Nashville Scene

10/05/2026

The Boring Company has said it prefers to give the public updates via blog posts every two months rather than speaking to the media. The company also claims to have responded to more than 220 submitted inquiries.

A third boring machine will launch in late October, though The Boring Company is not clear where exactly it will begin tunneling. The first two machines began operating at a state-owned downtown parking lot near the Capitol.

10/05/2026

Critic's Pick: A new group show of Black creators, curated by local artist Marteja Bailey.

Opening reception 6 p.m. Oct. 3; Through Oct. 31 at Woodcuts Gallery

10/05/2026

Writes opinion columnist Betsy Phillips: I thought I hated the death penalty in all the ways there are to hate it. But now I also hate it because Tennessee is embarrassingly bad at it.

I thought I hated it in all the ways there are to hate it. But now I also hate it because it’s embarrassing how bad Tennessee is at the death penalty. The state tried to execute Christa Pike last week, and for the second time this year, it failed to execute a condemned prisoner.

10/05/2026

Fancypants and Saap Saap are teaming up for a special barbecue collab — tonight!

10/05/2026

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear soft-launched his own 2028 presidential bid at a private Nashville fundraiser for 5th Congressional District candidate Chaz Molder on Saturday.

Popular Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined forces with congressional hopeful Chaz Molder, mayor of Columbia, for a high-powered Nashville fundraiser on Saturday. The Molder campaign bagged another $120,000, continuing a strong fundraising operation that has raised more than $2.5 million since Septemb...

10/04/2026

Just days after the Nashville Symphony suspended its 2026-27 season, technology industry behemoth Oracle has announced it will sustain the embattled nonprofit with a $10 million investment.

Financially embattled nonprofit now to conduct 2026-27 season, pay staffers and musicians with tech giant's investment

10/04/2026

Critic's Pick: "Watch screen legends Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster go toe to toe, hopefully with a nice glass of Chianti, at the Belcourt this weekend."

Oct. 3-4 at the Belcourt

10/04/2026

Critic's Pick: "Madison’s Nashville Nightmare is more than a simple haunted house."

Through Nov. 13 at Nashville Nightmare

10/04/2026

Critic's Pick: "Few films capture the sheer unreality of teenage angst like 'Donnie Darko.'"

Oct. 2-4 at Regal and AMC Theaters

10/03/2026

Critic's Pick: "Nashville Ballet continues its season this weekend with Nick Mullikin’s dark and dreamy reimagining of 'Giselle.'"

Oct. 2-4 at TPAC’s James K. Polk Theater