Our preview of the season’s most exciting art, music, book, theater and film events
- Amanda Haggard
Piazza’s book ‘Living in the Present With John Prine’ captures his friendship with the beloved songwriter
- Chris Crofton
Just like every other American, I’m completely disoriented
- Randy Rudder
Franklin resident Mike Flynt had a remarkable late-in-life stint in college football. This week, his story hits theaters.
- Scene Staff and Contributors
Autumn at the movies kicks off with this year’s massive, 56th annual NaFF. Here are our critics’ thoughts on what to catch.
- Logan Butts
Stephen King adaptation starring Cooper Hoffman opens this week at Regal and AMC theaters
- Amy Stumpfl
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s timely drama opens Street Theatre’s fall season
- Jason Shawhan
From Carson Lund’s baseball epic to a Meyer retrospectacle, here are some of the best recent physical-media releases and re-releases
- D. Patrick Rodgers
Hillsboro Village arthouse commemorates 100 years with Tennessee Historical Commission plaque, Metro Council resolution
- Craig D. Lindsey
Alex Russell’s jet-black stalker comedy opens this week at the Belcourt
- Jason Shawhan
Brian Duffield's modern cult favorite screens Friday night as part of the Belcourt's Midnight Movies series
- Amy Stumpfl
‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ playing through Sept. 21 at OneC1ty, is fast-paced fun
- Emily Choate, Chapter 16
The former Kentucky poet laureate’s first full-length poetry collection is both plaintive and exhilarating
- Logan Butts
Austin Butler leads a stellar cast in Darren Aronofsky’s latest, opening this week at Regal and AMC locations
- Ken Arnold; translation by Aki Takabatake
The Japanese director’s newest thriller ‘Cloud’ opens this week at the Belcourt
- Hannah Herner
Groups like Ranch Hands and Music City Gents are cementing their place in the city
- Kory Wells
The winner of our first Vodka Yonic Writing Contest says it’s hard to rise from the bottom
- Chris Crofton
With all the environmental destruction, there aren’t going to be any more birds to watch — so that’s out
- Joe Nolan
Nashville’s one-of-a-kind celebration of extraordinary cinema will take place Aug. 22 and 23 at Studio 615
- Logan Butts
The international genre-focused conference hosts its 20th edition this week in Franklin
- Jason Shawhan
The first horror film from Eli Roth's studio label is now playing at Regal, AMC and Malco locations
- Craig D. Lindsey
The acclaimed director’s remake of Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’ opens this week at the Belcourt
- Laura Hutson Hunter
The Nashville art gallery has been an art-world institution for more than 30 years — and a new project might be coming in its place
- Photo: Angelina Castillo
On Aug. 8 and 9, the Tomato Art Fest descended on East Nashville's Five Points neighborhood for its 22nd annual iteration.
- Jason Shawhan
The latest work of horror from 'Barbarian' writer-director Zach Cregger is now playing at Regal and AMC locations
- Scene Staff
From Gulf Shores and Ocean Springs to Bristol and Lexington, here are our recommendations for late-summer getaways
- Annie Parnell
This Appalachian city split between two states has entertainment for country music fans and esoterics alike
- Margaret Littman
Here’s to sand and sun — a tale of two beaches, seven hours south
- Laura Hutson Hunter
This blue-dot city makes our writer feel nostalgic for Nashville circa 2010
- Julianne Akers
Museums, parks, food and cemeteries fill Georgia’s buzzing capital city
- Kathleen Harrington
Ahead of an appearance at the Belcourt, the filmmaker discusses how her days in Nashville shaped her trajectory
- Hannah Herner
A pilgrimage to BabyLand General Hospital, plus river and casino lessons
- Nicolle S. Praino
Enjoy a leisurely staycation and a small-town vibe in Williamson County
- Logan Butts
This year's slate will include 140-plus films, a conversation with director Jay Duplass, 'You've Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine' and more
- Amanda Haggard, Chapter 16
Lydi Conklin’s debut novel is as tender as it is unruly
- Cat Acree
‘Twine With My Mingles’ is an homage to Tennessee craft with an unexpected material — festival wristbands
- Logan Butts
The locally shot fantasy film — opening wide this week — is the feature debut from Nashville’s own Seth Worley
- Laura Hutson Hunter
The Wedgewood-Houston art gallery will close in December
- Madeleine Bradford
Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor plans to honor Joe Elmore’s legacy while spotlighting local culture
- Nicolle S. Praino
Playing with the ladies who bring Southern hospitality to a traditional Chinese game
- Logan Butts
Real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco’s gross-out chiller opens this week at the Belcourt and Regal and AMC locations
- Joe Nolan
The city’s new-media landscape has a clear leader in John ‘The Shaman’ Holmes
- Scene Staff
Talking to Daniel Jones of OZ Arts and Kindling Arts about diminishing grants for artists and arts orgs
- Laura Hutson Hunter
The Scene checks in with artists and arts institutions in the wake of diminishing grants
- Craig D. Lindsey
The Molly Gordon-starring comedy opens this week at the Belcourt and Regal and AMC theaters
- Amy Stumpfl
The company’s eighth annual festival will be as essential as ever
- Laura Hutson Hunter
The 37th annual festival roster includes Alix E. Harrow, Silas House, Jonathan Eig and more
- Jason Shawhan
The latest from writer-director Ari Aster opens this week at the Belcourt and Regal and AMC theaters
- Logan Butts
Nashville resident and ‘Strange New Worlds’ star talks local film industry and growing up in Dickson County
- Aram Goudsouzian, Chapter 16
Preston Lauterbach chronicles the musical pioneers who created Elvis Presley’s style
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- Scene Staff
In 2022, Tennessee’s Republican supermajority carved Nashville into three new congressional …
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
The race to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Green is crowded — and early voting in the primary begins…