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MOVIES AT THE SCHERMERHORN FEATURE LIVE SYMPHONIC SCORE The Nashville Symphony presents a special Movies at the Schermerhorn series in June. Movies will be shown on a 70-foot HD screen, while the orchestra, conducted by Vinay Parameswaran, performs the score live. SCHEDULE INCLUDES: Star Trek: Into Darkness Sunday, June 12, 7 p.m. The Wizard of Oz Friday, June 17, 7 p.m. Raiders of the Lost Ark Friday, June 24, 7 p.m.
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LOCAL UP-AND-COMERS RELEASE NEW SINGLES Pop-rock duo Reign, featured in last month’s issue of the Pulse, returned with its new single, “Words Left Unsaid,” and their labelmates Chasing Lights released an anticipated single, “Good.” Both tracks are available on iTunes and Spotify. Local songwriter AJ Gruenwald, who records as Bogues, revealed the first track from his upcoming EP,Mulligan, entitled “Sometimes.” The track is a stripped-down affair that sees Bogues question religion and other aspects of life much like revered local contemporary Julien Baker, with equally impressive results. You can find it on Bogues’ Bandcamp. However, R&B artist Vann made the biggest splash this month. His latest single, “Backseat,” co-written with frequent collaborator Michael McQuaid, has racked up more than 20,000 plays on Soundcloud and has been featured by several national media outlets. The singer/songwriter says the steamy track, which interpolates 2 Live Crew’s “Face Down Ass Up,” was originally intended to be sent to Chris Brown, but it looks like it’ll do just fine sticking with Vann. You can stream it on Vann’s Soundcloud profile. — JOHN CONNOR COULSTON
WARTRACE MUSICFEST IS BACK JUNE 4 WITH THE OUTLAWS, 2ND NATURE The Outlaws: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson will headline the June 4 Wartrace MusicFest in Wartrace, Tenn. The all-day music festival will also feature Nashville acoustic trio 2nd Nature, which won first place at the 2007 MerleFest songwriting contest, and regional favorite JackWagon, a classic-rock band. A showcase of Nashville’s hit songwriters will headline the Adams & Floyd tent stage with performances by Don King, writer of Reba McEntire’s “Why Do We Want What We Know We Can’t Have?”; Wil Nance, writer of Brad Paisley’s “She’s Everything”; Grammy winner Gordon Kennedy, who co-wrote “Change the World” for Eric Clapton; and Liz Hengber, composer of Reba McEntire’s “For My Broken Heart.” Other Nashville writers in the round will include Rich Karg, Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard. Family activities this year include the Chris Clark Bicycle Stunt Show, an interactive kids zone, classic car displays, national racing champion Mike Morgan’s 12 * JUNE 2016 * BOROPULSE.COM
winning Mack semi-tractor #88, a fireworks show, arts, crafts, and food vendors, pony rides, and a barbecue dinner cooked on the premises. Gates will open at noon on Saturday, June 4, with live music beginning at 1 p.m. and going until 11 p.m. Rough camping sites are available. For more information call (931) 389-6144 or visit wartracemusicfest.org and facebook.com/wartracemusicfest.
SPORT SEASONS TO HOST JUNE 4 BENEFIT FOR PANAMA RED Friends and supporters of Middle Tennessee-based singer/songwriter Panama Red will join forces on Saturday, June 4, at Sport Seasons Grill for a benefit show to raise funds for the man’s medical treatment. Panama Red suffers from COPD, and is on oxygen 24 hours a day, he said, and he aims to raise funds for some newer treatment methods. “There are some new things with stem cells,” Panama said. “Everyone I talked to (who underwent that style of treatment) got some kind of benefit from it.” He says he understands that even if he could afford the treatment, surviving for much longer is a long shot, “but when you have nothing but straws to grasp, that’s what you grasp,” he said. “I seem to be crashing quickly . . . I would love to try it and report that it works, but if not, so long, nice to know you.” The benefit concert will feature music from 2Country4Nashville and other musicians, as well as from Panama himself with bassist Robert Scott. Festivities also include a raffle, silent auction and a buffet. For the bikers who’d want to ride in a poker run, one will begin earlier in the day, at Bullseye, and hit D&D, Phat Boyz and MT Bottle before wrapping up at Sport Seasons for the final card and the benefit concert. The poker run kicks off at noon, and Bullseye is located at 225 River Rock Blvd. Sport Seasons is located at 1935 S. Church St. The benefit event begins at 5 p.m. June 4. For more information, call (615) 4275020 or visit panamaredmusic.com. — BRACKEN MAYO