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We are proud to announce the 6th issue release of THE RABBIT. We present to you 64 pages of Nashville's art and culture.

Features in this issue include the works of Matt Alexander (sculptor), the photography of Jordan Jaquess, Bizarro Nashville by Edwin O, the work of Randy Purcell (sculptor), music and art reviews, and much more.

You can still find copies at Casablanca Coffee, Bongo Java, Fido Cafe, Twist Art Gallery, The Rymer Art Gallery, Portland Brew, Halcyon Bike Shop, The Groove Record Store, and various other places of business.
(left: Life-sized sculpture by Matt Alexander, Thesis Pieces)

Justin Kase
has dj’d in Nashville for 11 years. Citing influences that range from old French house to Detroit techno to kuduro to pop radio, his mixes contain a dynamic cache of sounds.
Two years ago I went to a party where Kase was hitting people in the face with hard beats and sawtooth sounds that got the crowd dancing like maniacs. His deviation into artful sound explorations for 10 seconds or so sounded great but caused the dancers to lose the beat. The new stuff aims straight at your feet, giving the beat room to breathe with well-timed rests and build-ups that let you know undeniably what you should be doing. Thankfully the digressions still remain, and now the beat does too.

Kase’s latest mix opens with a remix of Indeep’s “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” (1983) creating a nostalgic and optimistic tone. He weaves in vocals from the likes of Busta Rhymes, Lykke Li, Santogold and various others. The mix briefly takes on an energetic South American flavor, whistles and all (a flavor atypical to a typical Nashville club). Kase mentioned a new acquisition of samples of the famed Baile Funk sound . This may be a little preview of what’s to follow. He’s currently working on some singles for his start-up label called Fitout.
You can find Justin Kase every Saturday night at 12th & Porter with fellow dj Coach for a show aptly named Coach vs. Kase. More at bloggingisseriousbusiness.com
by Casey Pierce

Photo by Jordan Jaquess
Art direction by Casey Pierce

by Casey Pierce
I learned of Charles Clary's work by way of the monthly first-Saturday art crawl downtown Nashville. There was a stellar show at the Rymer Gallery on 5th Ave. that largely featured the work of students and graduates of Savannah College of Art & Design. Clary, a graduate of MTSU and an MFA candidate at SCAD, was also in the show. 29-year-old Clary has already had a solo show at the Evolution Gallery-Pierre Cardin in Paris. Some of Clary's work can still be seen at The Rymer.

While any meaning or message in the work remains nebulous, the pieces are an aesthetic feat. These involved works of paper are topographical sculptures of a region located somewhere in the frontal lobe of Clary's brain. The forms, from a distance, resemble an overhead look at hilly landscapes. On closer inspection the details start to look like a brightly colored, complex system of roadways complete with on-ramps and over passes.

If there is meaning to be found it would serve you well to make one up for yourself and enjoy the undeniable attractiveness.