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I complained about the early Christmas push a couple of weeks ago. Wal-mart had Christmas paraphernalia on the shelves before Halloween and now Stones River Mall has jumped on the bandwagon. Santa's visiting center greets customers at the main entrance with twinkling lights, red cushions and gigantic teddy bears while the sweet strains of holiday cheer pipe through the speakers. It's a familiar scene, but not one I wanted to see (or hear) so quickly.
Christmas is not the problem and, honestly, the commercialism doesn't bother me too much. The problem happens to be the people who make the holidays difficult. You know who I am referring to - the ones who have to have everything pitch-perfect. I work in retail, so I have to deal with rudeness all the time but impoliteness seems to escalate once "Let It Snow" begins its annual radio rotation. Christmas is about unity, caring for your fellow person and selflessness. When you begin your holiday shopping, please remember the holidays do not come with a "Get Out of Jail Free" card for bad behavior. If that doesn't affect your behavior, just remember Santa is watching you.
Great Big Shows, based in Nashville, has booked several exciting shows in Nashville for the next two months. Singer/songwriter Mat Kearney is scheduled for two nights at the Exit/In: Friday, Nov. 17 with Griffin House and Saturday, Nov. 18 with Holly Williams. The newest super group to hit the radio, Army of Anyone, will be at Exit/In on Thursday, Nov. 30. Army of Anyone features '90s alternative rockers Robert and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots and Richard Patrick from Filter. The Deftones, who have a new album on sale, are working City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 14, which is right at the end of finals week.
If you're hungry for a big bowl of chili, Pi Sigma Epsilon is hosting a chili cook-off at the Business and Aerospace building in the coming week. The story and a yummy-sounding chili recipe are on page 3. Electronic musicians Pnuma Trio are performing at the KUC Theater on Friday, Nov. 10 as part of their fall/winter tour. Sky Hi will open the set and are proud to play the after-party at the Mellow Mushroom that night. Acclaimed jazz artist Greg Osby is also performing at the KUC Theater this month; the full story on Osby's style of jazz begins on page 4. Exposure takes a look at holidays around the world while Reid reviews a grossly funny movie this week.
Exposure will not be in next week's issue of Sidelines, unfortunately, but we will return for our final issue of the semester on Nov. 30. If you have a show or event scheduled between Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, send it in to slflash@mtsu.edu. We hope to have as much crammed into the issue to get you through the final two weeks of the semester. Work hard and stay warm - the year is almost over. See you in two weeks.
Kristen
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