Trey Takes Nashville: Part 1
In preparation for the public debut of Time Turns Elastic tomorrow evening at the Ryman, Trey Anastasio has been making the rounds in Nashville. On Wednesday, Big Red visited Belmont College to hang with the students before heading to Oceanway Studios for yesterday’s dress rehearsal.
[All Photos by Taylor Ivey]
Taylor Ivey was on the scene for both appearances and shares some photos and thoughts with us. Here’s his take on Wednesday’s “hang”…
On Wednesday at 1:00 pm, Mr. Trey pretty much just came and hung out for an hour or so at the Massey Performing Arts Center at Belmont University, here in lovely Nashville, TN. He played an excerpt from the Time Turns Elastic show. All I can say is that I’m very excited to hear the entire piece with a real orchestra (seeing that trey played with a midi backing track that he’d been practicing with). Ol’ Trey looked healthy as a horse and was very enthusiastic. He seemed genuinely happy to be shooting the shit with a bunch of music majors.
There was a little talk of the reunion. A paraphrased quote from Trey: “I can’t tell you the straight up answer, because it’s what everyone wants to hear.” So, he pretty much said it’s a go, but he can’t say so yet. That’s what I got from it at least. Someone also asked a question about Bonnaroo 2009 and Trey immediately looked surprised. He said that there would be a yes or no answer in the next few weeks. Anywho, take that as you will, but it’s straight from the horse’s mouth.
READ ON for more from Trey’s whirlwind week in Nashville…
