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may 10–16, 2018 I volume 37 I number 14 I nashvIllescene.com I free

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Last day to check out the Violins of Hope exhibit at the Nashville Public Library downtown

Flea Market Weekend at The Fairgrounds Nashville (May 25-27)

Flatbush Zombies at Marathon Music Works

Margo Price at the Ryman (May 19, 20 & 23)

Steely Dan w/The Doobie Brothers at Ascend Amphitheater

Check out Nick Cave: Feat. at the Frist Art Museum (on display until June 24)

Fleet Foxes at the Ryman (May 21-22)

Nada Surf at Mercy Lounge

Movies in the Park: Coco at Elmington Park

Yum! East food, beer and wine festival at The Pavilion East

Little Bandit w/Emma Swift at Fond Object East

Music City Jazz Festival at Public Square Park (May 24-26)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert at the Schermerhorn (May 24-27)

MEMorial Day

Final day of the Tennessee Renaissance Festival off Highway 96 between Franklin and Murfreesboro (May 5-6; May 12-13; May 19-20; May 26-27)

Nashville Sounds vs. Colorado Springs at First Tennessee Park

Raul Malo at City Winery

Check out Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones Exhibit at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (through June 30)

Star Wars Trivia Night at The Soda Parlor

Skyway Man at Fond Object East (also May 16)

Tech N9ne at Marathon Music Works

Brew at the Zoo at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Joan Armatrading at City Winery

Time Jumpers Celebrating 20 Years at 3rd & Lindsley

Country’s Roaring ’70s: Outlaws and Armadillos exhibit opening at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Zoovie Night: Moana at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Musicians Corner feat. Wanda Jackson, Alanna Royale & more at Centennial Park

First Saturday Art Crawl downtown and in Wedgewood-Houston

Jerry Seinfeld at TPAC’s Jackson Hall

U2 at Bridgestone Arena

East Nashville Crawfish Bash at East Park

Musicians Corner feat. Natalie Prass, Michael Nau & more at Centennial Park

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Mother’s Day

Spoon at the Ryman

Nashville SC vs. Louisville City FC at First Tennessee Park

Michael Ian Black and Nick Thune at Zanies

Jazz on the Cumberland at Cumberland Park

Primus w/Mastodon at Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Side-by-Side Concert feat. the Nashville Symphony and the Curb Youth Symphony at the Schermerhorn

Lisa Wingate author event at Parnassus Books

Nashville Film Festival: See Nashville native Alex O Eaton’s Mountain Rest at Regal Hollywood 27 (also May 12)

Nashville Film Festival begins at Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 (May 10-19)

Speedy Ortiz at The High Watt

Kris Kristofferson and Ben Haggard at The Basement East (May 14-16)

Salon@615 feat. Charles Frazier and Paula McLain at the Nashville Public Library downtown

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid at the Belcourt

Flat Iron Maiden: An All-Ladies ’80s Benefit for End Slavery Tennessee at Mercy Lounge

118th Spring Outing feat. Doris Kearns Goodwin at the Hermitage

Willie Nelson and Family w/Alison Krauss at Ascend Amphitheater

Musicians Corner feat. Andrew Combs, Angel Snow & more at Centennial Park

Trampled by Turtles at the Ryman

Musicians Corner feat. Striking Matches & more at Centennial Park

RBG opens at the Belcourt

Tennessee Titans 5K Run/Walk at Nissan Stadium

Big Guitar Brewfest at First Tennessee Park

Nashville Rosé Festival at East Park

Margarita Festival at Music City Walk of Fame Park

Musicians Corner feat. Nikki Lane, Lillie Mae, Robbie Fulks & more at Centennial Park

Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park

Fort Houston Anniversary Party

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Favorite Summer eventS? We are looking forward to the

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SUMMER GUIDE 20 18

Summer in the South means sweltering humidity. It means bugs — crane flies, mayflies, June bugs and lightning bugs. But it also means water parks, hikes, ball games, outdoor concerts, film screenings, fireworks and more. From the Music City Hot Chicken Festival and the Tomato Art Fest in East Nashville to

Movies in the Park in Elmington Park and Nashville Sounds and Nashville Soccer Club games in First Tennessee Park, Music City offers lots of ways to have fun when the temperatures rise.

In our annual Summer Guide, we offer a whole calendar of great events, and check in with a handful of some of Nashville’s coolest folks about what they’re looking forward to this summer — among them a charismatic potato man, a truckful of snow-cone peddlers, an artist, a rapper, a drag queen and more.

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The Scene’s annual guide To making The mosT ouT of your summer


Last day to check out the Violins of Hope exhibit at the Nashville Public Library downtown

Flea Market Weekend at The Fairgrounds Nashville (May 25-27)

Flatbush Zombies at Marathon Music Works

Margo Price at the Ryman (May 19, 20 & 23)

Steely Dan w/The Doobie Brothers at Ascend Amphitheater

Check out Nick Cave: Feat. at the Frist Art Museum (on display until June 24)

Fleet Foxes at the Ryman (May 21-22)

Nada Surf at Mercy Lounge

Movies in the Park: Coco at Elmington Park

Yum! East food, beer and wine festival at The Pavilion East

Little Bandit w/Emma Swift at Fond Object East

Music City Jazz Festival at Public Square Park (May 24-26)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert at the Schermerhorn (May 24-27)

MEMorial Day

Final day of the Tennessee Renaissance Festival off Highway 96 between Franklin and Murfreesboro (May 5-6; May 12-13; May 19-20; May 26-27)

Nashville Sounds vs. Colorado Springs at First Tennessee Park

Raul Malo at City Winery

Check out Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones Exhibit at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (through June 30)

Star Wars Trivia Night at The Soda Parlor

Skyway Man at Fond Object East (also May 16)

Tech N9ne at Marathon Music Works

Brew at the Zoo at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Joan Armatrading at City Winery

Time Jumpers Celebrating 20 Years at 3rd & Lindsley

Country’s Roaring ’70s: Outlaws and Armadillos exhibit opening at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Zoovie Night: Moana at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Musicians Corner feat. Wanda Jackson, Alanna Royale & more at Centennial Park


Jerry Seinfeld at TPAC’s Jackson Hall

U2 at Bridgestone Arena

East Nashville Crawfish Bash at East Park

Musicians Corner feat. Natalie Prass, Michael Nau & more at Centennial Park

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Nashville Pride Fest feat. Wilson Phillips & more at Public Square Park (June 23-24)

Flea Market Weekend at The Fairgrounds Nashville (June 22-24)

father’s Day

Ray LaMontagne w/Neko Case at Ascend Amphitheater

Russell Brakefield poetry reading at Third Man Records

Nashville SC vs. Indy Eleven at First Tennessee Park

Chuck Mead’s All-Star Revue at City Winery

Love Never Dies at TPAC’s Jackson Hall (June 19-24)

The Del McCoury Band at the Ryman

Nameless Fest IV feat. Shell of a Shell, Husband Stitch & more at The East Room and The End (June 28-30)

People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley book launch at Casa Azafrán

Movies in the Park: The Greatest Showman at Elmington Park

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at Mercy Lounge

Melissa Etheridge at the Schermerhorn

Arctic Monkeys at Ascend Amphitheater

Roger Daltrey Performs The Who’s Tommy with the Nashville Symphony at Ascend Amphitheater

Dive-In Movie at Pinewood Social: Wet Hot American Summer

Paul Simon at Bridgestone Arena

Full Moon Pickin’ Party at Percy Warner Park (May 25, June 29, July 27 & August 24)

Erin Rae album release at The Basement East (June 29-30)

Porter Flea arts and crafts market at The Fairgrounds Nashville

(June 29-30)

Pod Tours America and Lovett or Leave It at the Ryman

Measure for Measure at Darkhorse Theater (Thursdays-Sundays, June 22-July 7)

Villematic Summer Jam feat. Virghost & more at Cafe Coco

Summer NAMM: The Make Music Experience at Music City Center

Musicians Corner feat. Joseph, Liza Anne, Sun Seeker & more at Centennial Park

Nuit Belge at Marathon Music Works

Check out Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century and Afruz Amighi: The Presence of Your Absence Is Everywhere at the Frist (June 22-Sept. 16)

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Favorite summer events? “Either a hike at

Percy Warner Park or kayaking down the Harpeth River is my hands-down favorite way to recover from a busy week.”

—Elizabeth

“Musicians Corner [in Centennial Park] and Movies

in the Park [in Elmington Park] are a staple for me.” —keith


Nashville Sounds vs. Tacoma Rainiers at First Tennessee Park (June 8-11)

Southern Underground Pro Wrestling at The Basement East at 2 p.m.

Parquet Courts at The Basement East

Last day to check out Nashville Ballet’s Emergence collaboration with The Bluebird Cafe at Nashville Ballet Studio A (May 24, June 1-3)

Harry Styles w/Kacey Musgraves at Bridgestone Arena

Waitress at TPAC’s Jackson Hall (June 5-10)

Craig Wiseman’s Stars for Second Harvest feat. Jake Owen, Jillian Jacqueline & more at the Ryman

Movies in the Park: Legally Blonde at Elmington Park

RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny at the Belcourt

Rodney Crowell at The Franklin Theatre

Movies in the Park: Wonder Woman at Elmington Park

Bonnaroo begins at Great Stage Park in Manchester (June 7-10)

CMA Music Festival begins in downtown Nashville (June 7-10)

Jenny Lewis w/Karl Blau at The Basement East

Beatles Laser Show at the Adventure Science Center (May 31, June 11, June 17 & June 28)

FMRL: Mary Ocher at Fond Object East Nashville

Ledisi w/Melanie Fiona & Tweet at the Schermerhorn

Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam feat. Chris Stapleton, John Prine, Margo Price & more at the Ryman

Salon@615: Dorothea Benton Frank in conversation with Ann Patchett at the Nashville Public Library downtown

American Artisan Festival at Centennial Park (June 15-17)

Nancy and Beth (Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt) at City Winery

Won’t You Be My Neighbor opens at the Belcourt

Telescope Night at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory (May 11, June 8, July 13 & Aug. 10)

Taste of Music City at Public Square Park

Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (June 16-17)

Musicians Corner feat. The Weeks, Tristen & more at Centennial Park

Inebriated Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Mercy Lounge

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Favorite outdoor activity? I am looking forward to doing

some trout fishing in the Caney Fork River. … We have plenty

of home games throughout the summer at First Tennessee Park, and the fan support has been

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Chef Ralph, potato Mountain 615

Loaded-baked-potato chef and caterer

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mix it up a little bit.

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Snail Mail w/bonny doon at the high Watt

Superhero Weekend: the nashville Sounds vs. Iowa cubs (July 7-8)

John Witherspoon at Zanies (June 29-July 1)

Imagine dragons at bridgestone arena

Warped tour feat. reel big fish, the Used & more at the fairgrounds nashville

take a hike! Visit radnor Lake, cumberland falls or any of Middle tennessee’s beautiful parks.

try a Goat Yoga nashville class in brentwood

Star Wars: A New Hope in concert at the Schermerhorn

Vince Gill at the ryman

fMrL: tin/bag at betty’s

the pretenders at the ryman

Friends trivia night at the Soda parlor

coheed and cambria w/taking back Sunday at ascend amphitheater at 6:30 p.m.

the felice brothers at Mercy Lounge

independence day

Music city hot chicken festival at east park

Music city four on the fourth run/Walk in downtown nashville

Music city fourth of July feat. Lady antebellum & more on Lower broad

kesha & Macklemore at bridgestone arena

Janelle Monáe at the ryman

foreigner at ascend amphitheater

Indigo Girls at the ryman

Super cool fun fest feat. My So called band at centennial park

nashville rollergirls doubleheader at the fairgrounds nashville

first Saturday art crawl downtown and in Wedgewood-houston

nashville Sc vs. fc cincinnati at nissan Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

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The Roosevelts at The High Watt

Kristin Chenoweth with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo at Bridgestone Arena (July 26-29)

Matthew Sweet at City Winery

Jazz on the Cumberland at Cumberland Park (also May 13, June 17 & Aug. 19)

Boy George and Culture Club at the Ryman

Chaka Khan at the Schermerhorn

Black Milk w/Rashad tha Poet at The High Watt

Fantastic Negrito at City Winery

Echo and the Bunnymen w/Violent Femmes at the Ryman

Way Late Play Date: Star Wars vs. Star Trek at Adventure Science Center

Ricky Skaggs at the Ryman

GGOOLLDD at The High Watt

Sugarland at Bridgestone Arena

Devon Gilfillian at L27 Rooftop Lounge (also June 7 & July 5)

Rhonda Vincent at the Ryman at 7:30 p.m.

Gulch Night Market in the Gulch

Niall Horan w/Maren Morris at Ascend Amphitheater

Nashville Predators Craft Beer Festival at Bridgestone Arena

Spend the day at Nashville Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort

Nashville Scene’s Burger Week at participating restaurants (July 16-22)

Taste of Music City Festival at Public Square Park

Dive-In Movie at Pinewood Social: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Nashville SC vs. Atlanta United 2 at First Tennessee Park

Rod Stewart w/Cyndi Lauper at Bridgestone Arena

Bring It! Live hip-hop majorette competition at TPAC’s Jackson Hall

Halsey at Ascend Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m.

Stone Temple Pilots w/The Cult and Bush at Municipal Auditorium

Jess Hilarious at Zanies (July 18-19)

Red, White & Zoo at the Nashville Zoo

Full Moon Pickin’ Party at Percy Warner Park

Dave Barnes at the Ryman

Williamson County Fair in Franklin (Aug. 3-11)

The Smashing Pumpkins at Bridgestone Arena

The Get Up Kids at Mercy Lounge

Lightning 100’s Half Christmas Beer Fest at Marathon Music Works

Night Market at Nashville Farmers’ Market

Weezer and the Pixies at Ascend Amphitheater

Big Band Dance: Radio Daze at Centennial Park

Nahko and Medicine for the People at Marathon Music Works


Shania Twain at Bridgestone Arena

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Favorite outdoor activity? I enjoy walking

Centennial Park when it’s warm, and toward the end of the

summer I love going to Titans games at Nissan Stadium. I am a

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tacos is one of the greatest pleasures

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LsD tour feat. Lucinda Williams, steve Earle & Dwight Yoakam at Ascend Amphitheater

slayer Farewell tour at Municipal Auditorium

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary tour at Municipal Auditorium

Franz Ferdinand at Cannery Ballroom

King of Pops Free Yoga at the Park Benefiting thistle Farms at Elmington Park

Bomba Estéreo at the Cowan at topgolf

thee rock ’n’ roll residency at Mercy Lounge

Live on the Green at Public square Park

Live on the Green Bike ride at East side Cycles

Live on the Green at Public square Park

shakespeare in the Park: Midsummer Night’s Dream at Centennial Park (Aug. 9-sept. 9)

Let Us March On: Lee Friedlander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom photo exhibit at Fisk University (Aug. 12-19)

2018 Women’s Amateur Golf Championship begins at Golf Club of tennessee (Aug. 6-12)

Happy together tour: the turtles at the ryman

smashville Adult Hockey Camp at Ford ice Center (Aug. 6-10)

stars Align tour: Jeff Beck, Paul rodgers & Ann Wilson at Municipal Auditorium

Wilson County Fair at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon (Aug. 17-25)

tomato Art Fest in East Nashville’s Five Points (Aug. 10-11)

David Cross at tPAC’s Polk theater

Black Moth super rainbow at Mercy Lounge

Yazoo Beach Clash volleyball tournament at Vollis Beach

Nashville rollergirls doubleheader at the Fairgrounds Nashville

Josh Blue at Zanies

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