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The First Annual E2TG Anniversary Extravaganza! May 18! The 5 Spot! East Nashville! Everything is falling into place... you are the missing piece! Be there!
Wow! The days seem to be flying by of late... The anniversary show will be here before I know it! So much to do, so little time...
A lot on my mind, I kind of feel another of those long, multi-subject posts coming on.. kind of the state of my mind address/manifesto...
Kind of sort of non-music related, but I went to an art talk last night at The Red Arrow Gallery in East Nashville. The talk was between Joe Nolan (who besides being an excellent songwriter/singer also writes about art) and Lindsy Davis. Lindsy's incredible show at Red Arrow is closing this weekend, so if you are in Nashville go see it. (Just to make a connection for you) Lindsy also happens to be the creator of the "Bob" image from Darrin Bradbury's album The Story of Bob (which I use as my profile picture on Facebook). So, see it does relate to music... Anyway, the talk was illuminating and inspiring and seems to have set off some creative sparks for me personally.
So, the moral of all this is to say, go out and explore some art. Even if you don't think of yourself as an "art" person, go to an art talk (if possible one with Joe Nolan) and listen and take in the art with an open mind and open heart. Art (visual, musical, verbal, whatever) is an important part of the fabric of our world. As governments cut funding and society tries to marginalize true art (while elevating people who almost literally do nothing), art endures and it is vital and needs to be supported.
Coming down off my soapbox - it is Friday. Featured stuff coming up...
