Happy weekending, all!  It’s a sweltering one, too.

Lots of good stuff happening indoors and out this weekend.  This weekend is a Midnight Movie weekend at the Belcourt.  Head out on Friday or Saturday night for Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.

Friday, July 22!

• Untitled Summer Show:  Retrospective at 506 Events Gallery.  (6-10pm)
• Tommy Womack at Family Wash.  9pm (Free!)
• Yacht Rock Revue at Mercy Lounge.  9pm ($10-12)

Saturday, July 23!

• Star Party at Long Hunter State Park.  8:30-10:30pm
• NAMM’S Wanna Play Music Day at Nashville Convention Center.  10pm
• The Who’s Live at Leeds performed by the Original Shazam & AC/DC’s Highway to Hell performed by Riff Raff at Mercy Lounge.  9:30pm ($10)
• 80′s Dance Party for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Cabana.  10pm – 2am ($20)

Sunday, July 24!

• Anne McCue w/ Michael Torcher, Yeah huh Yeah & Rebecca Moreland at the Rutledge.  6pm ($5)

Have a great weekend!  Keep cool and hydrated!

j.

So you didn’t make it to Bonnaroo either, huh?  Not to fear because there is some surprisingly good stuff going on in town.  And in air conditioned venues!  Woohoo!

Obviously the CMA festival is going on.  It’s not really my thing, but there is always good people watching this time of year.

Also happening this weekend at the Belcourt:  Midnight Movie!!!  Friday and Saturday you can see “Hobo with a Shotgun”!

Friday, June 10!

• Johnny Cash Bash featuring WS Holland Band, Buzz Cason, Jordan Carter, Jeremy Steding, Jesse Couch, White River & more at Exit/In.  8pm ($20 – 25)
• Sondre Lerche w/ Nightlands & Kishi Bashi at 12th & Porter.  9pm ($20)
• Yacht Rock Revue at Mercy Lounge.  9pm ($10 – 12)

Saturday, June 11!

• Musicians Corner CMA Event featuring Emmylou Harris, Love and Theft, Sara Jean Kelley, Andrew Combs & more at Centennial Park.  3pm (Free!)
• Jonell Mosser at 3rd & Lindsley.  7pm ($10)
• Chris Scruggs at Family Wash.  9pm (Free, but bring cash for the hat!)
• The Kudzu Society Presents an Evening of Poetry and Music at Bongo After Hours Theatre.  9 – 10:30pm ($8)
• Porter Hall, TN at the 5 Spot.  9pm ($5)

Sunday, June 12!

• Miss Martha’s Ice Cream Crankin’ at the Franklin Road First Presbyterian Church.  3-5pm ($13 for adults, $8 for children)
• Gary Clark Jr. w/ Jessica Breanne at 3rd & Lindsley.  8pm ($8 – 10)
• Skateboard Art Show at Kustom Thrills Tattoo Studio.  8pm (Free!)

Have a great weekend!  Stay hydrated and cool!

The weekend is here and brings a ton of great stuff going in Nashville!  Music, movies, events…good times abound.  And to top it off, it is a Friday the 13th weekend!

All weekend, the The Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival is going on at the Airport Marriott.  Also part of the festival is a screening of Rob Zombie’s Halloween at the Belcourt (Friday, 10:30pm) featuring a Q&A with stars Malcom McDowell (Dr. Loomis) and Tyler Mane (Michael Meyers).

Also showing as the midnight movie this weekend at the Belcourt:  The Big Lebowski. If you haven’t see the Big Lebowski enjoy the Short Fuck’en Version: NSFW

Friday, May 13:

• Fleet Foxes w/ The Cave Singers at the Ryman.  8pm
• Robert Randolph and the Family Band at the Cannery Ballroom.  9pm ($20 – 25)
• A Friday the 13th institution:  D. Striker’s RR featuring Derek Hoke, The Lonely H at FooBar.  9pm ($5)
• Andy Milonakis w/ Slow Motion Centerfold, Hank and Cupcakes & Ben Cashatt at 12th & Porter.
• Craftsquerade at Rymer Gallery.  8pm ($5 minimum donation)
• John Carter Cash w/ The Early Evening & Shane Ownby at the Rutledge.  8pm ($5)
• Weezer vs. Pearl Jam Live Band Karaoke at Exit/In.  8pm ($10 – 12)
• Naked Without Us featuring Kink Ador, Hans Condor, The Ettes, Baby Daggers & DJ Jane Dupree at Mercy Lounge.  9pm ($10)

Saturday, May 14:

• Musicians Corner featuring The Wooten Brothers, Jessica Breanne, Greg Bryant’s Expansion, JJ Heller, Jenny and Tyler & Benita Hill at Centennial Park.  3pm (Free!)
• Naked Without Us featuring Vicious Guns, The Hollywood Kills, Blacklist Royals, Details Details & DJ Cornelianaire at Mercy Lounge.  9pm ($10)

Sunday, May 15:

• Thirteenth Annual Grand Old Dulcimer Day at Two Rivers Mansion.  12-6pm

Get out and have fun!  Don’t forget to post any additional recommendations in the comments!

Cheers!

J.

All right!  Another fabulous weekend is here.  I have to tell you, my method of picking events for the list basically comes down to, “Would I pay to see this?”.  If I could make everything that has been going on in the past few weeks I would so completely broke!  This weekend is no exception…

Friday!  April 22

• The Kills w/ Cold Cave & The Entrance Band at the Cannery Ballroom.  9pm ($15)
• Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration at Centennial Park.  5:45pm
• Dim Sum Funny Ass Ninjas! Comedy Tour at Play.  7 – 9pm ($20 presale, $25 at door, $3 student discount)
• Cassino w/ Modern Skirts & More at The Basement.  9pm ($5)
• Japan Relief Show featuring Black Patch, Lilly Hiatt, lylas & Brian Ritchey at Betty’s Bar & Grill.  10pm ($3 – 5)

Saturday!  April 23

• Nashville Earth Day Celebration at Centennial Park.  11am (Free!)
• Ik Ben Ocean Wayfare Listening Party at Grimey’s.  5pm (Free!)
• Nashville Rollergirls 2011 Home Season Opener at Municipal Auditorium.  5:30pm ($15)
• Erin Manning Record Release Show w/ Alvin Love, Peter Barbee & Korean is Asian at the Basement.  7pm ($7)
• Promocalypse 2011 featuring Wick-It & more at Cannery Ballroom.  9pm ($10 – 40)
• The Reagan Rock Prom featuring Yacht Rock Revue at the Mercy Lounge.  9pm ($10)

Sunday!  April 24

• Super Happy Funtime Burlesque Show at the End.  8pm ($10)

Have a great weekend!!!

J.

R stands for:  Record Store Day, Rites of Spring and RAIN.  You know how it always seems to rain the day after your wash your car?  It also always seems to rain the weekend of Rites of Spring.  Seriously, can anyone give me one example in the past 5 years of a dry Rites of Spring?  Just curious.

Well, if you don’t feel like donning a poncho, there is plenty indoor stuff to keep you busy tonight.  Tomorrow shouldn’t be too bad, so it is not a total loss.

Friday!  April 15

• Rites of Spring featuring The National, Public Enemy, Sara Bareilles, Jerrod Niemann, The Pimps of Joytime & Futurebirds at Vanderbilt University.  4pm ($40-65)
• Music City Improv:  Don’t Mess With Taxesat Billup’s Art. ($10)
• Jonnell Mosser w/ Grooveyard at 3rd & Lindsley.  7pm ($10)
• The Mattoid w/ Lone Official & Denney and the Jets at Springwater.  9pm ($5)
• “You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!”  Yep, The Room is back at the Belcourt.  Midnight

Saturday!  April 16

• Inglewood Cherry Blossom Festival in Riverside Village.  11am – 5pm
• Rites of Spring featuring Kid Cudi, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Matt and Kim, The Features, Madi Diaz, David Mayfield Parade & Young Jesus at Vanderbilt University.  4pm ($40-65)
• Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the 5 Spot.  8pm ($15)
• The Greenhornes w/ Hacienda & Pujol at Mercy Lounge.  9pm ($12-14)
• Record Store Dayfeaturing The Mattoid, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Hunx and His Punx & more at Grimey’s New & Preloved Music.  10am (free!)
• Record Store Day hosted by Chris Crofton featuring Hacienda, The Shakes, Evan P. Donahue, Bad Cop, Diarrhea Planet, The Coolin’ System & more at the Groove Records.  12pm (free!)
• Record Store Day featuring Jerry Lee Lewis atThird Man Records.  5pm ($30)
• Live Band Karaoke featuring Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire as performed by Take the Power Back & Power/Load:  AC/DC Tribute at Exit/In.  8pm ($10-12)
• Midnight Movie at the Belcourt:  The Howling 3.

Sunday!  April 17

• Have Mercy on ‘Yo Soul Sunday at Mercy Lounge.  9pm (free!)
• Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School April Session at the 5 Spot.  6 – 9pm ($10)
• Project 615 Benefit for the Nashville Homeless featuring Shirock, Ravello, Joel Levi & The Bekah Hailey Band at Exit/In.  8pm ($10)

Have an excellent weekend!  Cheers!

j.