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1. Features

   Did an NHC nursing home let a serial molester run free for seven years?

   By Brantley Hargrove

   Published: April 9, 2009

   In a cinderblock nursing home, cradled in the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding the twin cities of Bristol, Tenn., and Bristol, Va., workers say a predator stalked the elderly...

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   Taylor Swift at the Opry

   Taylor-Made

   By Timothy C. Davis

   Published: April 9, 2009

   Sometimes it's hard for would-be hipsters of a certain age to warm up to an act like Taylor Swift. The blond-maned moppet was, after all, born after the release of...

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   Voodoo Organist at Springwater

   The Voodoo That They Do

   By Matt Sullivan

   Published: April 9, 2009

   With heavy organ grinding more befitting a '70s slasher flick than Sunday morning church service, the goth-industrialism upon which Voodoo Organist main-man Scott Wexton cut...

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   The Shazam at 12th & Porter

   Mod Rock

   By Michael McCall

   Published: April 9, 2009

   After an extended hiatus, the local power-pop heroes return, appropriately enough, at a celebration of the audacious playfulness of ’60s mod fashion. Recently in Los...

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   Mel Tillis

   Published: April 9, 2009

   His pronounced stutter may be the first trait people associate with Tillis, but his talents as a songwriter and bandleader ushered the charismatic Floridian into the Country...

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   Bill Callahan at Grimey's

   Smog Day Afternoon

   By Dustin Allen

   Published: April 9, 2009

   Whether under his former Smog moniker or reverting back to his given name, avant folkie Bill Callahan has always insisted on a low profile. Now, with the release of his 14th...

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   Lenten Film Series: Golgotha

   Dinner and a Movie

   By Jim Ridley

   Published: April 9, 2009

   As a prelude to Easter, the Downtown Presbyterian Church's annual film series concludes with Julien Duvivier's 1935 filming of the life of Christ, with Robert Le Vigan as the...

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   Dylan Vs. Petty Tribute

   John Wesley Hard Promises

   By Emily Bartlett Hines

   Published: April 9, 2009

   The most recent Basement event with this same “battle of the bands” format was a little more obvious: It pitted The Beatles against The Stones. By contrast, we...

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   Tennessee Rep Benefit at Mercy Lounge

   Staying Alive

   By Martin Brady

   Published: April 9, 2009

   Not content to stand idly by while the economy stagnates, Tennessee Repertory Theatre staunchly continues its fundraising efforts. Two weekends ago it was a crafts and...

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    The Long Players: Some Girls

    Before They Play Me Long

    By Adam Gold

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Released 14 years into their recording career, The Rolling Stones’ 18th studio album would be their last bona fide classic. With its ruffian attitude and sleazy veneer,...

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    Ten Out of Tenn at Cannery

    Brite Idea

    By Steve Haruch

    Published: April 9, 2009

    It seems like every other day we get an email about a New Music Site Changing the Industry FOREVER+1 only to realize that it's just another way for bands no one’s heard of...

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    Mike Farris at Grimey's

    Make Me Wanna Shout

    By Jewly Hight

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Ever since Farris rehabbed his career (and his life) and put out his gospel-soul album Salvation In Lights a couple years back, he's been popping up all over the place: Marty...

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    A Seedy Past

    By D. Patrick Rodgers

    Published: April 9, 2009

    We’ll be perfectly honest with you: The Appleseed Cast aren’t doing anything that’s particularly fresh or innovative. Their mellow soundscapes and gradual,...

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    Robert Hazelwood Speaks at MTSU

    CSI: Murfreesboro

    By Chris Scott

    Published: April 9, 2009

    For anyone wanting to know how the good guys get inside the minds of the bad guys, Robert "Roy" Hazelwood is a must-see/must-read. A former FBI criminal profiler turned private...

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    Mrs. Warren's Profession

    Working Girl

    By Martin Brady

    Published: April 9, 2009

    If he were alive today, the ever-socially conscious George Bernard Shaw might be aghast at the proliferation of pornography or the availability of escort services. On the other...

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    Patrice Oneal at Zanies

    By Julie Seabaugh

    Published: April 9, 2009

    For the record, Patrice Oneal is gonna do what he wants, and he doesn't much care what you think about it. For starters, it's his last name, and he'll leave out the apostrophe...

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    Kevin Wilson at Davis-Kidd

    By Ralph Bowden

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Each story in Tunneling to the Center of the Earth is at least a little warped, though some don't tax the reader's suspension of disbelief much. In "Mortal Kombat," for...

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    The Miracle Worker at The Factory at Franklin

    W-A-T-E-R

    By Martin Brady

    Published: April 9, 2009

    William Gibson's dramatization of Helen Keller's historical, stirring, often gut-wrenching birth into the world of human communication is a familiar and beloved work, with its...

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    Not If They Were the Last Massacre on Earth

    By Adam Gold

    Published: April 9, 2009

    When you title the first track on your new record “Bring Me the Head of Paul McCartney on Heather Mills’ Wooden Peg (Dropping Bombs on the White House),”...

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    Todd Rundgren at The Belcourt

    Hello, It's Him

    By Andrew Clayman

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Technically speaking, The Belcourt is a tad small for the scope of the songs on Todd Rundgren’s latest album Arena (his 21st LP). Then again, it’s hard to say what...