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Last weekend to get your holiday shopping out of the way...good luck if you still have to do that...anyway, speaking of the holiday season...my all time favorite Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life starts its annual Belcourt run Saturday.

Friday!

• Untitled Nashville presents the Abominable Art Show at Gallery East. 6 - 10pm
• The Greencards at Station Inn. 9pm
• Winter of Dreamz Nashville Cream Party featuring JEFF the Brotherhood, Ghostfinger, Chris Crofton & A Carl Sagan Christmas at MercyLounge. 9pm
• 2nd Annual Beatles VS Stones Christmas Bowl for Charity featuring Heypenny, Oblio, The Daylight Brigade, Red White Blue & more at the Basement. 9pm
• Stephen Belin and the Minor Keys, Big Jim Slade & Sam Stone at the 5 Spot. 9pm

Saturday!

• Marc Broussard w/ Sons of William & Josh Hoge at Cannery Ballroom.
• Winter of Dreamz Holly House Winter Formal featuring Eureka Gold, Shoot the Mountain, And the Relatives, Caitlin Rose, Tristen, The Tits & The Glib at Mercy Lounge. 9pm

Sunday!

Might be a good day to brave the crowds, oh procrastinator!

Have a great weekend and best wishes for a wonderful holiday! Cheers, j.

Happy weekending, all! If you can get away from the Christmas party madness, there are some pretty great things going on in town this weekend...

Friday!

• An art show at Crema featuring the works of Stacie Berry, Thomas Petillo, Arron Grayum, Janet K. Lee and Taunia Rice. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Safe Haven Family Shelter of Nashville. 6pm - 10pm
• Stateliner w/ Hurricane Doyle, Branded Sons & The Last Straw at the Rutledge. 8pm
• Happy Birthday Amy w/ The Vermicious K'nids at the End. 9pm
• Those Darlins w/ Deertick & Meemaw at the 5 Spot. 9pm

Saturday!

• Halcyon Bike Shop Grand Opening featuring JEFF, The Privates and Diarama. 4pm
• The Loft w/ The Steepwater Band & Black Honey at 12th & Porter. 9pm
• Winter of Dreamz featuring How I Became the Bomb w/ The Protomen & Jensen Sportag at Mercy Lounge. 9pm

Sunday!

• Harry Connick Jr. and His Big Band at the Ryman. 7:30pm

Get out and have fun this weekend! Cheers, j.

Last weekend to rest before the holiday insanity begins...what are you going to do with it? If you've been thinking of a visiting our fair neighbor city, Murfreesboro, Saturday is the night to do it...I'm just saying.

Friday!

• Ricky Young w/ Keegan Dewitt & Korean is Asian at The Basement. 9pm ($7)
• Ghostland Observatory w/ Jensen Sportag at Cannery Ballroom. 10pm ($16)

Saturday!

• Stephen Simmons at the Family Wash. 9pm
• The Features at Main Street in Murfreesboro. 8pm
• Hotpipes w/ the Carter Administration & the Ladybirds at Mercy Lounge. 9pm ($5 - $8)
• Centro-Matic w/ Glossary & Baptist Generals at Wall Street in Murfreesboro. 9pm ($7)

Sunday!

• Iron & Wine w/ Blitzen Trapper at the Ryman. 7:30pm ($32)

Bundle up and have a great time this weekend! Cheers, j.

Many apologies for the delayed list. I hope you had a fantastic Friday! Soooo, there is a lot of good stuff going on tonight and tomorrow, so let's get to the Weekend Saturday & Sunday It List!

Saturday:

• Oz with Orchestra at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. 8pm
• Ned Van Go w/ Hurrican Doyle, Nathan Spears & Dave Smith at the 5 Spot. 9pm
• Rock for a Cause: HIV/AIDS Benefit Show feat. Damien Horne, Kink Ador, Justin Caldwell, Denitia Odigie, Max Beizer & Rabbit Ears Radio at the Rutledge.
• Umphrey's McGee at the Cannery Ballroom. 9pm

Sunday:

• The Black Crowes w/ Buffalo Killers at the Ryman. 7:30pm
• Edwin McCain at 3rd & Lindsley. 9pm

 

I hope your weekend rocks!

What a great week this has been! What a fantastic follow up with a great weekend of live music. Seriously, Saturday is a complete toss up. Deciding between De Novo Dahl, the Protomen and Pat Buchanan??? Good luck. Anyway, bring a jacket, it's going to be chilly out!

Friday!

• Royal Bangs w/ Willem Maker & Jim Mize at The Basement. 9pm
• The Lonely Hearts, Danger Bear, How Far West & Cartright at the 5 Spot. 9pm
• Tommy Womack at Family Wash. 9pm

Saturday!

• De Novo Dahl w/ Ricky Young at Exit/In. 9pm
• The Protomen EP Release Show featuring Eureka Gold & Shoot the Mountain at 12th & Porter. 9pm
• Pat Buchanan at 3rd & Lindsley. 10pm

Sunday!

• Matthew Sweet w/ The Bridges at 3rd & Lindsley. 8pm
• Brian Wilson in-store meet and greet at Grimey's. 1pm

Get out, have fun! 

j.

Happy Halloween!!! So much going on this weekend...it's really not easy to narrow it down, but I'll do my best.

This weekend, the Shining kicks off Stanley Kubrick Retrospective: Celebrating 80 Years at the Belcourt with a special screening of Fear and Desire at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on Sunday. See the Belcourt's website for more details. Also happening Friday and Saturday at midnight, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Thankfully, it looks like things will warm up for the tricks and treats...

Friday!

• The Legendary Shack Shakers w/ Joshua Black Wilkins & Gone City at Exit/In. 9pm
• Nine Inch Nails at Sommet Center. 8pm
• The Hold Steady w/Drive-By Truckers & Bobby Bare Jr. at the Ryman. 9pm
• Halloween Bash featuring Guilty Pleasures & The Devonshires at the Wildhorse Saloon.
• Movement Nashville Halloween Bash featuring Kyle Andrews, Jeremy Lister & The Lonely Hearts at 12th & Porter. 9pm

Saturday!

• Here Come the Mummies at the Mercy Lounge. 9pm
• Leon Russell w/ Old Union at 3rd & Lindsley. 8pm

Sunday!

• Jeffrey Lewis and the Jackals w/ The Mattoid & Lylas at the End. 9pm
• MAC AIDS Fund Benefit featuring Bodhcitta Belly Dance Troupe & Music City Burlesque at Exit/In. 7pm

Get out and have fun this Halloween weekend! Be safe! Don't take candy from strangers!

Boo,
j.

It is finally here...and good luck deciding what to do! Hopefully this week's list will give you a little direction. Hell, you could probably just spend your weekend at the Belcourt and have great time. This weekend's midnight movie is Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Tonight (Friday), director Lloyd Kaufman will be in attendance. Also starting this Saturday and running through Thursday at the Belcourt, the Nashville Jewish Film Festival. Another fantastic event this weekend, The Fab Four Festival is happening Friday and Saturday at the Cannery Ballroom.

Friday!

• Music City Burlesque (Myspace) presents Boolesque at the Belcourt. 8pm ($21.50)
• The Features CD Release featuring Elle Macho at Mercy Lounge. 9pm
• K.D. Lang w/ Dustin O'Halloran at the Ryman. 8pm

Saturday!

• The Features at Grimey's. 5pm (Free!)
• Might I suggest making an appearance at The Fab Four Festival?

Sunday!

• Alejandro Escovedo w/ The Satin Peaches at Exit/In. 8pm

Whatever you get into this weekend, have fun! Cheers, j.