"Hey, Fred!" Nights Out 09/22-09/28/14

This week I'm gone from Wednesday night on, returning the next Monday, to Memphis with my better half and a handful of co-conspirators for the always fantastic Gonerfest. So you won't see me at anything recommended here but rest assured this stuff has my highest recommendation - as good a time as I'm going to have at Gonerfest, there's far more stuff I'm sorry to miss back on the homefront this year. As always, check the usual suspects like Cringe and JazzColumbus to supplement this personal, idiosyncratic (some would say myopic)...

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"Hey, Fred!" Nights Out 09/15/14-09/21/14

This title disclaimer will run until I’m sick of it. This is a look at things coming through town (mostly music, but look for more theater and visual art as fall gets underway) I’m excited about this week. Title is inspired by A making a joke to a great friend of ours: “Rick’s going to start a blog letting you know what’s coming to town called ‘Hey, Fred! Guess what?’” Appearance here does not constitute an endorsement by the real Fred. Big inspirations are Steve Smith’s Agenda posts in Night After Night and amigo Andrew Patton’s weekly...

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"Hey, Fred!" Nights Out 09/08-09/14/14

This title disclaimer will run until I’m sick of it. This is a look at things coming through town (mostly music, but look for more theater and visual art as fall gets underway) I’m excited about this week. Title is inspired by A making a joke to a great friend of ours: “Rick’s going to start a blog letting you know what’s coming to town called ‘Hey, Fred! Guess what?’” Appearance here does not constitute an endorsement by the real Fred. Big inspirations are Steve Smith’s Agenda posts in Night After Night and amigo Andrew Patton’s weekly...

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"Hey, Fred!" Nights Out 09/01/14-09/07/14

This title disclaimer will run until I’m sick of it. This is a look at things coming through town (mostly music, but look for more theater and visual art as fall gets underway) I’m excited about this week. Title is inspired by A making a joke to a great friend of ours: “Rick’s going to start a blog letting you know what’s coming to town called ‘Hey, Fred! Guess what?’” Appearance here does not constitute an endorsement by the real Fred. Big inspirations are Steve Smith’s Agenda posts in Night After Night and amigo Andrew Patton’s weekly...

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