BloodDrive, Hurts to Laugh & Lurancy Vennum at The End

Friday, October 25, The End hosted BloodDrive, Hurts to Laugh, and Lurancy Vennum. Tickets for the event were $5 with doors at 9pm.

Photos by Julia Bee. Videos by Make it POP! Creations.

The Megaphones at 12th and Porter

Rahsaan Barber and the Nashville Fringe Festival proudly presented the Megaphones at 12th and Porter, featuring Jason Eskridge, Crisis, and the Barber Brothers. This show took place Thursday, October 3 with doors at 7. Tickets for the event were $15. Opening the show was be Jared Mitchell and Dani Elliott. 12th and Porter is located at 114 12th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37203.

Photos by Julia Bee.

Peter Cooper at The Station Inn

In celebration of the release of “Opening Day,” the Station Inn hosted Peter Cooper September 13, 2013. Thomm Jutz was on guitar, Andrea Zonn on fiddle, Pat McInerney on drums, PC Dave Roe on bass, Julie Lee on vocals, and Tim Carroll on electric. The night also featured special guests, with the show starting at 9pm. Doors were at 7pm and tickets were $12 the night of the event. 

Photos by Julia Bee. Video of the event was shot by Make it POP! Creations.

Singles in September at The Basement

What: Singles in September - An Evening of Releases featuring *repeat repeat, El El, and Ponychase
When: Saturday, September 7 at 9:00pm
Where: The Basement ($5 at the door)

Videos by Make it POP! Creations.

Imer Santiago at the Jazz Workshop

Trumpeter/Composer/Educator Imer Santiago’s CD Release Party for his debut Jazz record, Hidden Journey, took place Saturday, August 24 at 8pm at the Nashville Jazz Workshop’s Jazz Cave.

In addition to Imer, this performance featured a who’s who from the Nashville Jazz scene, including saxophonist Rahsaan Barber, pianist Bruce Dudley, bassist Alana Rocklin, and drummer Nioshi Jackson. Special guests throughout the night also included vocalist Stephanie Adlington, trumpeter Rod McGaha, guitarist James DaSilva, bassist Ivan Santiago, and others. Where: The Nashville Jazz Workshop’s Jazz Cave (1319 Adams Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37208)

The event was named a Critics' Pick by Jack Silverman of the Nashville Scene: 

"In May, my band played at the Hands Together in Flatrock Music and Arts Festival. Between songs, keyboardist Tyson Rogers pointed to someone in the crowd and said, “Hey, that’s Imer Santiago. He’s an amazing trumpet player. Get him up here!” I’d never met him before, but I called out to him, and two minutes later he was onstage, blowing away both the crowd and the band with his fiery playing. Little did I know he’s one of Nashville’s premier jazz musicians, as his brand-new album Hidden Journey demonstrates. The proceedings begin with “Girl’s Night Out,” a swaggering mid-tempo blues over changes that bear faint echoes of Bobby Timmon’s “Moanin’,” made famous by Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. At about 2:34 into the track, Santiago does this lazy slurred run that may be one of my favorite moments on a local jazz record, and reveals his maturity, confidence and sense of humor. The composition “Flat 2176” gets two interpretations: as the third track of the record, it’s an impressive shout-out to Miles Davis’ late-’50s hard-bop years; on track 6, it’s a grand homage to Tito Puente, not to mention Santiago’s own Puerto Rican roots. Santiago’s label, Jazz Music City Records, is run by saxophonist Rahsaan Barber, who contributes some mighty playing to the record. The other core band members — pianist Bruce Dudley, bassist Jon Estes and drummer Josh Hunt — are terrific, as are the numerous special guests. This album release celebration, sponsored by Nashville Fringe Festival, is an opportunity to see live Nashville jazz at its finest." —Jack Silverman

Video of the event was shot by Make it POP! Creations.

East Nashville Underground

The Nashville Fringe Festival sponsored East Nashville Underground's Saturday, August 17 day show, which ran 1pm to 8pm “day show,” and featured performances by The Oak Creek Band, Josh Farrow, Allen Thompson Band, Buffalo Rodeo, Natalie Prass, and Ponychase.

Photos by Wrenne Evans.