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How Greg Hutchings liberated one Nashville school from districtwide dysfunction
By Caleb Hannan
Published: July 2, 2009
In all the ways in which a school system can fail, Nashville's has. Five years of falling short on test scores has brought partial state control. Last summer came an...
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Features
Drummer Josh Freese sells himself, his famous friends and all-you-can-eat shrimp at Sizzler
By Vickie Chang
Published: July 2, 2009
As the sun sets over the parking lot of the Long Beach Courthouse, one of the best and busiest session drummers in the industry is standing motionless, a pair of shearing...
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Reviews
Woody Allen on life, actors, younger women and his 40th film Whatever Works
By Scott Foundas
Published: July 2, 2009
The new Woody Allen film, Whatever Works — his 40th for those keeping count — signals a return for the filmmaker in more ways than one. For starters, it is his...
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Les Claypool at War Memorial Auditorium
Les is More
By Adam Gold
Published: July 2, 2009
Primus’ oddball fusion of funk, metal and humor was certainly not for everyone. However, given that they were the only band in music history to have appeared on the...
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Works by Robyn Lee Anderson-Morshead and Art Seen at Gordon J.C.C.
J.C.C. Ya Soon
By Jack Silverman
Published: July 2, 2009
Artist, teacher and proprietor of online gallery Ah Ha Art!, Robyn Lee Anderson-Morshead makes acrylics and watercolors ranging from portraits and colorful still-lifes to...
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E.J. Holmes and Zachariah Fincher at Blackbird Tattoo and Gallery
Smoking Hot
By Joe Nolan
Published: July 2, 2009
Whether you agree that smoking is sexy and tattoos are art, this pair of shows about to close in the 12South neighborhood's Blackbird Gallery is a great introduction to the...
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Museums on Us at Cheekwood and the Frist
Bank on It
By D. Patrick Rodgers
Published: July 2, 2009
Typically, we shy away from events that are, y'know, corporate-y and promotional-y. But seeing as how we're big fans of both the Frist and Cheekwood, we had to clue you in on...
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Museums on Us at Cheekwood and the Frist
Bank on It
By D. Patrick Rodgers
Published: July 2, 2009
Typically, we shy away from events that are, y'know, corporate-y and promotional-y. But seeing as how we're big fans of both the Frist and Cheekwood, we had to clue you in on...
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Music City Star
Back on Track
By Brent Rolen
Published: July 2, 2009
Last year, the Fireworks Express was so explosively popular the train filled up in Lebanon and passed right by four stations, leaving confused would-be riders and crying...
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Annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival
The Atomic Cluck
By Jim Ridley
Published: July 2, 2009
Until somebody can find a way to dredge the mockingbird in cayenne and flour, the city of Nashville will recognize only one state bird--and it comes toothpicked with pickle on...
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Poolapalooza at Opryland
I Pity the Pool
By Seth Graves
Published: July 2, 2009
As if most of us aren’t already taking a beating from the Great Recession, the summer sun is also pummeling everything in its path into submission with UV rays, greenhouse...
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Belcourt Midnight Movie: Point Break
Vaya Con Dios, Brah
By Jim Ridley
Published: July 2, 2009
A battle of wits between Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze is a mighty clash indeed. But for all its preposterous plotting and hilarious dudespeak, this 1991 yarn about an FBI...
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Me and My Arrow: Harry Nilsson Tribute Night
A Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
By Jim Ridley
Published: July 2, 2009
A pop singer whose taste for Tin Pan Alley and the beauty of bygone melodies never quite synched up with the rock ‘n’ roll age—yet who nursed an impish spite no...
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Biscuits and Gravy
Blowin' Up Like Francis Scott Key
By Sean L. Maloney
Published: July 2, 2009
Is there a better spot to watch the fireworks downtown than from our living room—er, I mean, the porch at the Mercy Lounge? We hang out there so much that sometimes we...
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Kink Ador w/Pale Blue Dot at The Basement
Kinky and Blue
By Emily Bartlett Hines
Published: July 2, 2009
How might one describe two engagingly eclectic bands who share the same bill at The Basement? East Nashvillians Pale Blue Dot have earned acclaim for gritty and impassioned...
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Heartbeat: The Rhythm of Freedom at Nashville Friends Meeting House
Soul Food
By Martin Brady
Published: July 2, 2009
Bay Area resident Masankho Banda travels worldwide as a performing artist, blending African dance and percussion with singing and storytelling to spread messages of peace,...
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The Magnificent Seven at The Belcourt
Eastern Western
By Emily Bartlett Hines
Published: July 2, 2009
In a bucket-of-blood Mexican cantina, Chico (Horst Buchholz) drunkenly faces down good-guy gunman Chris (Yul Brynner), who's rejected the kid's application to join a group of...
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Frist Center Architecture Tour
Post (Office) Modern
By Joe Nolan
Published: July 2, 2009
In the wake of opening their highly anticipated Chuck Close show, the Frist Center's Museums in the 21st Century exhibit continues to resonate with the ongoing local...
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Act Like a Grrrl Performance at Black Box
Girl Group
By Martin Brady
Published: July 2, 2009
Founded in 2005, Actors Bridge producer Vali Forrister's spring/summer retreat program for girls ages 12-17 continues to draw in participants eager to explore their identity...
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Community Book Fair at Books-a-Million
A Fair to Remember
By Jim Ridley
Published: July 2, 2009
If you need an excuse to spend money at a bookstore, here's a good one. On the eve of celebrating Americ's independence, you can help the estimated 8,000 Sudanese refugees who...
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