Commentary
Ode to Exit/In: Scenes May Change, but the Music Marches On
By Chuck Allen
The first time I darkened the door at Exit/In was more than four decades ago to experience the Southern-style, prog/jazz/funk-isms of the Dixie Dregs. The face-melting paroxysms of guitarist Steve Morse’s chickin’ pickin’ jazz-on-moonshine riffs were mind blowing, especially up close and personal.
Read More The Chief Musician, The Elder, The Ancestor and His Legacy
By Patrick Dailey
Growing up in Nashville, the Fisk Jubilee Singers were, and remain, a constant presence for the developing Black singer. My own reference for Western classical singing in the Black aesthetic begins with them. In fact, when I first started formal voice study, it was in the hopes of becoming a Jubilee Singer.
Read More Storytelling Town
By Tom Morales
Words made this town. Words in novels, history books, and poetry. Ann Patchett, Jon Meacham, and Tiana Clark are names that many readers recognize, their words bound between two covers that are devoured during many sittings.
Read More Embracing Change, the New Year, and the New Nashville
By Rabbi Shana Mackler
At this time of the year, the Jewish community is poised to celebrate Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year. Far from being a time for fireworks and champagne toasts, it is rather a time for reflection upon the year that has passed, examining our actions, and looking ahead to our aspirations for the new year.
Read More Astute Observations – The Jimmys agree…
By James Haggerty
Mental health struggles, burnout, isolation from community, feeling a loss of control over one’s own life. These are the things that we have all had to deal with since the chaos of the pandemic descended upon us.
Read More East of Normal – The One-Eyed Life Suck
By Tommy Womack
I love television. I always have. The television is always on in my house or my hotel room, even if it’s background noise.
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