Fall Guide 2012 Music: Don't Miss
Live on the Green at Public Square Park feat. North Mississippi Allstars, Alabama Shakes, Trampled by Turtles, Here Come the Mummies and more
Now in its fourth season, Nashville's free Live on the Green series in Public Square Park kicked off this year with a performance from NOLA legend Dr. John on Sept. 6. Every Thursday evening through Oct. 11, the rain-or-shine LOTG will feature food trucks, beverage vendors, a photo booth and more, not to mention performances from '90s alt-rock one-headlighters The Wallflowers (Sept. 13); slow-smoked, jammy blues rockers North Mississippi Allstars (Sept. 20); rising Southern-soul phenoms Alabama Shakes (Sept. 27); monsters of indie folk Trampled by Turtles (Oct. 4); and novelty funk-rockers Here Come the Mummies (Oct. 11). —D. PATRICK RODGERS
Nashville's Dead's We Three at The Zombie Shop
If you're going to read only one local music blog ... well, then you should read the Scene's music blog, Nashville Cream (shameless plug!). But if you're going to read two, local garage, punk and rock 'n' roll weblog Nashville's Dead is certainly worthy of regular perusal. On Sept. 20, ND turns 3 years old with a celebration featuring performances from psychedelic garage rockers Thee Oh Sees (honestly one of the most entertaining live shows going these days) and San Fran's prolific rock 'n' roll youngster Ty Segall, plus local punks and rock 'n' rollers Ex-Cult, Useless Eaters, D. Watusi and Gnarwhal. —D. PATRICK RODGERS
David Byrne and St. Vincent at the Ryman
We're not going to insult your intelligence by telling you why Talking Head, patron saint of post-punk and Grammy/Golden Globe/Oscar winner David Byrne is an extremely important figure. Or by explaining to you how golden-voiced, indie-rock guitar shredder Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) is both hip and remarkably talented. But just in case, we will tell you this: The two just released a collaborative album called Love This Giant, and on Oct. 2, they will unleash their thick, skronking art rock on the Mother Church. Don't be stupid. See this. —D. PATRICK RODGERS
Grimes at Mercy Lounge
In the video for her song "Genesis," which she directed herself, Canadian polymath Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, lays out a lustrous vision for the sort of world her music makes a perfect soundtrack to — think Sailor Moon: Beyond Thunderdome, replete with a frowning heroine in platform heels and chrome bikini-armor, sword-wielding girl gangs and snake-handling, mace-swinging singers and dancers. Grimes' mesmeric fantasy loop-pop hits Nashville Oct. 3. —STEVE HARUCH
SoundLand at The Lawn at Riverfront Park
In years past, SoundLand (originally called "Next Big Nashville") was a four-day event at multiple venues and featuring performances from local talent and national touring acts alike. For this, its seventh installment, SoundLand scales back and pares down, taking place for one day only (Oct. 6) in the new Lawn at Riverfront Park outdoor space. Touring performers will include Kentucky's behemoths of psychedelia My Morning Jacket, indie supergroup Divine Fits, old-school-rockabilly dude J.D. McPherson and indie rockers Young the Giant, plus locals The Weeks, PUJOL, Jonny Fritz, Nikki Lane and more. —D. PATRICK RODGERS
With Your Friends Fest at The Lawn at Riverfront Park feat. Skrillex, Pretty Lights, Nas, Santigold and more
From Oct. 26 to 27, the Riverfront will be set ablaze by the most massive electronic-music event our city has ever seen — and no doubt one of the biggest in the nation this year — when the Skrillex- and Pretty Lights-curated With Your Friends Fest plays host to hip-hop heavyweight Nas, indie-electronica darling Santigold, dubstepper 12th Planet and fellow DJs Dillon Francis, Michal Menert and TOKiMONSTA. —D. PATRICK RODGERS
Gilberto Gil at the Schermerhorn
Between Al Green, Boyz II Men and The ICM Awards, the Schermerhorn has slated an impressive onslaught of guests for this fall. Perhaps none is as awe-striking as Gilberto Gil, who graces the symphony center Nov. 5. A titan of '60s Brazilian Tropicalia — and still one of his country's foremost cultural ambassadors — Gil's incontrovertible conflation of world and Western genres, from samba and bossa nova to folk and pop rock, is not to be missed. —ADAM GOLD
The Who at Bridgestone Arena
Any time you see a live rock 'n' roll band, you're in part seeing The Who. From smashed guitars to rock operas, the still-standing standard-bearers of Maximum R&B's DNA pumps through the veins of any rock 'n' roller worth his or her salt. So why not catch the real Who when the band (or what's left it) resurrects its Quadrophenia stage show at Bridgestone Arena Dec. 2? —ADAM GOLD
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