(Imaginary People)

Nashville, TN

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About

It's not that there isn't art in Nashville. There is. It's just imaginary art. It's hanging on the walls in coffee shops and showing on the screen of the Belcourt. It's being played in the music halls of East Nashville. It's spilling over the river. The cafes are bursting at the roof. And like a parade, this imagination is about to come marching, banners held high. It's bubbling and boiling. You've felt it. Over your third cup of coffee, you wonder why you can't sit still.

We assure you, it's not the caffeine.

You lay ceiling faced at night, and wonder why you can't get to sleep. You paint, you sing, you write, you play, and wonder if anyone is listening. Where are these neo-beats who are supposed to be defying the culture? Where is this revolutionary movement of starry eyed troubadours, paint soaked idealists, smoky-voiced players? You've imagined them. You've day-dreamed of the community, the counter-culture, the undercurrent. You've seen it in your brush strokes, the underground erupting. You've read it in your own words. You've sung it from the depths of your soul. It's all imaginary. And so are you. You are an imaginary person. Part of an imaginary movement...

Welcome to the Imaginary People...

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say commonplace things, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." -Jack Kerouac

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Jul 7, 2007

Imaginary People Do Exist.

Just what is Imaginary People?

We aim to create an artist collective here in Nashville to showcase the steadily growing music, visual and literary arts underground. We recognize the need for community in this ailing scene to combat the onslaught of music and art that …