-$8; $4.50 soup of the day; $3.50-$4 kids Info: 615-499-4793; http://www.slocolocal.com Before you walk into 12South’s Sloco sandwich shop, be ready for a tight squeeze. It’s small and narrow. A long prep table on one side...

April 18th, 2012 | Art | Read More

Carroll Cloar’s Delta art returns to Leu

Carroll Cloar’s paintings don’t just jump out at you — they grab you by the heartstrings and pull you right in to the soul of Memphis, Cloar’s home and inspiration. Until May 24, the soft lighting of the Leu Art Gallery will illuminate the works of the late artist who focused so much on the Mississippi...

April 18th, 2012 | Art | Read More

Teen group creates art, builds community

“I got that strive, now. Feel me?” he said with a smile. Rakeem Gray is a different person now than he was a year ago. As a junior at Johnson High School, a Nashville alternative school for students with behavioral issues, the 18-year-old limited himself with his own apathy. He didn’t respect schoolwork...

April 16th, 2012 | Art | Read More

(echolove) members, music a work in progress

Delicate piano melodies, guitar strums, easygoing vocals, and a catchy pop/rock sound generate through the computer’s speakers; the soothing sounds come from “Nomad Heart,” (echolove)’s first full-length album, set to release in early April. “I think of ‘Nomad Heart’ as a search for satisfaction,...

March 28th, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

Casting ‘Hairspray’ prompted campus search for racial diversity

Through every song, dance, and laughable moment presented by the Belmont Musical Theater department in “Hairspray,” there’s great entertainment — and there are essential members of the cast and chorus who had to be recruited from other departments. There are roles for black actors in the...

March 21st, 2012 | A&E, Art, Featured A&E | Read More

New Frist exhibit pushes imagination

A new exhibit at the First Center for the Visual Arts is forcing artists and patrons to alter the stories they know and face the stories they don’t. The exhibit, called Fairy Tales, Monsters, and Genetic Imagination, opened last week and is organized by Mark Scala, the Frist Center’s chief curator. “The...

March 1st, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

For your reading pleasure

With all assignments given to college students every semester, it’s hard to find time to read books just for the sake of enjoyment. But if you find yourself with some down time during your busy college life, here are some noteworthy books to check out suggested by Belmont faculty and staff — no research...

February 22nd, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

Hillsboro art walk turns storefronts into galleries

Floral paintings hang in A Village of Flowers. Little girls are crafting in Sweet CeCe’s. “DJ Just Greg” is mixing electronica tracks in front of Fire Finch, alongside a cakestress giving away cake pops. It’s a scene that returns, always with creative differences, on the first Thursday of every...

February 22nd, 2012 | Art | Read More

‘House of Bernarda Alba,’ with all-female cast, opens Friday

The House of Bernarda Alba doesn’t fit the typical “girls night out” stereotype, but you won’t see any males in this show. The production, directed by Jessika Malone and assistant director Rebekah Reimer, will be playing Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays starting Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays...

February 15th, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

Senior’s Bonnie and Clyde musical opens this week

Robbers, murders, gangsters. These qualities make Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow an unlikely cast for a student’s first musical composition. While senior Chris Rayis recognizes their evildoings, he is more intrigued by the beauty of hope in humans; the power of redemption. Rayis, a composition major...

January 31st, 2012 | A&E, Art | Read More

York’s ‘Bedrock’ is “platform for conversation”

Featured in Belmont’s Leu Art Gallery, “Bedrock” is a series of abstract panel pieces with layers of paint, correction tape and “rhythms of dots” that might have you wondering, “what are these paintings of?” For artist Lain York, whose exhibition is on display until Jan. 26, that’s...

January 18th, 2012 | A&E, Art, Featured A&E | Read More

Local artist featured at Leu Gallery

Nashville artist Lain York’s multi-cultural and architectural exhibit, “Bedrock,” explores the human experience through paintings influenced by documentary photography and archeological sites. York, whose work has appeared in New American Paintings, New York Arts Magazine and Art Papers, is...

January 9th, 2012 | A&E, Art, Featured A&E | Read More

A picture is worth… a ‘Conan’ exhibit

When sophomore Lindsey Button found an email from late-night host Conan O’Brien’s “Team Coco” in her inbox late one night, no one was more surprised than she was. The request was even more astonishing. Team Coco asked for a portrait of O’Brien Button had done in high school art class more than...

November 29th, 2011 | A&E, Art | Read More

Hillsboro Village Art Walk continues Thursday

The monthly Hillsboro Village Art Walk will kick off Thursday at 21st Avenue South in Hillsboro Village at 5 p.m.. The family friendly event is free and includes a variety of entertainment. “We have had huge success in getting people to come out to the Village this year. It has been a year and a...

November 2nd, 2011 | A&E, Art | Read More