2011 FRIST FRIDAYS CONCERT SERIES Kicks Off

By: Apr. 26, 2011
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Frist Fridays, the Frist Center's popular summer concert series, kicks off May 27, 2011, with the Talking Heads tribute band Same As It Ever Was performing live in the Turner Courtyard. Now in its ninth year, this exciting series takes place May through July from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the final Friday of each month. Patrons are invited to enjoy an evening of live music, light snacks and beverages as well as the diverse exhibitions on view in the Frist Center's galleries. Frist Fridays takes place rain or shine.

Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the events.

"We are pleased that Frist Fridays is one of Nashville's most popular summer traditions, attracting visitors of all ages from Middle Tennessee and beyond," said Frist Center Executive Director and CEO Susan H. Edwards, Ph.D. "Over the years, so many people have told us that Frist Fridays introduced them to our institution and to the art in our galleries. What fun it is to bring music and art together in our creative community. This year's series is heavily influenced by Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol's Work, our major summer exhibition. We are so pleased to have these wonderful entertainers jump into the spirit of the exhibition!" she concluded.

Frist Fridays Line Up
May 27, 2011 Same As It Ever Was
Talking Heads Tribute Band
http://www.myspace.com/sameasiteverwasmusic

Knoxville-based Talking Heads tribute band Same As It Ever Was works to defy expectations bringing audiences to their feet with the same fun, familiar, and New Wave tunes David Byrne and the Talking Heads introduced to the music world decades ago. Same As It Ever Was members Curtis Geren (Vocals), Grant Geren (rhythm guitar and vocals), Taylor Hiner

(bass and vocals), Rusty Davidson (keyboard), Matt Aurand (percussion), Josh Hobbs (lead guitar), Steve Corrigan (drums) and Laura Bost (vocals) remain true to the punk sensibilities for which the Talking Heads became known. The band is in constant demand, playing college campuses and clubs throughout the southeast.
June 24, 2011 The Long Players
http://www.thelongplayers.com/

The Long Players are a group of Nashville-based musicians who have taken classic albums and performed them live in their original sequence since 2004. The Long Players unique tribute to "the album" as a conceptual work of art sets them apart from other tribute bands that focus on look-a-likes and sound-a-likes. Through this approach and their remarkable ability to pull off a variety of musical styles, they have received national notoriety and have been featured in Billboard and on NPR. The band includes Bill Lloyd (Foster & Lloyd), Steve Allen (20/20), Steve Ebe (Human Radio), Brad Jones (record producer) and Jen Gunderman (Jayhawks). Dipping into Nashville's exceptional musical community, The Long Players always offer a stellar roster of guest artists to help them bring these classic albums to life. As homage to Andy Warhol's love of, if not near obsession for, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, The Long Players will perform a faithful rendition of The Stones' album Sticky Fingers. Renowned saxophone player Bobby Keys, whose sax work is heard on The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar" and "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" will be sitting in on The Long Players' Frist Friday performance. Warhol designed the Sticky Fingers album package which will be on display in the Warhol Live exhibition.

July 29, 2011 Studio 54 remix with DJ Ron

http://www.djron.com/

Nashville has its fair share of recognizable DJs, but none are as well-rounded and visible in the club community as Ron Slomowicz, also known as DJ Ron. Ron has been spinning in afterhours clubs in Nashville since 1996 which has earned him recognition as the city's Best Club DJ in the Nashville Scene's Reader Choice Awards the last three years. He has been a staple DJ on Vanderbilt University's radio station WRVU for nearly 20 years and may be found entertaining audiences weekly at both Play Dance Bar and Tribe. In recent years, he has regularly traveled to New York and is in demand at some of the hottest dance clubs in the country. DJ Ron melds music and video across time and genre to create other-worldy, multi-sensory experiences. On this special Frist Fridays evening, DJ Ron will transform the Turner Courtyard of the Frist Center into the vibrant dance club scene reminiscent (only in some ways!) of the infamous Studio 54, a notable disco of the 1970s and 1980s notable for its glamorous nightlife and celebrity guest list which often included pop artist Andy Warhol.

Admission

Admission to Frist Fridays is free for Frist Center members and to visitors 18 years and younger. General adult admission for non-members is $10.00 and $7.00 for seniors, military and college students with ID.

Frist Fridays will offer a special selection of economically-priced snack food items in the Frist Center Café. The selections will vary for each event and will include such items as chicken wings, sliders, corn dogs and soft pretzels and will range in price from $2.50 to $4.50.

Event Sponsors

Supporting Sponsor: Land Rover Nashville

Contributing Sponsor: Southwest Airlines

Media Sponsor: Nashville Scene and Lightning 100

About the Frist Center

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is an art exhibition center dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, regional, U.S. and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions. The Frist Center's Martin ArtQuest Gallery features interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions. Gallery admission to the Frist Center is free for visitors 18 and younger and to Frist Center members. Frist Center admission is $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for seniors, military and college students with ID. College students are admitted free Thursday and Friday evenings (with the exception of 2010 Frist Fridays), 5-9 p.m. Discounts are offered for groups of 10 or more with advance reservation by calling (615) 744-3247.The Frist Center is open seven days a week: Mondays through Wednesdays, and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sundays, 1-5:30 p.m., with the Frist Center Café opening at noon. Additional information is available by calling (615) 244-3340 or by visiting our Web site at www.fristcenter.org.

 



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