Nashville's Dead

This week is full of anticipation for Halloween and not much else! You could go listen to Garth Brooks downtown or catch the Tony Conrad doc at Belcourt tonight. You can see Danny Brown or get in the spirit with Scanners at Belcourt on Wednesday, BUT THEN IT COMES… Halloween pre-eekend (right?). Friday is wild: spook jooks from Lucky Bamboo to Soft Junk, Drkmttr to some impressive spot Sparkle City found downtown, Saturday winds down a hair with Portal at the East Room and Lylas at Betty’s, and Sunday isn’t even undead it’s just straight up dead. Getch yore costumes ready y’all. Monday’s the big night!

Monday, October 24

:: Garth Brooks
@ Ascend Amphitheater
$Ride your bike – Hang in the park – #Lowplaces

:: Tony Conrad: Completely In the Present
@ the Belcourt
$10 – All ages – 7:30

:: Tegan and Sara
:::: Torres
@ Cannery Ballroom
$36 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Neon Indian
:::: The Shifting Sands
@ Exit/In
$22 – 18+ – 8PM

Tuesday, October 25

:: Stone Jack Jones
:::: Utopia Brigade
:::::: Afraid
@ Queen Ave
$5 – All ages – 8PM

Wednesday, October 26

:: Danny Brown
:::: Maxo Kream
:::::: Zeeloperz
@ Exit/In
$28 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Scanners
@ the Belcourt
$10 – All ages – 8PM

Thursday, October 27

— man really not that much —

Friday, October 28

:: Sparkle City Haunted Disco
@ 535 4th Ave S.
$10 – All ages – 10PM

:: Tom Izzo
:::: Stefan Ringer
:::::: Leonce
:::::::: Grey People
@ Lucky Bamboo
$5 – All ages – 11PM

:: Clear Plastic Masks
:::: Blank Range
:::::: Fly Golden Eagle
:::::::: Ranch Ghost
:::::::::: more
@ Soft Junk
$Free – All ages – Friday

:: Too Ghoul For Cool Vol. 2: Hallowpalooza
:::: 90s Alternative Cover Bands Night
@ Drkmttr
$5 – All ages – 7PM

:: Sturgill Simpson
@ the Ryman
$30 – All ages – 8PM

:: Basement Tapes
@ Third Man Records
$10 – 18+ – 5PM

:: Blackfoot Gypsies
:::: Gringo Star
:::::: Chrome Pony
:::::::: more
@ the East Room
$15 – 18+ – 7PM

Saturday, October 29

:: Lylas
:::: Book of Colors
:::::: International Friendly
:::::::: Tape Deck Mountain
@ Betty’s
$5 – 21+ – 9PM

:: Portal Halloween
@ the East Room
$10 – 18+ – 10PM

:: Sturgill Simpson
@ the Ryman
$30 – All ages – 8PM

Sunday, October 30

:: Santa’s Ice Cold Pickers
@ Santa’s Pub
$Tips – 18+ – 7PM

:: Get your costume ready
:::: It’s go time
@ Ghoulwill
$Boo – Scare - Jump

Ooh wee we are just in the thick of October, aren’t we? Blood moon’s come, flannel’s out, Halloween is a week away, and the shows keep comin’. Wednesday gives you a slew of options between the obvious choice Lumpy and the Dumpers and the jam-off between Bob Weir at the Ryman and Phish at Ascend. Trouble In Mind recording artists OMNI play Queen Ave on Thursday while my dad’s favorite bluegrass dude (and truly a ripper in his own right) Larry Sparks is at Station Inn. Then it’s a weekend of album release shows with Savoy Motel celebrating their debut LP at a warehouse in Wedgewood Houston on Friday and Faux Ferocious celebrating their debut LP at Fond Object on Saturday. Fall delivers yet again on its tradition of new releases and that’s a-ok with us.

Monday, October 17

:: Vermin Womb
:::: Act of Impalement
:::::: Chasm of Teeth
@ the East Room
$7 – 18+ – 9PM

:: B Boys
:::: Brothers
:::::: Soft Option
:::::::: Mumzees
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 8PM

:: Echo and the Bunnymen
:::: Ester Drang
@ Marathon Music Works
$35 – 18+ – 7PM

:: The Shadowtones
:::: Sister Helen
:::::: Ttotals
@ Fond Object
$5 – All ages – 7PM

Tuesday, October 18

:: Majid Araim
:::: Maxwell Boeckner
:::::: Randy Hunt
@ Blackbird Tattoo
$7-10 – All ages – 9PM

:: Beach Slang
:::: Bleached
@ Mercy Lounge
$17 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Phish
@ Ascend Amphitheater
$Sold out – All ages – 7PM

Wednesday, October 19

:: Lumpy and the Dumpers
:::: Mala Leche
:::::: Kids
:::::::: Spodee Boy
:::::::::: Christ 4
@ the Glass Mènage
$7 – All ages – 9PM

:: Cass McCombs Band
:::: Delicate Steve
@ the High Watt
$15 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Bob Weir
@ the Ryman
$Miracle tik – All ages – 7PM

:: Phish
@ Ascend Amphitheater
$Sold out – All ages – 7PM

Thursday, October 20

:: OMNI
:::: Ranch Ghost
:::::: Western Medication
:::::::: Soft Option
@ Queen Ave
$10 – All ages – 8PM

:: Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers
@ the Station Inn
$20 – 18+ – 7PM

Friday, October 21

:: Savoy Motel (record release)
:::: The Stolen Faces
:::::: Teddy and the Rough Riders
:::::::: DJ AstroBrooke
@ 1229 Martin St
$Free – All ages – 8PM

:: Olivia Jean
:::: Yumi and the System
:::::: Boo Dudes
@ Fond Object
$7 – All ages – 7PM

Saturday, October 22

:: Faux Ferocious
:::: Teddy and the Rough Riders
:::::: Future Daze
@ Fond Object
$10 – All ages – 7PM

:: Pariuh
:::: Ego
:::::: Lylas
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 8:30PM

Sunday, October 23

:: Step Sisters
:::: Reality Something
:::::: Ramonda Hammer
:::::::: Big Surr
@ the Glass Mènage
$5 – All ages – 12PM

Tonight we have French electronic luminary Richard Pinhas at the Legion with Serration Pulse while Gang of Four play an opening set across town at Mercy Lounge. There’s a grand ole kegger on Bransford Tuesday night with Butthole and more, and cosmic warrior Leon Russell pulls a double header at City Winery Wednesday and Thursday nights. Thursday is also DAT night with Screaming Females at Drkmttr, Big Freedia at Exit/In, and Mark “Porkchop” Holder at Springwater. On Friday you might wanna ride your bike to the bridge to catch Chris Stapleton, Saturday affords you the chance to see PUJOL, Hiss Golden Messenger, Blank Range, or Cross Country and Swim Team depending on your flavor, and Sunday brings Glyders and Promised Land Sound. And if you’re STILL not satisfied, Doctober continues at Belcourt. Aite i’m out~~

Monday, October 10

:: Richard Pinhas
:::: WUME
:::::: Serration Pulse
@ American Legion
$15-20 – 18+ – 9PM

:: The Faint
:::: Gang of Four
:::::: Pictureplane
@ Mercy Lounge
$32 – 18+ – 7:30PM

:: Mad Fag
:::: International Friendly
:::::: Dragness
@ The End
$5 – 18+ – 9PM

Tuesday, October 11

:: Sad Baxter
:::: Uzi
:::::: Butthole
@ 2301 Bransford Ave.
$Free – All ages – 8PM

Wednesday, October 12

:: Leon Russell
:::: Katrina Woolverton
@ City Winery
$18 – All ages – 8PM

Thursday, October 13

:: Screaming Females
:::: Deluxin’
:::::: Gauche
@ Drkmttr
$10 – All ages – 8:30PM

:: Leon Russell
:::: Katrina Woolverton
@ City Winery
$18 – All ages – 8PM

:: Big Freedia
:::: Freak Me
:::::: Spice J
:::::::: Hype
:::::::::: Sister Sprouse
@ Exit/In
$15 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Mark “Porkchop” Holder
:::: Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen
:::::: Foot Polecats
:::::::: Dirty Deep
@ Springwater
$5 – 21+ – 8:30PM

Friday, October 14

:: Henry Rollins
@ Marathon Music Works
$25 – 18+ – 7PM

:: Chris Stapleton
:::: Lee Ann Womack
@ Ascend Amphitheater
$50 – All ages – 8PM

Saturday, October 15

:: PUJOL Sucks V: Paperback Writer
:::: Pujol
:::::: Husband Stitch
:::::::: Watcher
:::::::::: Readings by Daniel Pujol, Erick Benick,
:::::::::::: Laura Birdsall, Joshua Gillis, and Nick Rossi
@ the East Room
$8 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Hiss Golden Messenger
:::: Phil Cook
@ Exit/In
$15 – 18+ – 8PM

:: Blake Babies
:::: Blank Range
:::::: Phoebe Bridgers
@ the Basement East
$20 – 21+ – 8PM

:: Cross Country
:::: Swim Team
:::::: The Guys
:::::::: Ted Tyro
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 8:30PM

:: Chris Stapleton
:::: Brent Cobb
@ Ascend Amphitheater
$Sold out – All ages – 8PM

Sunday, October 16

:: Glyders
:::: Ornament
:::::: Heinous Orca
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 8PM

:: Banditos
:::: Promised Land Sound
:::::: Tyler Childers
@ the Basement East
$12 – 21+ – 8PM

:: Stolen Faces
@ the 5 Spot
$5 – 21+ – 10PM

We got two big don’t-miss-‘ums this week. Brother Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux is playing at Third Man on Friday with Australia’s newest sensations, Power, and Sunday brings a wracked, stacked and loaded bill with Home Blitz, Date Night, Deluxin’, and Ornament at Betty’s. WOW I’m out of town for both and bummed. Aside from that, there are some good locals at Drkmttr tomorrow, sha boy Yoak brings it home for Americana fest at Mercy Lounge on Wednesday, and Idle Bloom play Drkmttr on Thursday.

Monday, September 19

:: Filthtomb
:::: Act of Impalement
:::::: Trafficker
:::::::: Equalityisafalsegod
@ Blackbird Tattoo
$5-7 – All ages – 9PM

:: Miserable
:::: Krovi
:::::: DRM LVR
:::::::: Dylan Ethier
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 8PM

:: Meth Dad
:::: Chiffon
:::::: Cole
:::::::: Persona La Ave
@ Queen Ave
$5 – All ages – 8PM

:: Heart
:::: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
:::::: Cheap Trick
@ Ascend
$30+ – All ages – 7PM

Tuesday, September 20

:: Cabbage
:::: Boyscott
:::::: Free Pizza
:::::::: Fox Fun
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 8PM

Wednesday, September 21

:: Dwight Yoakam
:::: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
:::::: lotsa americana
@ Mercy Lounge
$60 wristband – 18+ – 10PM

Thursday, September 22

:: Luke Bell
:::: Dan Layus
:::::: The Honeycutters
:::::::: Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles
:::::::::: Kaia Kater
@ the Basement
$60 wristband – 21+ – 8PM

Friday, September 23

:: Neil Hagerty & the Howling Hex
:::: Power
@ Third Man Records
$7 – All ages – 7PM

:: Western Medication
@ Third Man Records
$Free – All ages – 5PM

:: Left & Right
@ the End
$8 – 18+ – 9PM

:: Life is Boring: A Reading Series
:::: Matt Hart
:::::: Nathan Spoon
:::::::: Joshua Moore
@ Drkmttr
$5 – All ages 9PM

Saturday, September 24

:: Idle Bloom
:::: Lean
:::::: Big Hush
:::::::: Veiny Hands
@ Drkmttr
$7 – All ages – 9PM

Sunday, September 25

:: Home Blitz
:::: Date Night
:::::: Deluxin’
:::::::: Ornament
@ Betty’s
$7-10 – 21+ – 9PM

THE BAREFOOT FARMER

Jeff Poppen is an organic farmer based about an hour and a half north of Nashville in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee. You may recognize him from his Barefoot Farmer segment on NPT’s Volunteer Gardener show or you may have even seen him speak around town. His expertise lies in biodynamic farming, a holistic take on organic farming that focuses on the interconnected relationship of soil, plant, and ruminant life.

Jeff’s Long Hungry Creek Farm is a fairly successful operation. Among other things, they host their own CSA program, supply produce to the Husk restaurant in Nashville, and provide consultations for other farms in the area. While Jeff could have grown his farm into a larger, more profitable model long ago, he chose instead to stick with what he had, what worked, and to focus his attention on spreading his knowledge of biodynamic farming and encouraging more people to grow their own food.

As part of that ongoing mission, Jeff and company are hosting their Fall Equinox Music Festival and Family Campout next weekend. It’s a four day happening at his farm with live music, a ten mile bike ride, group yoga, workshops, community soup, and pretty much anything else you could need for a one-weekend Head Heaven out in the country. Jeff was kind enough to talk to us about the festival and his farm, and the conversation went everywhere from the Grateful Dead and Rudolf Steiner to fall gardening and the “nebulous concept of freedom” that drove him to start farming forty years ago. Read the full interview after the jump.

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